Novartis’s Capmatinib (INC280) Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MET-Mutated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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- The US FDA’s BT designation is based on GEOMETRY mono-1 study involves assessing of Capmatinib and the results were also updated in American Society of Clinical Oncology
- The BT designation is granted to serious or life-threatening disease therapies demonstrate a substantial improvement over existing therapies on one or more significant preliminary research endpoints
- Capmatinib (INC280) is an oral potent and selective MET inhibitor with expected regulatory submission in Q4’19. In 2009, Novartis signed an exclusive development and commercialization agreement with Incyte for Capmatinib
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