FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research brought its novel agent approvals count for 2017 to nine with the clearance of Pfizer Inc. and EMD Serono Inc.'s immuno-oncologic Bavencio (avelumab), Newron Pharmaceuticals SPA's neurology drug Xadago (safinamide), and Shionogi & Co. Ltd.'s opioid-induced constipation treatment Symproic (naldemedine) over a three-day period. Here's your news in brief:
Bavencio, which is indicated for a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer, is the second novel oncologic (and the...






