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New drug approval for MET exon 14 skipping mutation

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"On May 6, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to capmatinib (TABRECTA, Novartis) for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a mutation that leads to mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping as detected by an FDA-approved test.

Here is the link from the FDA to read more: fda.gov/drugs/drug-approval....

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