The FDA has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for nivolumab (Opdivo) as adjuvant monotherapy for patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma, according to a Bristol Myers Squibb press release.1 The PDUFA date for this sBLA is October 13, 2023.
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FDA Approval Sought for Lifileucel in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
Iovance Biotherapeutics has submitted a rolling biologics license application (BLA) to the FDA seeking the approval of the tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy lifileucel (LN-44) for the treatment of patients with advanced unresectable or metastatic melanoma who progressed on or after prior anti–PD-1/L1 therapy and targeted therapy.
FDA Greenlights BTD of a Personalized mRNA Vaccine for High-Risk Melanoma
Positive data from the phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 trial (NCT03897881) have led to the FDA to grant a breakthrough therapy designation to mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk melanoma following complete resection, according to Moderna, Inc.
FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to mRNA-4157/V940 Plus Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Melanoma
The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk melanoma following complete resection.