US biotech company Seattle Genetics has secured deals worth up to $4.4 billion with Merck, that include two new strategic oncology collaborations. The two major pharma companies will develop and commercialize Seattle Genetics’ ladiratuzumab vedotin across the world. Ladiratuzumab vedotin is an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets LIV-1, which is presently in phase 2 […]
ADCETRIS EC approval : The European Commission (EC) has expanded the approval of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) to cover treatment of previously untreated CD30+ Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma in combination with AVD (Adriamycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) in adult patients. ADCETRIS is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets CD30, which is a defining marker of […]
Continue reading …Adcetris FDA approval : Seattle Genetics has secured new approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its monoclonal antibody Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), which is in combination with CHP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone) for the treatment of certain types of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Adcetris FDA approval for PTCL in combination with CHP […]
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