FDA approves LOQTORZI™ (toripalimab-tpzi) in All Lines of Treatment for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
“LOQTORZI’s first approval is a pivotal event for Coherus as an innovative oncology company. As a next generation PD-1 inhibitor it is the keystone of our I-O strategy to extend cancer patient survival as shown with the impressive results in NPC,” said Denny Lanfear, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coherus. “We are particularly excited to now turn our attention to developing LOQTORZI across multiple tumor types in combination with I-O agents that target the tumor microenvironment, such as our IL27-targeted antibody, casdozokitug, and our CCR8 inhibitor CHS-114, potentially greatly expanding the number of cancer patients achieving improved survival benefit.”
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