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The FDA has accepted and granted Priority Review for a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xalkori (crizotinib; Pfizer).
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Merck announced that the KEYNOTE-010 study of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) met its primary endpoint.
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AbbVie announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to veliparib, an investigational combination with chemotherapies or radiation for the treatment of advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Pfizer announced results from PROFILE 1014, a Phase 3 study of Xalkori (crizotinib) in previously untreated patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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AbbVie announced the initiation of a Phase 3 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of veliparib (ABT-888) in patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Lilly announced new data from two Phase 2 ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) trials in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from its LUX-Lung 3 Phase 3 clinical trial of afatinib in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Eli Lilly and Company announced today that the Phase 3 POINTBREAK trial did not meet its primary endpoint of improved overall survival for patients with nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were randomized to receive a combination of Alimta (pemetrexed for injection) with bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech) and carboplatin induction followed by Alimta plus bevacizumab maintenance-the Alimta arm-compared to the combination of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb) with bevacizumab and carboplatin followed by bevacizumab maintenance-the paclitaxel arm.
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Sorafenib does not improve OS for patients with advanced NSCLC, but it may benefit a subset of patients whose tumors harbor EGFR mutations.
Drugs in the Pipeline
Phase 2 results announced for retaspimycin HCl (Infinity Pharmaceuticals) in combination with docetaxel in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had a history of smoking.