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AstraZeneca to go on defense for Andexxa as FDA questions bleeding reversal agent's safety ahead of adcomm

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As a council of outside experts prepares to meet Thursday to discuss AstraZeneca’s Andexxa, the FDA has flagged “major safety findings” linked to the British drugmaker’s bleeding reversal agent.

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'It was a good lesson': FDA reconsiders CAR-T boxed warning on secondary cancers, Peter Marks says

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An FDA announcement last year of an investigation into the risk of patients developing secondary cancers following the treatment of CAR-T cell therapies sent shock waves across the industry. | said in an interview with Fierce Pharma.

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Intercept's latest NASH bid in jeopardy after FDA questions drug's efficacy, safety

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Intercept's latest NASH bid in jeopardy after FDA questions drug's efficacy, safety aliu Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:29

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Gilead's Tecartus gets revised safety demand amid FDA's push for CAR-T boxed warnings

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. | The FDA’s letter demanding a labeling change for Gilead Sciences’ Tecartus temporarily went missing on the agency’s website Tuesday. Turns out, the FDA didn’t drop the CD19 CAR-T from a classwide safety alert list. Instead, it's adjusted the wording of a proposed boxed warning.

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FDA wants classwide boxed warning on all commercial CAR-T therapies amid secondary cancer safety probe

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As many have feared, the FDA’s investigation into secondary T-cell cancers following treatment with existing CAR-T therapies is poised to lead to a classwide black box warning. |

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J&J, Legend’s Carvykti slapped with FDA black-box warning over secondary cancer risk

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As the FDA investigates a safety signal for approved CAR-T therapies, the agency has upgraded a warning about secondary cancers resulting from use of Johnson & Johnson and Legend Biotech’s Carv | As the FDA investigates a safety signal for approved CAR-T therapies, the agency has elevated a warning about secondary cancers resulting from use of (..)

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Cell therapy bigwigs endorse CAR-T in Nature Medicine article amid FDA safety probe

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A group of cell therapy experts, including CAR-T pioneers Drs. Bruce Levine and Carl June, wrote in support of continued use of CAR-T therapy.

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