Turnaround For Spectrum’s Poziotinib As Phase II Cohort 2 Meets Endpoint
Executive Summary
Spectrum is set to discuss NDA submission plans with the US FDA after unveiling positive top line results from Cohort 2 of the Phase II ZENITH20 study with poziotinib, in pretreated NSCLC patients with HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations. The drug, licensed from Hanmi, failed in the Cohort 1 part of the trial earlier this year.
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