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FDA declines expanded approval for Bristol-Myers' Opdivo drug

2015-11-28 01:31:21| Biotech - Topix.net

REUTERS: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its immuno-oncology drug, Opdivo, for its expanded use to treat an additional type of advanced skin cancer. Bristol-Myers said it received a so-called complete response letter from the health regulator, which indicated the need for additional data in the BRAF mutated patient population.

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Drug company reneges on promise to reverse 5,400-percent price hike on Daraprim

2015-11-25 18:21:48| Extremetech

Remember Turing Pharmaceuticals, the company that raised prices on its medication from $13.50 to $750, only to back down in the face of outrage? Well, they've decided not cut prices after all.

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Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co.'s headquarters are in Indianapolis.

2015-11-25 00:20:54| Agriculture - Topix.net

New Eli Lilly cancer drug approved by FDA Biologic drug is aimed at countering hard-to-treat lung cancer Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1HlaaUX Eli Lilly and Co. won federal marketing approval for a new drug proven to extend the lives of people battling a hard-to-treat lung cancer.

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FDA approves Bristol-Myers drug for new use in kidney cancer

2015-11-24 01:49:24| Biotech - Topix.net

" Federal health regulators have expanded approval of a cancer drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb to treat an advanced form of kidney cancer. The Food and Drug Administration says the injectable-drug, Opdivo, is approved for patients with renal cell carcinoma who have previously tried certain other drugs.

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