Keeping Track: AstraZeneca Wins Approval For Lumoxiti, AbbVie Expands Label For Venclexta With MRD Data, and FDA Delays Acorda's Inbrijia NDA

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The US FDA approved AstraZeneca PLC's CD22-directed cytotoxin Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk), which became novel agent No. 36 backed by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in 2018. It was also the first September approval for a novel drug, in what appears will be a quiet month compared with the recent and upcoming months.

AbbVie Inc. grew its label for Venclexta (venetoclax tablets) by adding minimal residual disease (MRD)-negativity data to the label as FDA prepares to release guidance on using MRD as...

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