Agios' Tibsovo (ivosidenib) Receives the US FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome with an IDH1 Mutation
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- The FDA’s BT designation is based on MDS arm of P-I dose-escalation and expansion study assessing Tibsovo (500mg) in 12 patients with r/r MDS with a susceptible IDH1 mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test
- The P-I study results: median treatment duration (11.4mos.); as of Nov 02- 2018- patients showing response (75%); CR (42%); patients who have CR (60% remained relapse-free @12mos.); 75% were transfusion-independent for 56 days or longer
- Tibsovo is an IDH1 inhibitor- indicated to treat adults with r/r AML with a susceptible IDH1 mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test
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