Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2020
FDA grants accelerated approval to naxitamab for high-risk neuroblastoma in bone or bone marrow
25 November 2020 - On 24 November 2020, the FDA granted accelerated approval to naxitamab (Danyelza, Y-mAbs Therapeutics) in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor for paediatric patients one year of age and older and adult patients with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma in the bone or bone marrow demonstrating a partial response, minor response, or stable disease to prior therapy.
Efficacy was evaluated in patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma in the bone or bone marrow enrolled in two single-arm, open-label trials: Study 201 (NCT 03363373) and Study 12-230 (NCT 01757626).
