Tazverik Clinical Development Timeline

Chronicle of the development and review of Epizyme’s epithelioid sarcoma treatment tazemetostat.

This timeline depicts key steps in the US Food and Drug Administration review of Epizyme, Inc.’s epithelioid sarcoma drug Tazverik (tazemetostat) and is part of the Pink Sheet's Drug Review Profile of the approval. (Also see "Tazverik Accelerated Approval: Disease Rarity And Unmet Need Won Out Over Efficacy Concerns" - Pink Sheet, 13 August, 2020.)

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