VYLOY (zolbetuximab-clzb) Approved by US FDA for Treatment of Advanced Gastric and GEJ Cancer
Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore, Ph.D., M.B.A., Senior Vice President and Head of Immuno-Oncology Development, Astellas said “The approval of VYLOY as the first and only targeted therapy for CLDN18.2-positive patients in the U.S. further delivers on our relentless pursuit of scientific progress for devastating diseases like gastric and GEJ cancers, which are often only discovered at the advanced stage. This achievement is the result of years of dedicated research and development focused on targeting a novel biomarker, and we are grateful to the patients, investigators, and Astellas team members who have made this important advancement for patients a reality.”
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