Ignyta Receives FDA Investigational Device Exemption
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Ignyta Inc has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) for its RNA-based companion diagnostic, next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay (Trailblaze Pharos™).
The Trailblaze Pharos assay is intended for use in identifying patients, including those who are treatment-naïve, who have solid tumors with NTRK1/2/3, ROS1, or ALK gene rearrangements leading to fusion proteins, to determine eligibility for enrollment into the global STARTRK-2 trial, a Phase 2 study of entrectinib, a novel, orally available, CNS-penetrant tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting tumors that harbor NTRK1/2/3 (encoding TrkA/TrkB/TrkC), ROS1, or ALK gene fusions.
"We are pleased to have been granted this IDE approval for our investigational companion diagnostic assay, as it allows us to screen potential patients for STARTRK-2 who might not otherwise have access to tumor profiling for these fusions and therefore may never have been identified," said Jonathan Lim, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Ignyta. "We look forward to continuing to work with the FDA on developing and providing a robust assay to help physicians identify cancer patients who may be eligible for our clinical studies."
An IDE allows an investigational device, in this case the Trailblaze Pharos assay, to be used in a clinical study in order to collect safety and effectiveness data required to support a Premarket Approval (PMA) application submission to FDA. An IDE application is approved only after direct review by the FDA on many aspects of the device validation and how clinical testing will be performed.
