Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
Exelixis announces U.S. FDA approval of Cabometyx (cabozantinib) for patients with previously treated radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer
17 September 2021 - FDA approval based on Phase 3 COSMIC-311 pivotal trial, which demonstrated significant improvement in progression-free survival with Cabometyx versus placebo.
Exelixis today announced that the U.S. FDA approved Cabometyx (cabozantinib) for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that has progressed following prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible.
