FDA Approval Makes Deciphera’s Qinlock First Fourth-Line GIST Drug
Executive Summary
Qinlock (ripretinib), approved as the US FDA rejected Blueprint Medicines’ Ayvakit (avapritinib) in the same indication, is priced on par with the rival drug cleared in January for a narrower GIST use.
You may also be interested in...
Finance Watch: Fundraising Shows Preference For Later-Stage Companies
Recent financings, including the $150m launch of Pathalys and a planned $100m IPO for Mineralys, illustrate the reality of biopharma funding in 2023 – that having near-term clinical trial milestones are key to fundraising this year. Companies with dwindling cash are conserving the funds they have left.
Finance Watch: Biopharma IPOs Slow But SPACs Back On The Go
Public Company Edition: It has been almost a month since a biopharma firm launched an IPO in the US, but special purpose acquisition corporations continue to take drug makers public, including Alvotech and Aerami. Outside the US, MaaT closed an IPO in Paris and BeiGene priced a Shanghai offering.
Deciphera’s Qinlock Hits GIST Roadblock With Phase III Failure
The drug remains likely to get approval in Europe, but for now stuck in fourth-line treatment. The company’s pipeline lacks other near-term catalysts.