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Patient Awarded $289 Million in Landmark Monsanto-Associated Cancer Case
August 13th 2018Dewayne Johnson, a patient with cancer who claimed that Monsanto’s Roundup product was at the root of his non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis in 2014, was awarded $289 million by a jury, as reported by the Associated Press.
Triplet Gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Colorectal Cancer
August 8th 2018The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the combination of the BRAF inhibitor Braftovi (encorafenib), the MEK inhibitor Mektovi (binimetinib), and the EGFR inhibitor Erbitux (cetuximab) for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) following one or two prior lines of treatment in the metastatic setting.
Drug Duo Granted Breakthrough Status to Treat Endometrial Cancer
August 2nd 2018The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the combination of Lenvima (lenvatinib) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of patients with advanced and/or metastatic non–microsatellite instability high (MSI-H)/proficient mismatch repair endometrial carcinoma who have progressed after at least one prior systemic therapy.