Cervical Cancer Data Inject Fresh Life Into Sanofi's Libtayo

More Positive Phase III Findings For Regeneron-Partnered PD-1 Inhibitor

Libtayo is the first immunotherapy to demonstrate an improvement in OS, PFS and ORR in advanced cervical cancer and approval in this indication could kickstart its lackluster sales to date.

Lyon France, 3 October 2017: White logo of the french multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi on their glass office building in Lyon France
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Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Libtayo was a late entrant in the saturated checkpoint inhibitor market and sales to date have been negligible but more promising late-stage data evaluating the drug in cervical cancer suggests the partners could carve out a lucrative niche in that less competitive indication.

Regeneron and Sanofi have presented updated results from the 304-patient Phase III trial investigating Libtayo (cemiplimab) in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who had previously progressed on chemotherapy...

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