FDA Approves Foundation Medicine’s FoundationOne Liquid CDx, a Comprehensive Pan-Tumor Liquid Biopsy Test
August 28, 2020Washington, DC, August 28, 2020 – This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Foundation Medicine, Inc.’s comprehensive pan-tumor liquid biopsy test called FoundationOne Liquid CDx. This test analyzes more than 300 genes and genomic …
FDA Approves Atezolizumab to Treat BRAF V600 Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
July 31, 2020Washington, DC, July 31, 2020 – On July 30, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech, Inc.) in combination with cobimetinib and vemurafenib for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresec …
House Appropriations Committee Includes $20 million for Defense-funded Melanoma Research
July 21, 2020Washington, DC, July 21, 2020 – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) commends the House Appropriations Committee for including $20 million for Department of Defense (DoD)-funded melanoma research in its Fiscal 2021 Department of Defense Appropriation …
House Appropriations Committee Approves Funding for Fiscal 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services Bill
July 13, 2020Washington, DC, July 13, 2020 – Today the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations bill. The House bill provides $47 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH …
Governor DeSantis of Florida Signs Sunscreen Bill
July 7, 2020Washington, DC, July 7, 2020 – On June 29, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed Florida Senate Bill (SB) 172, which would overturn current and future bans and other actions related to the use of certain widely used sunscreen ingredients. These …
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