Clovis Oncology's Rubraca gets U.S. FDA approval for prostate cancer

Clovis Oncology Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug Rubraca for the treatment of adult patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, whose tumors have a genetic mutation. The approval is for the drug's use in patients whose tumors have a mutation called BRCA, and whose disease had advanced despite prior rounds of chemotherapy, the company said. (Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)