New Delhi, June 25 -- Eli Lilly and Company India on Thursday announced the launch of its cancer treatment drug Tanstrive in India.

The launch follows marketing authorisation from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumours with a rearranged during transfection (RET) gene, the company said in a statement.

Tanstrive is available in India in 40 mg, 80 mg, 120 mg and 160 mg tablet strengths; administered orally twice daily. It is priced at Rs.2.15 lakh per box, which provides a 14-day treatment regimen, with dosing administered twice daily, the company said.

It is designed to selectively target RET alterations and block the abnormal signalling pathways that drive t...