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FDA Approves Zolbetuximab-clzb With Chemotherapy for Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Posted on 10/21/2024

On October 18, US the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zolbetuximab-clzb, a claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-directed cytolytic antibody, with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, 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, as determined by an FDA-approved test.

For more information read the FDA announcement and the Astellas Pharma US announcement.


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