FDA Approves Zejula as First-line Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zejula (niraparib) as a first-line maintenance therapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer who responded to platinum-based chemotherapy, regardless of their BRCA mutation status. This indication also includes patients with advanced fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. The decision comes two months after FDA’s acceptance of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA), which was reviewed under the Real-Time Oncology Review (RTOR) pilot program, designed to speed the review process. According to the FDA,…

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