The FDA granted accelerated approval to Merck’s checkpoint immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of certain patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. https://www.cancerresearch.org/blog/november-2018/fda-approves-pembrolizumab-hcc-liver-cancer   Exelixis, Inc. announced that its partner IPSEN received approval from the European Commission for CABOMETYX (cabozantinib) tablets as a monotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma in[…]

This was a big week for Paratek Pharmaceuticals which received US FDA approval for two new molecular entities.  On Monday Paratek announced that the FDA has approved SEYSARA™ (sarecycline) for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients 9 years of age and older. https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/fda-approves-seysara-sarecycline-for-the-treatment-of-moderate-to-severe-acne-20181002-00547     Then on Wednesday Paratek[…]