FDA Approves Ivosidenib for AML

On May 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ivosidenib (Tibsovo, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible IDH1 mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test, in patients who are at least 75 years old or who have comorbidities that preclude the use of intensive induction chemotherapy.

Read the FDA press release here.

Posted 5/3/2019