FDA record · Cancer
Emrelis (telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv)
What FDA's own documents say about Emrelis: what it is approved for, the trials FDA reviewed, the results it reported and the risks on the label.
- Sponsor
- Abbvie Inc.
- First approved
- May 14, 2025
- Status
- Accelerated approval
- Read from
- 11 FDA documents, 471 pages
What it is approved for
“EMRELIS is a c-Met-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high c-Met protein overexpression [>=50% of tumor cells with strong (3+) staining], as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received a prior systemic therapy.”
Prescribing Information (Label) · PDF p. 2 · fda.gov ↗
Trials FDA reviewed
Mentions: how many sentences across the FDA documents name the trial. NCT ids are read from the documents or, where they give none, matched on ClinicalTrials.gov by the trial's name or protocol code.
Results FDA reported
Sentences from FDA's reviews that give an endpoint's p-value, effect or confidence interval, those reporting a treatment effect first.
PFS
“A significant positive correlation between efficacy variables and CavgC1 ADC (PFS per ICR, OS, and DoR) and CmingmADC (PFS per ICR and OS only) was observed (p < 0.05) across the evaluated range of exposures.”
Multi-disciplinary Review · PDF p. 73 · fda.gov ↗
p < 0.05
Safety
Most common adverse reactions
“The most common adverse reactions (>=20%) were peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, decreased appetite, and peripheral edema.”
Prescribing Information (Label) · PDF p. 2 · fda.gov ↗
Adverse events the documents discuss most
- pneumonitis 366 mentions
- anti-drug antibodies 59 mentions
- death 52 mentions
- infusion-related reactions 43 mentions
- thrombocytopenia 10 mentions
- neutropenia 9 mentions
- QTc prolongation 8 mentions
- hepatotoxicity 8 mentions
Dosing on the label
“• The recommended dosage of EMRELIS is 1.9 mg/kg administered intravenously every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.”
Prescribing Information (Label) · PDF p. 2 · fda.gov ↗
FDA documents read
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