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Generic Name: everolimus
Trade Name: Afinitor
Date Designated: 02/14/2008
Orphan Designation: Treatment of neuroendocrine tumors
Orphan Designation Status: Designated/Approved
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
One Health Plaza, 315/5450A
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
United States

The sponsor address listed is the last reported by the sponsor to OOPD.

Marketing approved:

1 Generic Name: everolimus
Trade Name: Afinitor
Marketing Approval Date: 05/05/2011
Approved Labeled Indication: Treatment of progressive neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic origin (PNET) in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic disease.
Exclusivity End Date: 05/05/2018 
Exclusivity Protected Indication* :  
2 Generic Name: everolimus
Trade Name: Afinitor
Marketing Approval Date: 02/26/2016
Approved Labeled Indication: Treatment of adult patients with progressive neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic origin (PNET) in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic disease; and treatment of adult patients with progressive, well-differentiated, non-functional, neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of gastrointestinal (GI) or lung origin, with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic disease.
Exclusivity End Date: 02/26/2023 
Exclusivity Protected Indication* :  Treatment of adult patients with progressive, well-differentiated, non-functional, neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of gastrointestinal (GI) (excluding pancreatic) or lung origin, with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic disease.

*Exclusivity Protected Indications are shown for approvals from 01/01/2013 to the present.
*Data for the Date Designation Withdrawn or Revoked field are shown for designations withdrawn or revoked after 08/12/2013.
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