Kristi Rosa joined MJH Life Sciences in 2016 and has since held several positions within the company. Prior to working at the company, she served as lead copywriter and marketing coordinator at The Strand Theater. Email: krosa@onclive.com
Brentuximab Vedotin Gets Green Light for High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma in Pediatric Patients
November 16th 2022The FDA has approved brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) in combination with doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide for pediatric patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
Durvalumab/Tremelimumab/Chemotherapy Combination Approved for NSCLC Indication
November 15th 2022The FDA has given the go-ahead to a combination of tremelimumab-actl (Imjudo) plus durvalumab (Imfinzi) and platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and no EGFR mutations or ALK aberrations.
Teclistamab-cqyv Snags Accelerated Approval for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
October 27th 2022Patients with multiple myeloma who have already undergone 4 lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, may now receive treatment with teclistamab-cqyv (Tecvayli).
FDA Grants Ibrutinib Approval for Pediatric Graft-Versus-Host-Disease
August 26th 2022Ibrutinib is now an FDA-approved treatment for patients aged 1 year or older who have chronic graft-versus-host-disease. Prescription warnings include bleeding and cardiac problems, infections, high blood pressure, a decrease in blood cell count, and tumor lysis syndrome.