Childhood Cancers

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FDA approves tovorafenib, the first systemic therapy for BRAF-altered pediatric low-grade glioma

Regulatory status: FDA ApprovedEvidence stage: Later-Stage Human
Cancer type
Childhood Cancers
Population
Patients 6 months to 25 years old with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or a BRAF V600 mutation, who had received at least one prior systemic therapy, enrolled in the single-arm, open-label FIREFLY-1 trial.
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Last reviewed
2026-08-13

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

United States (FDA)

Status
FDA-approved for the exact stated cancer/use
Indication
Patients 6 months of age and older with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or a BRAF V600 mutation.
Biomarker requirement
BRAF fusion/rearrangement or BRAF V600 mutation
Decision date
2024-04-23

Guideline positions

Guideline

Position
Not addressed
Last verified
2026-08-13

Primary evidence supporting this story

Applies to the exact indication stated.

FDA approves eflornithine, the first therapy to reduce relapse risk in high-risk pediatric neuroblastoma

Regulatory status: FDA ApprovedEvidence stage: Later-Stage Human
Cancer type
Childhood Cancers
Population
Adult and pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma (a cancer arising from immature nerve cells, most common in young children) who showed at least a partial response to prior multiagent, multimodality therapy including anti-GD2 immunotherapy, enrolled in the single-arm Study 3b and compared against an external control group drawn from a separate NCI/Children's Oncology Group trial (Study ANBL0032).
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Last reviewed
2026-08-13

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

United States (FDA)

Status
FDA-approved for the exact stated cancer/use
Indication
Adult and pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who have demonstrated at least a partial response to prior multiagent, multimodality therapy including anti-GD2 immunotherapy, to reduce the risk of relapse.
Decision date
2023-12-13

Guideline positions

Guideline

Position
Not addressed
Last verified
2026-08-13

Primary evidence supporting this story

Applies to the exact indication stated.

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