32 min listen
Drugs FDA-approved for hematology / oncology in 2020: ‘Game-changing’ and ‘niche’ indications
FromBlood & Cancer
Drugs FDA-approved for hematology / oncology in 2020: ‘Game-changing’ and ‘niche’ indications
FromBlood & Cancer
ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Food and Drug Administration has approved dozens of drugs for new hematology/oncology indications this year. Host David Henry, MD, was joined by David Mintzer, MD, and other colleagues at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia – Justine Cohen, DO, and Ingrid Kohut, DO – to discuss some of these approvals. Dr. Mintzer reviewed: The “game-changing” approval of niraparib (Zejula) in advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. The “exciting” approval of sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy) in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The “COVID-relevant” approval of a new dosing regimen for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) – 400 mg every 6 weeks – across all approved adult indications. The “niche” approval of mitomycin (Jelmyto) for adults with low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer. And several other approvals the FDA granted this year. Details on all approvals are available on the FDA website. * * * Disclosures: Dr. Henry and all guests reported having no relevant disclosures. * * * For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgehemonc David Henry on Twitter: @davidhenrymd
Released:
Jun 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Is this a good study? The statistics tell the story: Ever read through a study and wondered how to apply the hazard ratio, or if you should change your practice because of a secondary endpoint finding? In this episode, , of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, explains all the common terms and... by Blood & Cancer