NDA Accepted for Bosutinib for Previously Treated Ph+ Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Pfizer announced that the FDA has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for standard review of bosutinib as a treatment option for adult patients with previously treated Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

This submission was based on efficacy and safety data from Study 200, a single-arm study of bosutinib in over 500 patients with previously treated Ph+ CML, including patients resistant or intolerant to imatinib as well as patients who were previously treated with dasatinib or nilotinib.

Bosutinib is an investigational oral dual Src and Abl kinase inhibitor. It is believed that by dual inhibition of the Src and Abl tyrosine kinases, bosutinib may inhibit signaling in CML cells that allows the cells to grow, survive and reproduce.

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