The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen's combination therapy on Thursday to treat colorectal cancer in patients with a specific gene mutation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amgen’s (NASDAQ:AMGN) KRASG12C inhibitor Lumakras as part of a combination regimen for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) whose tumors harbor an abnormal gene known as KRAS G12C.

The CodeBreaK 300 results demonstrated that Lumakras 960 mg daily plus Vectibix (n=53) showed an improved median progression-free survival (PFS) of 5.6 months compared to 2 months on the investigator’s choice of care (n=54).