EPKINLY® (epcoritamab) Approved by Japan MHLW for Additional Indication as a Treatment for R/R Follicular Lymphoma
“In the treatment of follicular lymphoma, where options become limited with each relapse, there remains a high unmet need for third-line and subsequent therapies in the absence of a clear standard of care,” said Dr. Koji Izutsu, Head of the Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, who served as the principal investigator of the Japanese Phase 1/2 clinical trial (EPCORE NHL-3 trial). “The responses and tolerability demonstrated in this trial support the potential of epcoritamab to become an important option in future treatment strategies for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.”
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