QINLOCK Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival and Showed Clinically Meaningful Overall Survival in Global INVICTUS Phase 3 Study
QINLOCK Approved via the U.S. FDA’s Project Orbis Initiative
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCPH) today announced that Health Canada has authorized QINLOCK™ (ripretinib), a switch-control tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for sale in Canada for the treatment of adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with imatinib, sunitinib, and regorafenib. The QINLOCK New Drug Submission was approved by Health Canada under Project Orbis, an initiative of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence designed to provide a framework for concurrent submission and review of oncology products among international partners. In May 2020, QINLOCK was approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of adult patients with advanced GIST who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib. Read more…
