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FDA grants accelerate approval for brigatinib for ALK-positive NSCLC

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FDA granted an accelerated approval to brigatinib, trade name Alunbrig, for the treatment of patients with metastatic anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib.

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