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FDA grants full approval of Imdelltra in ES-SCLC

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FDA granted full approval to Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle) for the treatment of adult patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. The decision to convert Imdelltra’s prior accelerated approval to a full approval is based on data from the global phase III DeLLphi-304 study. 

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