Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BCR::ABL1 status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Nilotinib in patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1+.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to nilotinib for the treatment of adult patients with chronic phase (CP) and accelerated phase (AP) Ph+ CML resistant to or intolerant to prior therapy that included imatinib.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration:

Tasigna is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic phase (CP) and accelerated phase (AP) Ph+ CML resistant to or intolerant to prior therapy that included imatinib.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Tasigna (nilotinib) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/022068s041lbl.pdf. Revised February 2024. Accessed October 30, 2024.