EISAI SUBMITS MARKETING AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION IN JAPAN FOR ANTICANCER AGENT TASURGRATINIB FOR BILIARY TRACT CANCER WITH FGFR2 GENE FUSION
Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that it has submitted a marketing authorization application in Japan for its in-house discovered fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor (FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3) selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor tasurgratinib succinate (generic name, development code: E7090, “tasurgratinib”) for biliary tract cancer with?FGFR2?gene fusion. In Japan, tasurgratinib has received orphan drug designation for a prospective indication for unresectable biliary tract cancer with?FGFR2?gene fusion by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, (MHLW). Under this system, this application will be subject to priority review.