JNJ's Rybrevant Scores FDA Approval In Lung Cancer Patients With EGFR Exon 20 Mutation

by Vandana Singh, Benzinga Editor

May 21, 2021 3:56 PM | 1 min read |

The FDA has approved Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies' a unit of Johnson & Johnson JNJ Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) for a subset of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The approval covers adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have specific types of genetic mutations: epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations.
Researchers evaluated Rybrevant's efficacy in a study of 81 patients.
The overall response rate was 40% was reported in the treatment arm. The median duration of response was 11.1 months, with 63% of patients having a response of 6 months or more.
Price Action: JNJ shares are up 0.10% at $171.24 during the market session on the last check Friday.
Related content: Benzinga's Full FDA Calendar

Posted In:

Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.