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TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS: FDA Approves FENSOLVI® (leuprolide acetate) for Injectable Suspension for Pediatric Patients with Central Precocious Puberty

Fensolvi is the only six-month, subcutaneously administered leuprolide acetate approved for the treatment of pediatric patients two years of age and older with Central Precocious Puberty

GSK: FDA approves Zejula (niraparib) as the only once-daily PARP inhibitor in first-line monotherapy maintenance treatment for women with platinum-responsive advanced ovarian cancer regardless of biomarker status

GlaxoSmithKline plc issued the following announcement on April 29.GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Zejula (niraparib), an oral, once-daily poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, as a monotherapy maintenance treatment for women with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy, regardless of biomarker status.

BAUSCH HEALTH: FDA Approves Ortho Dermatologics' Labeling For JUBLIA® (efinaconazole) Topical Solution, 10%, In Patients As Young As Six Years Old

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) and its dermatology business, Ortho Dermatologics, one of the largest prescription dermatology health care businesses, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for JUBLIA® (efinaconazole) topical solution, 10%, a treatment for onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the toenails, which extends the age range included in the product's label to children six years of age and older.

MERCK: FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Use at an Additional Recommended Dose of 400 mg Every Six Weeks for All Approved Adult Indications

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional recommended dosage of 400 mg every six weeks (Q6W) for KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, across all adult indications, including monotherapy and combination therapy.

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES: Announces FDA Approval of Once-Daily ONGENTYS® (opicapone) as an Add-On Treatment for Patients with Parkinson's Disease Experiencing "Off" Episodes

ONGENTYS, the First and Only Approved Once-Daily COMT Inhibitor, Decreases "Off" Time and Increases "On" Time Without Troublesome Dyskinesia When Added to Levodopa/Carbidopa in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

CNS PHARMACEUTICALS: Announces Filing of FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Brain Cancer Drug Berubicin

CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) ("CNS" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel treatments for brain tumors, today announced it has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to receive Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for its lead product Berubicin.

FDA: Approves New Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer That Has Spread, Not Responded to Other Treatments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) for the treatment of adult patients with triple-negative breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

JANSSEN: U.S. FDA Approves IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) Plus Rituximab for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Patients ages 70 years or younger who were new to CLL treatment lived longer without disease progression with the IMBRUVICA®-based regimen compared to patients treated with a chemoimmunotherapy regimen

CLARITY PHARMACEUTICALS: Announces US FDA Grants 67Cu-SARTATE™ Orphan Drug Designation for Neuroblastoma

Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a radiopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious disease, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for 67Cu-SARTATE™, a therapy for the clinical management of neuroblastoma.

CYTOSORBENTS: U.S. FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to CytoSorb for Removal of Ticagrelor During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Emergent and Urgent Cardiothoracic Surgery

CytoSorbents Corporation issued the following announcement on April 20.CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a  critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced that the U.S.

FDA: Approves First Therapy for Treatment of Low-Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jelmyto (mitomycin gel), the first therapy to treat low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC).

VAULT HEALTH: Launches First-of-its-Kind Saliva-based FDA EUA Approved Test for COVID-19

Vault will make thousands of saliva tests available nationwide with RUCDR Infinite Biologics

ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS: Ortho's Total Antibody Test for COVID-19 Receives Emergency Use Authorization from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it granted Emergency Use Authorization to Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' total antibody assay for COVID-19—the VITROS® Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Reagent Pack and Calibrators.

AVM BIOTECHNOLOGY: FDA Approval for Clinical Trials for Promising New Cancer Treatment

Seattle's AVM Biotechnology announces clinical trial approval for AVM0703, an exciting new drug to treat terminal no-option Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

FDA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Blood Purification Device to Treat COVID-19

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a blood purification system to treat patients 18 years of age or older with confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with confirmed or imminent respiratory failure.

SECTRA, INC.: Sectra and Hospital for Special Surgery Collaborate to Integrate FDA Approved Digital Pathology Imaging Solution

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has gone live with an initial phase of its digital pathology solution at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health.

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