Name

Midostaurin

Alternate Names

Rydapt
Midostaurine

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Cytostatic agent--protein kinase inhibitor

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Leukemia
other cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

4/28/2017: FDA approved midostaurin, trade name Rydapt, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who are FLT3 mutation-positive, as detected by an FDA-approved test, in combination with standard cytarabine and daunorubicin induction and cytarabine consolidation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Rydapt (midostaurin) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have a specific genetic mutation called FLT3, in combination with chemotherapy. The drug is approved for use with a companion diagnostic, the LeukoStrat CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay, which is used to detect the FLT3 mutation in patients with AML.

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