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. Amgen's Lumakras in combination with Vectibix was approved to treat adult patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body despite receiving chemotherapy,

The US regulator has cleared Lumakras (sotorasib) in combination with Amgen's anti-EGFR antibody Vectibix (panitumumab) for adults with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who have been previously treated with chemotherapy.