BeiGene’s Tevimbra And The End Of The COVID Inspection Era

US FDA approves the PD-1 inhibitor 20 months after user fee goal, resolving one of the last applications delayed by China’s extended pandemic travel restrictions.

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The US FDA’s approval of BeiGene, Ltd.’s PD-1 inhibitor Tevimbra (tislelizumab-jsgr) removes one of the last novel agent applications delayed by COVID-19 from the agency’s review queue.

The 13 March 2024 approval came 20 months after Tevimbra’s 12 July 2022 standard review user fee goal for treatment...

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