FDA Approves REVTORPYK (gedatolisib) for the Treatment of HR+/HER2-, PIK3CA WT Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
“The PI3K/AKT/mTOR, or PAM, pathway is one of the most important targets in cancer, but comprehensively inhibiting it has stymied researchers and drug developers for nearly two decades,” said Brian Sullivan, CEO and co-founder of Celcuity. “REVTORPYK addressed this 20-year challenge by becoming the first pan-PI3K, mTORC1/2 inhibitor approved by the FDA. We are thankful for the opportunity to make this important new therapy available to patients with HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.”
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