01/15/2018

The FDA granted approval to afatinib (Gilotrif®) for a broadened indication in first-line treatment

The FDA granted approval to afatinib (Gilotrif^®) for a broadened indication in first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have non-resistant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test.

FDA initially approved afatinib in 2013 for the treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumors have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test and in 2016 for metastatic, squamous NSCLC progressing after platinum-based chemotherapy.

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