FDA Approvals, News & Updates

Web Exclusives — November 9, 2021
On November 3, 2021, TransThera Sciences announced that the FDA granted its investigational drug, TT-00420, a spectrum-selective multi-kinase inhibitor, a fast-track designation for the treatment of patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) who have no available standard treatment options. In preclinical studies, TT-00420 has shown high activity in a variety of FGFR mutations.
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On August 25, 2021, the FDA approved ivosidenib (Tibsovo; Servier Pharmaceuticals), an oral IDH1 inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and an IDH1 mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test. The FDA granted ivosidenib a priority review for this indication and an orphan drug designation.
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Web Exclusives — August 30, 2021
Ivosidenib has been approved by the FDA for adult patients with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.
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June/July 2021, Vol 2, No 2 — July 28, 2021
The FDA granted accelerated approval to the kinase inhibitor infigratinib (Truseltiq) for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) that harbors an FGFR2 fusion or other rearrangement.
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August 2020, Vol 1, No 1 — September 10, 2020
On June 2, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an orphan drug designation to RenovoCath, an intra-arterial delivery device of gemcitabine (Gemzar) for the treatment of patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). RenovoCath is developed by RenovoRx, a medical devices developer based in Los Altos, CA.
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