On May 22, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved brigatinib (Alunbrig, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc.) for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as detected by an FDA-approved test.

On the same day, the FDA also approved the Vysis ALK Break Apart FISH Probe Kit (Abbott Molecular, Inc.) as a companion diagnostic for brigatinib.

Read full FDA announcement.

Posted 5/26/2020