Preseptal cellulitis, intraocular inflammatory reaction and corneal persistent epithelial defect as side effects of avapritinib

Avapritinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor currently being investigated on clinical trials for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). It has been recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic GIST harbouring PDGFRa Exon 18 mutation and by the European Medicines Agency for the treatments of unresectable or...