Medical Devices

FDA approves first Tenosynovial giant cell tumour treatment Turalio (Pexidartinib) The US FDA has given its approval to Turalio (pexidartinib) capsules for the treatment of symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT) associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations that surgery has failed to improve. The approval of Daiichi Sankyo's Turalio was based on the results of the multi-centre international clinical trial of 120 patients. The trial showed that Turalio had statistically improved in overall response rate (ORR) to 38 per cent. 15% of the patients showed complete response and 23% showed partial response. Tenosynovial giant cell tumors are a grou...