FAILED TRIAL: Ph 3 LAGOON trial of Zepzelca in patients with 2L SCLC did not meet primary endpoint of OS
“Relapsed SCLC is an aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis and patients continue to need treatment options, including in later lines of therapy. We thank the investigators, trial sites and patients who were involved in the LAGOON trial, along with our partner, PharmaMar,” said Rob Iannone, M.D., M.S.C.E., executive vice president, global head of research and development, and chief medical officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals. “Zepzelca is an important treatment in SCLC and, based on the strength of the IMforte trial results, we believe its most beneficial use is in the first-line maintenance setting in combination with immunotherapy given the rapid progression of metastatic SCLC after first-line chemotherapy induction.”
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