China's National Medical Products Administration approves Vyloy (zolbetuximab) for first-line treatment of advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

Astellas

5 January 2024 - Treatment with the claudin 18.2 targeted monoclonal antibody shown to significantly extend both progression-free survival and overall survival in the Phase 3 GLOW and SPOTLIGHT trials.

Astellas Pharma today announced that China's National Medical Products Administration has approved Vyloy (zolbetuximab), in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2 negative gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumours are claudin 18.2 positive.

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