Name
Erdafitinib
Alternate Names
Balversa
Abbreviations
None
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
FGFR inhibitor
NSC Number
None
Primary Site
Bladder
Histology
None
Remarks
January 19, 2024 FDA approved erdafitinib (Balversa) for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) with susceptible FGFR3 genetic alterations, as determined by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test, whose disease has progressed on or after at least one line of prior systemic therapy. Erdafitinib is not recommended for the treatment of patients who are eligible for and have not received prior PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor therapy. This approval amends the indication previously granted under accelerated approval for patients with mUC with susceptible FGFR3 or FGFR2 alterations after prior platinum-containing chemotherapy.
April 12, 2019: The FDA granted accelerated approval to Balversa (erdafitinib), a treatment for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer that has a type of susceptible genetic alteration known as FGFR3 or FGFR2, and that has progressed during or following prior platinum-containing chemotherapy. Patients should be selected for therapy with Balversa using an FDA-approved companion diagnostic device.
Feb 26, 2018: FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for erdafitinib in the treatment of urothelial cancer.
April 12, 2019: The FDA granted accelerated approval to Balversa (erdafitinib), a treatment for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer that has a type of susceptible genetic alteration known as FGFR3 or FGFR2, and that has progressed during or following prior platinum-containing chemotherapy. Patients should be selected for therapy with Balversa using an FDA-approved companion diagnostic device.
Feb 26, 2018: FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for erdafitinib in the treatment of urothelial cancer.
Coding
This drug should be coded
Home