Daiichi Must Follow Turalio Patients For 10 Years To Assess Liver Safety

As the US FDA suggested during its advisory committee review, a long-term safety study is among the postmarketing commitments for the tenosynovial giant cell tumor treatment.

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The Turalio hepatotoxicity 10-year follow-up and final study report are due in 2036. • Source: Shutterstock

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. must follow patients on its new rare cancer treatment Turalio for at least a decade to determine whether there is a long-term risk of liver toxicity.

The US Food and Drug Administration on 2 August approved Turalio (pexidartinib) for treatment of adults with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations who are not amenable to improvement with

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