MedCity News March 10, 2024
The FDA approved BeiGene’s Brukinsa as a treatment for advanced cases of follicular lymphoma. It’s the fifth FDA nod for the drug, which has become BeiGene’s top-selling product.
A BeiGene drug already used to treat several types of blood cancer now has an additional FDA approval as a treatment for follicular lymphoma. The regulatory decision makes the BeiGene drug the first in its class for treating this type of cancer.
The FDA last Thursday approved zanubrutinib, brand name Brukinsa, for patients whose follicular lymphoma has not responded to two or more lines of therapy. BeiGene’s twice-daily capsule is administered alongside periodic infusions of obinutuzumab, brand name Gazyva, a targeted therapy from Roche that is a standard follicular lymphoma treatment. The...
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