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RefleXion Seeks FDA Clearance for Anchor Point Tumor Tracking

Shots: The US FDA has received a 510(k) premarket notification for Anchor Point Tracking, a tumor tracking technology designed for use with its new RefleXion X2 radiotherapy platform Filing is backed by extensive system validation & phantom testing, with additional data from academic investigators demonstrating improved target tracking, dose conformity, motion management, & organ-at-risk sparing…

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Orca Bio’s Tregzi Wins FDA Approval for Allogeneic Transplant in Adults with Hematological Malignancies

Shots: The US FDA has approved Tregzi (Orca-T) for use in a stem cell transplant to improve survival free of chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) in adults with hematological malignancies  Approval was backed by the P-III (Precision-T) trial assessing Orca-T + TAC vs conventional alloHSCT in pts (n=187) with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, &…

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Pfizer’s Ibrance Combination Receives FDA Approval as a Maintenance Therapy for HR+, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has approved Pfizer's Ibrance (palbociclib) + trastuzumab ± pertuzumab, & endocrine therapy for the maintenance treatment of adults with HR+, HER2+ locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer following induction treatment Approval was based on the AFT-sponsored P-III (PATINA) trial, where pts receiving a median of 6 cycles of induction treatment were…

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The US FDA Expands Merck’s Capvaxive Use to Children and Adolescents Aged 2-17 at Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease

Shots: The US FDA has expanded the indication for Capvaxive to incl. pts aged 2–17yrs. with certain chronic medical conditions who have completed a primary pediatric pneumococcal vaccination series & remain at increased risk of pneumococcal disease Approval was supported by P-III (STRIDE-13) trial data, which compared Capvaxive with PPSV23 in the above-mentioned pts Capvaxive…

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