US FDA grants accelerated approval for Iovance’s skin cancer cell therapy Feb 16 (Reuters) – Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA.O) said on Friday the U.S. health regulator has granted an accelerated approval for its […]
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For the first time, the 300,000 U.S. primary care physicians can now be equipped to provide quantitative, point-of-care testing for all types of skin cancer.
The agency approved the therapy in Merkel cell carcinoma patients for whom the cancer has come back or spread to other parts of the body.
“It is not at all clear that Merck is doing anything other than extending its monopoly power over the drug,” Warren wrote to Kathi Vidal, director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in the letter sent on Wednesday
A combination of Moderna’s melanoma vaccine and Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda cut the risk of skin cancer’s recurrence or death by 44% compared with Keytruda alone in a mid-stage trial.
