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Trade names | Fruzaqla |
Other names | HMPL-013 |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a623060 |
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Routes of administration | By mouth |
Drug class | Antineoplastic |
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Formula | C21H19N3O5 |
Molar mass | 393.399 g·mol−1 |
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Fruquintinib, sold under the brand name Fruzaqla, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of colorectal cancer. [6] Fruquintinib is a kinase inhibitor. [6] It is taken by mouth. [6]
The most common adverse reactions include hypertension, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, proteinuria, dysphonia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and asthenia. [9]
Fruquintinib was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2023. [9] [10]
Fruquintinib is indicated for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer who received prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wild-type and medically appropriate, an anti-EGFR therapy. [6] [9] [11] [12]
Efficacy was evaluated in FRESCO-2 (NCT04322539) and FRESCO (NCT02314819). [9] FRESCO-2 (NCT04322539), an international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, evaluated 691 participants with metastatic colorectal cancer who had disease progression during or after prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF biological therapy an anti-EGFR biological therapy if RAS wild type, and at least one of trifluridine/tipiracil or regorafenib. [9] FRESCO, a multicenter, placebo-controlled trial conducted in China, evaluated 416 participants with metastatic colorectal cancer who had disease progression during or after prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy. [9]
In April 2024, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Fruzaqla, intended for the treatment of people with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). [7] [13] The applicant for this medicinal product is Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG Ireland Branch. [7] Fruzaqla was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2024. [8]