April 13, 2022
Bayer receives approval for precision oncology treatment Vitrakvi in China
The Center of Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved Bayer’s larotrectinib, under the brand name Vitrakvi, for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with advanced solid tumors that harbor a Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase (NTRK) gene fusion. NTRK gene fusions should be identified by a sufficiently validated test.