Pharmaceutical

FDA Approves Alunbrig (brigatinib) for Rare Lung Cancer Takeda Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approved Alunbrig (brigatinib) to treat patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib. Brigatinib is a kinase inhibitor that can be taken orally. The recommended dose is 90 mg orally once daily for the first 7 days. If 90 mg is tolerated during the first 7 days, the patient should increase the dose to 180 mg orally once daily. The pill can be taken with or without food. Brigatinib has an orphan drug designation for this indication and Takeda received an Accelerate...