Amgen submits sotorasib NDA to the FDA for advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with KRAS G12C mutation.

Amgen announced submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for sotorasib, an investigational KRASG12C inhibitor for the treatment of patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as determined by an FDA-approved test, following at least one prior systemic therapy. "Sotorasib was the first KRASG12C inhibitor to enter the clinic and now is on track to potentially be the first approved targeted therapy for patients with advanced NSCLC harboring the KRAS G12C mutation. In the U.S., about 13% of patients with NSCLC have the KRAS G12C mutation and face a significant unmet need," said David M. Reese, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen. "This submission, along with these other important regulatory achievements, underscore Amgen's commitment to bringing this potential treatment option to patients as quickly as possible." The NDA is being reviewed by the FDA under its Real-Time Oncology Review (RTOR) pilot program, which aims to explore a more efficient review process that ensures safe and effective treatments are made available to patients as early as possible. The submission is supported by positive Phase II results in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC from the CodeBreaK 100 clinical study, whose cancer had progressed despite prior treatment with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy. In the study, treatment with sotorasib provided durable anticancer activity with a positive benefit-risk profile. These results will be presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) Presidential Symposium in January 2021.