VANFLYTA First FLT3 Inhibitor Approved in Japan for Patients with Newly Diagnosed FLT3-ITD Positive AML
“Patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD positive acute myeloid leukemia now will have the opportunity to receive targeted therapy with VANFLYTA,” said Wataru Takasaki, PhD, Executive Officer, Head of R&D Division in Japan, Daiichi Sankyo. “VANFLYTA is the only medicine developed and approved specifically for treatment of newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD positive AML in Japan and has demonstrated improved overall survival for this patient population.”
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