FDA OKs 1st drug for this lung cancer mutation

The FDA approved a new drug for first-line lung cancer treatment.

Amivantamab-vmjw was approved with carboplatin and pemetrexed for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations, according to a March 1 news release from the agency.

It is the only drug approved for these mutations, MedPage reported March 4. 

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