Shots: Recently EC granted Marketing Authorization to Astellas’ VYLOY (zolbetuximab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric and GEJ cancers Zolbetuximab, a monoclonal antibody designed to target gastric tumor cells that express CLDN18.2 biomarker Today, at PharmaShots we have Dr. Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore the Head of Development, Immuno-Oncology and Cancer Cell…
Shots: At ASCO 2024, Astellas Pharma presented 16 abstracts across several types of cancers with unmet medical needs Today at PharmaShots, we have Ahsan Arozullah Sr. VP, Head of Oncology Development, shedding light on the advancement Astellas’ oncology portfolio for urothelial carcinoma, gastric cancer, and prostate cancer Ahsan talks about the presented results from studies…
Shots: The CHMP has granted positive opinion to zolbetuximab + CT, with the decision anticipated in Oct 2024 & applicable across the whole EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway. Other worldwide regulatory applications are under review Opinion was supported by 2 P-III studies assessing zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 [SPOTLIGHT (n=565)] & CAPOX [GLOW (n=507)] vs PBO…
Shots: Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore, HOD, Immuno-Oncology & Cancer Cell Therapy at Astellas shares insights from the P-III trials (SPOTLIGHT & GLOW) In SPOTLIGHT and GLOW, zolbetuximab and chemotherapy demonstrated improved PFS and OS vs placebo plus chemotherapy, yielding positive outcomes for patients with advanced gastric or GEJ cancer. Moitreyee highlights the ongoing clinical trials for the…
Shots: PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, the EU, China, and Korea. This month’s report includes 7 biological drugs, 10 small molecules, 8 cell and gene therapies, 1 radiopharmaceutical, 2 microbiota and 1 diagnostic test MyoPax’ Satori-01, focused on repairing the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex sphincter…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Andrew Krivoshik, Senior Vice President and Oncology Therapeutic Area Head at Astellas, shared his views on the P-II FAST study result published in the journal Gastric Cancer and highlights the data published in Annals of Oncology.Shots:The data from P-II FAST study evaluating zolbetuximab + EOX in 1L patients with advanced gastric and…

