Mirvetuximab soravtansine (IMGN853) is a first-in-class ADC comprising a folate receptor alpha (FRα)-binding antibody, cleavable linker, and the maytansinoid payload DM4, a potent tubulin-targeting agent to kill the targeted cancer cells.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation to mirvetuximab for the treatment of ovarian cancer; mirvetuximab has also received this designation in the EU. In June 2018, the FDA granted mirvetuximab Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with medium to high FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who received at least one, but no more than three prior systemic treatment regimens, and for whom single-agent chemotherapy is appropriate as the next line of therapy. This designation is intended to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious and life-threatening conditions.
In December 2019, the Company (ImmunoGen) announced that FDA advised that a new single-arm study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer could support accelerated approval for mirvetuximab. Based on this guidance, the Company initiated SORAYA, a pivotal trial to evaluate mirvetuximab monotherapy in women with FRα-high platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who have been previously treated with Avastin® (bevacizumab). Positive top-line data for SORAYA was announced in November 2021.
The Company is concurrently enrolling MIRASOL, the Phase 3 randomized confirmatory study of mirvetuximab in patients with FRα-high platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who have been treated with up to three prior regimens. Mirvetuximab monotherapy is also being studied in later line platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer and in combination in both platinum-resistant and platinum-sensitive disease.
For more information on mirvetuximab clinical trials, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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