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Sanofi/Regeneron's IO Springboard Libtayo Cleared For Skin Cancer

 
• By Emily Hayes

In addition to skin cancer, the PD-1 inhibitor cemiplimab is being positioned for a range of other tumor types with Phase III studies ongoing in lung and cervical cancers.

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US FDA approval of Sanofi/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) in a niche market for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) paves the way for development across a range of other indications as well for the partners' immuno-oncology strategy more generally.

FDA approved Libtayo on Sept. 28 for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) in patients who are not candidates fur...

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