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FDA approves axicabtagene ciloleucel for second-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma
FDA approves axicabtagene ciloleucel for second-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma On April 1, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta, Kite Pharma, Inc.) for adult patients...

FDA approves Pluvicto for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
FDA approves Pluvicto for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer On March 23, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved Pluvicto (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc., a...

FDA approves pembrolizumab for advanced endometrial carcinoma
FDA approves pembrolizumab for advanced endometrial carcinoma On March 21, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck), as a single agent, for patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma...

FDA approves Opdualag for unresectable or metastatic melanoma
FDA approves Opdualag for unresectable or metastatic melanoma On March 18, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw (Opdualag, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) for adult and pediatric patients...

FDA approves olaparib for adjuvant treatment of high-risk early breast cancer
FDA approves olaparib for adjuvant treatment of high-risk early breast cancer On March 11, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved olaparib (Lynparza, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP) for the adjuvant treatment...

FDA approves neoadjuvant nivolumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
FDA approves neoadjuvant nivolumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer On March 4, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) with platinum-doublet...

FDA approves ciltacabtagene autoleucel for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
FDA approves ciltacabtagene autoleucel for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma On February 28, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved ciltacabtagene autoleucel (CARVYKTI, Janssen Biotech, Inc.) for the treatment of...

FDA approves tebentafusp-tebn for unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma
FDA approves tebentafusp-tebn for unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma On January 25, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved tebentafusp-tebn (Kimmtrak, Immunocore Limited), a bispecific gp100 peptide-HLA-directed CD3 T cell...

3 Things I Heard As A Caregiver That Weren’t Exactly Helpful
Allow me to preface my opinions on the fact that none of these were said to me with ill-intent. I know that people generally don't know better. That's why this...