Regulatory approval

Published by the Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to asciminib for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase (CP).

This is written in the approval document as:

SCEMBLIX is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase (CP).

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Scemblix (asciminib) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/215358Orig1s008lbl.pdf. Revised October 2024. Accessed January 10, 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type	Biomarker(s)	Cancer type	Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia	Asciminib
Sensitivity (+)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1+	Asciminib