First Patient Treated in Mainland China for the Global Phase 3 FORTITUDE-101 Study of Bemarituzumab in First-Line Gastric Cancer
“Approximately 30 percent of advanced HER2-negative gastric cancer patients are estimated to have FGFR2b overexpression, and currently, there are no approved treatments targeting FGFR2b in gastric cancer,” said Rafael G. Amado, M.D., President, Head of Global Oncology Research and Development at Zai Lab. “We are focused on expanding treatment options to patients with advanced cancer, and we look forward to our continued partnership with Amgen to advance this global Phase 3 study and gain a greater understanding of the potential of bemarituzumab to impact gastric cancer treatment.”
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