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Ribociclib (Kisqali) for Early Breast Cancer (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 09, 2024 (Issue 1717)
sye’ klib Kisqali: kis kah’ lee
MECHANISM OF ACTION — CDKs 4 and 6 regulate
the G1/S phase ...
The oral cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor
ribociclib (Kisqali – Novartis), which was approved by
the FDA in 2017 for use with an aromatase inhibitor
or fulvestrant for treatment of hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor
2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast
cancer, has now been approved for use with an
aromatase inhibitor for adjuvant treatment of HR-positive,
HER2-negative stage II or III early breast
cancer at high risk of recurrence. Kisqali can be used in
patients with node-positive or node-negative disease.
The CDK 4/6...
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 Dec 9;66(1717):e202-3 doi:10.58347/tml.2024.1717f | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Revumenib (Revuforj) for Acute Leukemia (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 06, 2025 (Issue 1719)
trial.
MECHANISM OF ACTION ― KMT2A rearrangements
occur in up to 10% of patients with acute leukemia ...
Revumenib (Revuforj – Syndax), an oral menin
inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for treatment
of relapsed or refractory acute leukemia in patients
≥1 year old with a lysine methyltransferase 2A gene
(KMT2A) translocation. It is the first menin inhibitor to
be approved in the US.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Jan 6;67(1719):e8-9 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1719d | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Ensartinib (Ensacove) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Feb 17, 2025 (Issue 1722)
survival compared to the ALK inhibitor
crizotinib (Xalkori).
MECHANISM OF ACTION — Translocations of ALK ...
The FDA has approved ensartinib (Ensacove –
Xcovery), an oral kinase inhibitor, for treatment of
anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive, locally
advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) in adults who have not previously received an
ALK inhibitor (e.g, crizotinib [Xalkori], certinib [Zykadia],
alectinib [Alecensa], brigatinib [Alunbrig], lorlatinib
[Lorbrena]). All previously approved ALK inhibitors are
also approved for first-line use.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Feb 17;67(1722):e34-5 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1722h | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Mirdametinib (Gomekli) for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Apr 14, 2025 (Issue 1726)
MECHANISM OF ACTION – Mutations in the NF1 gene
can cause persistent mitogen-activated protein kinase ...
Mirdametinib (Gomekli – SpringWorks Therapeutics),
an oral kinase inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA
for treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) in
patients ≥2 years old who have symptomatic plexiform
neurofibromas not amenable to complete resection.
Mirdametinib is the second drug to be approved for
this indication in the US and the first to be approved
for use in adults. The oral kinase inhibitor selumetinib
(Koselugo) was approved in 2020 for use in patients
2-17 years old.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Apr 14;67(1726):e64-5 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1726g | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Diazoxide Choline (Vykat XR) for Prader-Willi Syndrome-Associated Hyperphagia (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Apr 28, 2025 (Issue 1727)
, which can lead to severe
obesity.1
MECHANISM OF ACTION — Diazoxide choline, a
nondiuretic ...
The FDA has approved diazoxide choline extended-release
tablets (Vykat XR – Soleno Therapeutics) for
treatment of hyperphagia in patients ≥4 years old
with Prader-Willi syndrome. Diazoxide choline is the
first drug to be approved in the US for this indication.
Diazoxide oral suspension (Proglycem) has been
available for years for management of symptomatic
hypoglycemia.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Apr 28;67(1727):e72-3 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1727e | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
In Brief: Alternatives to Bicillin L-A
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 05, 2026 (Issue 1745)
-A. Priority actions following recall. July 18, 2025.
Available at: https://bit.ly/45taFdq. Accessed December ...
On July 10, 2025 Pfizer issued a voluntary recall
of certain lots of long-acting intramuscular (IM)
benzathine penicillin G (Bicillin L-A) due to particulates
identified during visual inspection. The CDC has
issued a "Dear Colleague Letter" to alert healthcare
providers about the recall and provide advice on how
to manage the potentially limited supply of the drug for
treatment of syphilis, which has been increasing in the
US.2 Benzathine penicillin G is also used for treatment
of group A streptococcal pharyngitis and prophylaxis
of rheumatic fever.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2026 Jan 5;68(1745):7-8 doi:10.58347/tml.2026.1745d | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Intravesical Gemcitabine (Inlexzo) for Bladder Cancer (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 27, 2025 (Issue 1740)
into the bladder
through a catheter.
MECHANISM OF ACTION — Gemcitabine inhibits DNA
synthesis, resulting ...
The FDA has approved Inlexzo, a gemcitabine
intravesical system, for treatment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive nonmuscle invasive
bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ, with or
without papillary tumors. The Inlexzo system is placed
into the bladder to deliver gemcitabine for 3 weeks.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Oct 27;67(1740):e176-7 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1740c | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Nerandomilast (Jascayd) for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 22, 2025 (Issue 1744)
effects.1
MECHANISM OF ACTION — Nerandomilast inhibits
PDE4, increasing cyclic adenosine monophosphate ...
Nerandomilast (Jascayd – Boehringer Ingelheim),
an oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor, has
been approved by the FDA for treatment of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in adults. It is the third drug
to be approved in the US for this indication; the oral
antifibrotic drugs pirfenidone (Esbriet, and generics)
and nintedanib (Ofev) were approved in 2014.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Dec 22;67(1744):207 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1744d | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Teprotumumab (Tepezza) for Thyroid Eye Disease
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 31, 2021 (Issue 1625)
MECHANISM OF ACTION — IGF-1R is overexpressed by
orbital fibroblasts in patients with thyroid eye disease ...
Teprotumumab-trbw (Tepezza - Horizon), an insulin-like
growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor, has
been approved by the FDA for IV treatment of thyroid
eye disease. It is the first drug to be approved in the US
for this indication.
Leuprolide Acetate (Fensolvi) for Central Precocious Puberty (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Sep 23, 2021 (Issue 1634)
the child to grow to a
normal adult height.2
MECHANISM OF ACTION — GnRH agonists such as
leuprolide ...
Fensolvi (Tolmar), a long-acting subcutaneous formulation
of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
agonist leuprolide acetate, has been approved by the
FDA for treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP)
in children ≥2 years old. It is the first formulation of
the drug to be approved for SC administration once
every 6 months. IM formulations of leuprolide acetate,
which are given once monthly or every 3 months, and
the GnRH agonists histrelin acetate (Supprelin LA) and
triptorelin (Triptodur) have been available for years for
treatment of CPP.
