The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to rinatabart sesutecan (Rina-S), an investigational folate receptor alpha-directed, TOPO1-inhibitor antibody-drug conjugate, for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or progressive endometrial cancer who have disease progression on or following prior treatment with a platinum-containing regimen and a PD-(L)1 therapy.
Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.
