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Agilent Companion Diagnostic Gains Expanded FDA Approval in Cervical Cancer
Jun. 13, 2018 09:27AM PST
Genetics InvestingAgilent Technologies (NYSE:A) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for expanded use. As quoted in the press release: Physicians in the United States can now gain valuable information to help them identify cervical cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with …
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for expanded use.
As quoted in the press release:
Physicians in the United States can now gain valuable information to help them identify cervical cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with KEYTRUDA, an anti-PD1 immunotherapy manufactured by Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada).
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx is now the first FDA-approved IHC test for determining PD-L1 expression in cervical cancer and is the first FDA-approved companion diagnostic to identify patients with cervical cancer for treatment with KEYTRUDA. This follows an initial FDA approval for PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx in non-small cell lung cancer and a subsequent expanded approval to include gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.