Zepzelca® (lurbinectedin) and Tecentriq Combination Granted U.S. FDA Priority Review for First-Line Maintenance Treatment of Extensive-Stage SCLC
“The FDA’s Priority Review designation for Zepzelca in combination with atezolizumab as a first-line maintenance treatment highlights the urgent need for new approaches and the potential benefit of Zepzelca for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a disease with limited therapeutic options and high unmet need,” 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. “We are pleased to have received this review designation after presenting the IMforte trial data at ASCO 2025 with simultaneous publication in The Lancet. Together, these milestones bring us a step closer to potentially offering patients a new first-line maintenance option that could help extend the time they live without their disease progressing.”
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