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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

FDA Approves Aliqopa for Follicular Lymphoma

Drug: Copanlisib (Aliqopa, Bayer)

Status: Granted accelerated approval to treat patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma who have received at least 2 prior treatments

Significant Information:

  • Copanlisib is a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor that hinders several key cell-signaling pathways, including B-cell receptor signaling, CXCL12-mediated chemotaxis of malignant B cells and NFkappaB signaling in lymphoma cell lines.
  • The approval was based on the phase 2, single-arm CHRONOS-1 trial of