FDA Validates Use of Amgen’s KRAS Inhibitor in Lung Cancer
In a pathbreaking move, Amgen has gone ahead to emerge as a trailblazer in the undruggable lung cancer space with the approval of its KRAS inhibitor, Lumakras. For eons, the researchers grappled to come up with an effective and potential drug to target cancers with KRAS mutations. However, Amgen finally managed to put a full stop to the woes.
Lumakras (sotorasib) received approval for the treatment of adult patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The recommendations came using the Accelerated Approval pathway based on the results from...