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Enfortumab vedotin approved for urothelial cancer

FDA granted accelerated approval to Padcev enfortumab vedotin-ejfv from Seattle Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo:4503) to treat locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer in adults who have previously received a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor and a platinum-containing chemotherapy (see “Seattle Genetics, Astellas ADC Posts Strong Response”)...