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Incyte Approval In Subset Of Cholangiocarcinoma May Lead To Bigger Opportunities

 
• By Joseph Haas

Biotech hopes this initial approval will be followed by approvals of Pemazyre in bladder cancer, first-line cholangiocarcinoma and possibly even a tumor-agnostic indication for FGFR-mutated cancers.

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Incyte got FDA's thumbs-up for Pemazyre in cholangiocarcinoma

Incyte Corp.’s US approval of Pemazyre (pemigatinib) for a genetic subset of the rare bile duct cancer cholangiocarcinoma is a small economic opportunity, but one that could eventually lead to a broader label for the target fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) inhibitor.

The biotech plans to make the drug available to patients immediately but needs time to shift to a virtual strategy...

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