RYBREVANT FASPRO™ (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for patients with advanced head and neck cancer
“Patients with HPV-unrelated recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer often face rapid disease progression and have limited treatment options,” said Kiran Patel, Vice President, Global Head, Solid Tumor Clinical Development and Diagnostics, Johnson & Johnson. “Receiving Breakthrough Therapy Designation underscores the FDA’s recognition of these early clinical data and the urgent need for new therapies. Dual targeting EGFR and MET has shown meaningful clinical benefit in lung cancer, helping patients live longer by changing disease biology and preventing treatment resistance. We are now applying this same multi-targeted approach in head and neck cancer with the goal of improving outcomes for patients.”
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