FDA Approves Midostaurin for Treatment of FLT3-Positive Adult AML and Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis
Apr 27
2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved midostaurin (RYDAPT, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are FLT3 mutation-positive (FLT3+), as detected by an FDA-approved test, in combination with standard cytarabine and daunorubicin induction and cytarabine consolidation.