FDA Approves Merck Tumor Treatment for DNA-Linked Cancers

In a move towards general cancer treatment, the FDA has approved Merck’s cancer drug for the treatment of any advanced tumor with microsatellite instability or DNA mismatch repair defects. Variants of these DNA indicators are present in genetically-linked cancers. The...

Bayer Granted Fast Track Approval from FDA for Cancer Drug

Bayer Pharmaceuticals announced this week that its cancer drug, Copanlisib, has been granted priority review by the FDA. The expedited process means that Bayer will know within 6 months whether Copanlisib has been granted regulatory approval versus the standard 10...

FDA Mulling Powdered Surgical Glove Ban

According to an article on WashingtonPost.com, “Powdered medical gloves — the kind used in surgery or to examine patients — would be ordered off the market under a new proposal by the Food and Drug Administration…The FDA said the aerosolized powder on...

ICYMI: FDA Approved Almost All Medical Devices in the Last Year

“The Food and Drug Administration says it approved 98 percent of all high-risk medical devices submitted during the most recent fiscal year, the highest rate in at least 15 years.  The list includes heart valves, cancer tests, gastric balloons, spinal implants...