Avistone Wins China Approval For First C-Met Inhibitor In Glioblastoma

A China green light for domestic firm Avistone's c-Met inhibitor was based on positive outcomes from the Phase II/III FUGEN study in Chinese patients with recurrent relapsing glioma with the rare PTPRZ1-MET fusion gene. Avistone’s overseas partner Apollomics is also studying the molecule in a Phase II program outside China.

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Avistone's vebreltinib found effective for rare subtype of glioblastoma in China Phase II/III trial • Source: Shutterstock

Chinese biotech Avistone Pharmaceuticals has won full approval in China for vebreltinib (also known as bozitinib) for a rare subtype of glioblastoma, making the molecule the world’s first c-Met inhibitor to be green-lighted for this form of central nervous system tumor with c-Met alterations.

Key Takeaways
  • Avistone's vebreltinib has become the first c-Met inhibitor worldwide to be approved for a rare subtype of glioblastoma, in China.

  • The full approval was based on positive overall survival results from the 84-patient Phase II/III FUGEN trial, which compared vebreltinib with chemotherapy in previously-treated glioblastoma with the PTPRZ1-MET fusion

The approval was based on positive overall survival findings from the 84-patient Phase II/III FUGEN clinical study that compared vebreltinib with chemotherapy comprising the dose-dense regimen of temozolomide or a combination of etoposide and cisplatin in certain Chinese glioblastoma

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