Regulatory approval
Published by the European Medicines Agency.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized avapritinib as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) harboring the platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) p.D842V variant.
This is written in the approval document as:
AYVAKYT is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) harbouring the platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) D842V mutation.
Citation
Blueprint Medicines (Netherlands) B.V. Ayvakyt (avapritinib) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/ayvakyt-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised February 2024. Accessed March 6, 2024.Therapeutic response
Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.Type | Biomarker(s) | Cancer type | Therapy(ies) | |
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Sensitivity (+) | PDGFRA p.D842V | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor | Avapritinib |