FDA approves Ayvakit for unresectable or metastatic PDGFRA Exon 18 mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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FDA approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) Jan. 9 for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor harboring a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) exon 18 mutation, including PDGFRA D842V mutations.

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