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New MEK inhibitor approval delivers first NF1 therapy, PRV for Astrazeneca

April 13, 2020
By Michael Fitzhugh
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Following a priority review, partners Astrazeneca plc and Merck & Co. Inc. have gained a green light from the FDA for U.S. marketing of the oral MEK1/2 inhibitor Koselugo (selumetinib), the first FDA-approved treatment for the rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
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