Tag: drugmaker-wins
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Clovis’s ovarian cancer drug wins accelerated FDA approval
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it granted accelerated approval to Clovis Oncology Inc's ovarian cancer drug in patients whose disease advanced despite chemotherapy. The drug, Rubraca, secured approval for patients whose tumors have a specific gene mutation called BRCA – identified by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test, the FDA…
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Ducks culled in Bulgaria after bird flu found on three farms
More than 4,000 ducks were culled in Bulgaria over the past few days after bird flu was found on three farms, the Bulgarian food safety agency said on Monday. “They were killed after a virulent bird flu was discovered,” Martin Radev, the agency spokesman said. “Most probably, it is H5N8 but I am still not…