May 20, 2026
The FDA granted orphan drug designation to AstraZeneca’s surovatamig for follicular lymphoma. The status supports development for rare diseases but is only an early regulatory step.
May 18, 2026
The FDA approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s Breyanzi for adults with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma after at least two prior systemic therapies. In TRANSCEND FL, the CAR T therapy showed a 95.5% overall response rate and 62.1% complete response rate.
Apr 06, 2026
The 2026 Tandem Meetings featured new data on CAR-T, allogeneic transplantation, and supportive care. Highlights included early efficacy signals for EB-103, KITE-753, Orca-T, and NXC-201, plus comparative cardiovascular safety data for lisocabtagene maraleucel.
Mar 19, 2026
Metabolic pathway scores consistently distinguished patients who developed severe neurologic events after CAR T-cell therapy across six clinical trials, surpassing traditional inflammatory markers in predictive performance.
Mar 06, 2026
Obinutuzumab demonstrated superior efficacy in two separate phase 3 trials for systemic lupus erythematosus and primary membranous nephropathy, with statistically significant improvements in remission rates and disease response measures.
Feb 14, 2026
Bristol-Myers Squibb received orphan drug designation from the FDA on Feb. 13 for a treatment targeting follicular lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the lymphatic system.