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Tepotinib: First Approval

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posted on 2020-04-28, 00:30 authored by Anthony Markham

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Funding: The preparation of this review was not supported by any external funding.


Conflict of interest: During the peer review process the manufacturer of the agent under review was offered an opportunity to comment on the article. Changes resulting from any comments received were made by the authors on the basis of scientific completeness and accuracy. A. Markham, a contracted employee of Adis International Ltd/Springer Nature, is responsible for the article content and declares no relevant conflicts of interest.


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Abstract

Tepotinib (Tepmetko™, Merck) is a MET tyrosine kinase inhibitor being developed for the treatment of solid tumours. In quarter three 2019 tepotinib was granted breakthrough therapy status by the US FDA and orphan drug designation by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer harbouring MET alterations, and in March 2020 was approved for use in Japan in this indication. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of tepotinib leading to this first approval.


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