Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved erdafitinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) harboring susceptible FGFR3 genetic alterations, who have experienced disease progression during or after at least one line of prior therapy, including within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

BALVERSA (erdafitinib) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC), harbouring susceptible fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)3 genetic alterations, who have disease progression during or following at least one line of prior therapy including within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy.

Citation

Janssen Inc. Balversa (erdafitinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00077812.PDF. Revised November 2024. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) FGFR3 p.R248C Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Erdafitinib
Sensitivity (+) FGFR3 p.S249C Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Erdafitinib
Sensitivity (+) FGFR3 p.G370C Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Erdafitinib
Sensitivity (+) FGFR3 p.Y373C Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Erdafitinib
Sensitivity (+) FGFR3::TACC3 Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Erdafitinib