U.S. FDA Approves Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI® Combination Regimen as First-Line Treatment of BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
This document is a Japanese translation of the original English press release issued on December 20, 2024 (US local time) by Pfizer Inc, with whom Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has a license agreement on BRAFTOVI®. Please note that the original English text takes precedence over the contents of the Japanese translation. Please see the following link for the original English press release: https://investors.pfizer.com/investor-news/default.aspx .
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On December 12, 2024, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has submitted a supplemental application for BRAFTOVI® (generic name: encorafenib) Capsule, a BRAF inhibitor, in combination with cetuximab, an anti-human EGFR monoclonal antibody, and chemotherapy in Japan for the indication of “unresectable, advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer with BRAF-mutation”.