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.

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