Amgen’s Lumakras became the first FDA-approved drug that addresses the elusive KRAS mutation, but Mirati believes its newly approved therapy, Krazati, could be better. The small molecule’s features include the ability to penetrate into the brain, where it can address cancer that has spread to the central nervous system.
Amgen said its drug Lumakras met the main goal of a Phase 3 study in non-small cell lung cancer driven by a particular genetic mutation. The pharmaceutical giant offered no specifics, but the results set the stage for an interesting regulatory race with a rival drug from Mirati Therapeutics
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Breast cancer drugs and cell therapies were prominent in this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Here’s a recap of some of the news highlights from the biggest cancer conference of the year.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting begins this week, including the presentation of more than 2,800 abstracts. Amgen, Roche, and Sierra Oncology are among the companies with key presentations at this year’s gathering.
An analyst noted that Mirati's MRTX849, a KRAS G12C inhibitor, is six to nine months behind Amgen's AMG 510, but that the market has room for both. The data presented were on patients with lung and colorectal cancers.