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A Simple Guide to Depo-Provera Lawsuits and Settlements

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What is a meningioma and what types of injuries qualify? Depo-Provera has many known side effects. However, the current Depo-Provera litigation mainly involves a “signature injury” that was not properly warned against by...more

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Henlius Receives Orphan-Drug Designation for HLX22 (anti-HER2 mAb) for Gastric Cancer

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On March 19, 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that the FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation for HLX22, an anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of gastric cancer. HLX22 binds to HER2 extracellular...more

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FDA Approves New Biologic Cancer Treatments

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On November 20th, Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has approved ZIIHERA® (zanidatamab-hrii) on an accelerated basis for the treatment of adults with previously treated, unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Recent Updates on CAR T-Cell Therapy: FDA Approvals and Patent Litigation

On Feb. 5, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for a new CAR T-cell therapy, Breyanzi® (lisocabtagene maraleucel), to Juno Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). Breyanzi® is...more

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New blood test to guide personalized cancer treatment

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On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Foundation Medicine, Inc.’s Foundation One® Liquid CDx, a quantitative next-generation sequencing (NGS) test that can detect mutations using circulating...more

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Liquid Biopsy and Next-Generation Sequencing Combined: Legal Implications?

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The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Guardant Health’s Guardant360 CDx assay marks a new era for genetic mutation testing in cancer treatment. On August 7, 2020, the FDA approved the first diagnostic test that...more

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FDA Approves the Gardasil 9 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine for Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer

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After a decade or more of research suggesting that the HPV vaccine could be effective in protecting against certain types of head and neck cancer, the FDA has finally given approval for this application of Gardasil 9, the...more

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Did Patients Trade Weight Loss Concerns for Cancer Concerns? - BELVIQ

Is BELVIQ adding to patient cancer risks? In February of 2020, an announcement was made that the weight loss drug lorcaserin (sold under brand names BELVIQ and BELVIQ XR) would be voluntarily withdrawn from the market in...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

CAR T-Cell Therapy Takes Off and Brings on Patent Litigation

CAR T-Cell therapy, a new biologic therapy, is taking off. As companies continue to develop this new and promising therapy, patent litigation inevitably follows.  ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Medicare Expands Access to Genetic Diagnostic Tests for Certain Ovarian and Breast Cancers

On January 27, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a national coverage determination (“NCD”) that authorizes Medicare coverage of next-generation sequencing (“NGS”) as a diagnostic laboratory...more

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Medicare’s Proposed National Coverage Determination: Expanding Access to Genetic Screening Tests for Certain Ovarian and Breast...

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On October 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed decision memo with a national coverage determination (“NCD”) that would allow for Medicare coverage of next-generation sequencing...more

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The Era of Personalized Medicine Has Arrived - PMC’s Annual Progress and Outlook Report

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The Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) released its annual “Personalized Medicine At FDA: A Progress & Outlook Report” (Report) that monitors current successes and challenges in bringing personalized therapies to market....more

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CMS Makes CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapy Available to Medicare Beneficiaries Nationwide

Autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells—which are “living drugs”—are promising, emerging therapeutics in immuno-oncology. One example of these “living drugs” is Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel). The drug, a CD-19...more

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The FDA’s Latest Warning: A Good Reminder Regarding the Litigation Risks of Off-Label Use

Last week, the FDA issued a warning against the use of robotic surgery for mastectomy and other cancer-related procedures. ...more

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23andMe Wins FDA Approval for Test to Detect BRCA Mutations

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized 23andMe to market its Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk Report for BRCA1/BRCA2 (Selected Variants). According to an FDA news release, the approved...more

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23andMe Receives First FDA Authorization for Direct-to-Consumer Cancer Risk Genetic Test

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On March 6, 2018, 23andMe, Inc. received the first-ever FDA authorization for a direct-to-consumer genetic test that analyzes gene mutations to help predict a subject’s risk of developing specific cancers. 23andMe already...more

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Janssen’s Erleada Will be the First Participant in FDA’s Clinical Data Summary Pilot Program

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On February 14, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Janssen Therapeutics’ Erleada (apalutamide), a non-steroidal antiandrogen for the treatment of castration-resistant non-metastatic prostate cancer....more

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FDA Approves Zelboraf for Treatment of a Rare Cancer

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On November 6th, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Zelboraf (vemurafenib), for the treatment of Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD). The FDA approved Zelboraf under Priority Review, Breakthrough...more

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Bayer Receives Accelerated Approval for Aliqopa

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On September 14, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval of Aliqopa to Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for the treatment of relapsed follicular lymphoma. The FDA granted Aliqopa...more

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FDA Approves Keytruda as First Cancer Treatment Based on a Genetic Biomarker

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for treatment of patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker). The FDA has traditionally approved cancer treatments...more

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Tesaro Receives Early FDA Approval for Ovarian Cancer Drug Zejula

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On March 27, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, Zejula (niraparib), for the maintenance treatment of recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary...more

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Novartis Secures FDA Approval for Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali

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On March 13, 2017, the use of Novartis cell cycle inhibitor Kisqali® (ribociclib, LEE011) in combination with an aromatase inhibitor was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a first-line treatment for...more

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Myriad Genetics Announces an Assay that Identifies Patients for Olaparib Treatment

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Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that its BRACAnalysis CDx® test accurately identifies patients with ovarian cancer for a second-line treatment with olaparib. The announcement came as a result of a...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Teaming Up to Cure Cancer "Patents 4 Patients" – Fast Track Review

The United States Patent and Trademark Office “USPTO” is launching the “Patents 4 Patients” initiative, which will provide an accelerated review for methods of cancer treatments. Effective on June 29, 2016 the new “Cancer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PTO Cancer Immunotherapy Fast Track

In response to President Obama’s National Cancer Moonshot initiative to eliminate cancer, the USPTO has launched the “Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program.” The Pilot Program provides an accelerated review for applications...more

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