Fruquintinib was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2023.[8][9]
Medical uses
Fruquintinib is indicated for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer who received prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wild-type and medically appropriate, an anti-EGFR therapy.[5][8][10][11]
History
Efficacy was evaluated in FRESCO-2 (NCT04322539) and FRESCO (NCT02314819).[8] FRESCO-2 (NCT04322539), an international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, evaluated 691 participants with metastatic colorectal cancer who had disease progression during or after prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF biological therapy an anti-EGFR biological therapy if RAS wild type, and at least one of trifluridine/tipiracil or regorafenib.[8] FRESCO, a multicenter, placebo-controlled trial conducted in China, evaluated 416 participants with metastatic colorectal cancer who had disease progression during or after prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy.[8]
Society and culture
Legal status
In April 2024, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Fruzaqla, intended for the treatment of people with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).[6][12] The applicant for this medicinal product is Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG Ireland Branch.[6] Fruzaqla was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2024.[7]
^ abc"Fruzaqla EPAR". European Medicines Agency. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
^ ab"Fruzaqla PI". Union Register of medicinal products. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Clinical trial number NCT04322539 for "A Study of Efficacy and Safety of Fruquintinib (HMPL-013) in Participants With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (FRESCO-2)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
Clinical trial number NCT02314819 for "A Phase III Trial Evaluating Fruquintinib Efficacy and Safety in 3+ Line Colorectal Cancer participants (FRESCO) (FRESCO)" at ClinicalTrials.gov