FDA New Drug and Biologic Approvals -- 2017 Year-in-Review

Mary L Windle, PharmD

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January 11, 2018

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Nerlynx (neratinib)

Indication:

Extended adjuvant treatment of early-stage HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer to follow adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy.

Mechanism:

Irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that blocks signal transduction through the epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and HER4.

Dosage:

240 mg (six 40-mg tablets) PO once daily with food continuously for 1 year. Antidiarrheal prophylaxis is recommended during the first 2 cycles (56 days) of treatment and should be initiated with the first dose.

Approval:

Approval was based on the phase 3 ExteNET trial, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of neratinib following adjuvant trastuzumab treatment. After 2 years of follow-up, invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) was 94.2% in patients treated with neratinib compared with 91.9% in those receiving placebo.

Reference:

Chan A et al. Neratinib after trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (ExteNET): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Mar;17(3):367-77.

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