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Mirati’s Adagrasib Challenger Fails To Differentiate Itself From Amgen’s Lumakras

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

While adagrasib showed decent efficacy in its pivotal study in NSCLC, some analysts said its inability to outperform Amgen’s Lumakras and its safety profile leave little room for differentiation.  

Adagrasib Must Stand Out From The Crowd If It Wants Market Success • Source: Shutterstock

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.’s KRAS-inhibitor candidate adagrasib has succeeded in a registrational-enabling Phase II study in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but experts were skeptical about the drug’s potential to best Amgen, Inc.’s already marketed competitor, Lumakras (sotorasib).

The new data were released ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago next month from the...

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