Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Announces FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Investigational Therapy Tepotinib in Patients with Metastatic NSCLC with METex14 Skipping Alterations

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Sep 11, 2019
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- Investigational oral MET inhibitor has previously received SAKIGAKE 'fast-track' regulatory designation in Japan

- MET exon 14 skipping alterations and MET amplifications are present in 3-5% of non-small cell lung cancer patients and correlate with poor prognosis

- The designation is based on data from the ongoing VISION study, which showed preliminary clinical evidence for tepotinib in metastatic NSCLC harboring METex14 skipping alterations

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