SpringWorks Hopes Pediatric Plus Adult Data Make Mirdametinib Go-To For NF1-PN

The company plans to file for FDA approval in the first half of 2024 as it eyes a market of about 40,000 adult and pediatric patients in the US.

SpringWorks announced data from its Phase IIb trial of mirdametinib in the rare disease NF1. • Source: Shutterstock

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc. has a potentially significant market opportunity with positive data in hand from its Phase IIb ReNeu trial of mirdametinib in pediatric and adult patients with neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN), compared with existing options that are only available for pediatric patients.

SpringWorks announced the results of the trial on 16 November, stating that it plans to seek US Food and Drug...

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