EU approves FRUZAQLA in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Based on Results from Ph 3 FRESCO-2 Trial
“Today’s approval marks an important moment for the colorectal cancer community in the EU. For the first time in over a decade, patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer have a new targeted treatment option that can be used irrespective of whether their tumors harbor actionable mutations,” said Teresa Bitetti, president of the Global Oncology Business Unit at Takeda. “We look forward to offering patients a novel treatment option that has a manageable safety profile and can be effective regardless of the prior types of therapies they have received.”
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