Tesaro's Varubi Wins FDA Approval; Shares Up

Shares of Tesaro jumped about 10% on Sept. 2 on the news the FDA had approved the Waltham, MA firm's new drug application to market Varubi (rolapitant) to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in adults.

Shares of Tesaro jumped about 10% on Sept. 2 on the news the FDA had approved the Waltham, MA firm's new drug application to market Varubi (rolapitant) to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in adults.

Specifically, the drug, which is Tesaro's first FDA-approved medicine, is indicated in the US in combination with other antiemetic agents...

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