Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)
This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that v::RET status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Vandetanib in patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized vandetanib for the treatment of aggressive and symptomatic Rearranged during Transfection (RET) mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease. Vandetanib is indicated in adults, children, and adolescents aged 5 years and older.
This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the European Medicines Agency:
Caprelsa is indicated for the treatment of aggressive and symptomatic Rearranged during Transfection (RET) mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease. Caprelsa is indicated in adults, children and adolescents aged 5 years and older.