Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that FDA has acknowledged the company’s resubmission of the Biologics License Application for zolbetuximab, a first-in-class investigational claudin 18.2-targeted monoclonal antibody, for the first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumors are CLDN18.2 positive.
The FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee July 25 voted unanimously to set more rigorous standards for new trials for approval of perioperative indications of cancer drugs.
