Alembic Pharma bags USFDA nod for blood cancer drug Dasatinib

Written By :  Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By :  Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2025-11-07 09:24 GMT   |   Update On 2025-11-07 09:24 GMT
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Vadodara: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced that the company has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Dasatinib Tablets, 20 mg, 50 mg, 70 mg, 80 mg, 100 mg, and 140 mg.

The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), Sprycel Tablets, 20 mg, 50 mg, 70 mg, 80 mg, 100 mg, and 140 mg, of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS).

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Dasatinib tablets are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with:

(i) newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosomepositive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase,

(ii) chronic, accelerated, or myeloid or lymphoid blast phase Ph+ CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy including imatinib,

(iii) Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy.

Dasatinib tablets are also indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Ph+ CML in chronic phase.

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Dasatinib Tablets, 20 mg, 50 mg, 70 mg, 80 mg, 100 mg, and 140 mg, have an estimated market size of US$ 1,017 million for twelve months ending September 2025 according to IQVIA. Alembic has a cumulative total of 227 ANDA approvals (207 final approvals and 20 tentative approvals) from USFDA.

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Headquartered in India, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited is a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company. The company is a publicly listed company that manufactures and markets generic pharmaceutical products all over the world. Alembic's state of the art research and manufacturing facilities are approved by regulatory authorities of many developed countries including the USFDA. 

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