Tepotinib

Tepotinib (INN/USAN), sold under the brand name Tepmetko, is a medication for the treatment of adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a mutation that leads to mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping.[2][3] It is a c-Met inhibitor, a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Tepotinib
Clinical data
Trade namesTepmetko
Other namesEMD-1214063
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  • Not recommended
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administration		By mouth
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FormulaC29H28N6O2
Molar mass492.583 g·mol−1
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Tepotinib first received marketing approval in Japan, in March 2020, as a "line-agnostic" drug, meaning it is approved both for treatment-naive patients and for those in whom previous attempts at treatment have failed.[4] U.S. approval followed in February 2021. It is the second therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat non-small cell lung cancer with these particular mutations, after capmatinib.

Adverse effects

The most common side effects seen in clinical trials were edema, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, muscle aches, and shortness of breath. Like capmatinib, tepotinib can also cause interstitial lung disease and liver damage, and is toxic to a developing fetus.[2]

References
  1. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2021/214096s000lbl.pdf
  2. "FDA grants accelerated approval to tepotinib for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer". 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-03. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "FDA Approves Tepmetko as the First and Only Once-daily Oral MET Inhibitor for Patients with Metastatic NSCLC with METex14 Skipping Alterations". EMD Serono (Press release). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. "Tepmetko (Tepotinib) Approved in Japan for Advanced NSCLC with METex14 Skipping Alterations" (Press release). Merck KGaA. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

Further reading
  • Paik PK, Felip E, Veillon R, Sakai H, Cortot AB, Garassino MC, et al. (September 2020). "Tepotinib in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutations". N Engl J Med. 383 (10): 931–43. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2004407. PMID 32469185.
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