New Data Set Up Padcev For Potential Expanded Use

Regulatory Discussions Planned

Positive top-line data from a second pivotal trial cohort are set to support regulatory filings for the ADC in patients whose cancer has progressed after immunotherapy but are ineligible for cisplatin.

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Astellas Pharma, Inc. and Seagen Inc. (formerly Seattle Genetics) have announced positive top-line results from a second cohort of patients in a pivotal Phase II trial with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) in advanced urothelial cancer, paving the way for a planned US filing for a supplemental indication.

The EV-201 trial found durable responses with monotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease previously treated with an...

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