{"id":389527,"date":"2020-11-30T08:33:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=389527"},"modified":"2020-11-30T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:33:34","slug":"zymeworks-receives-fda-breakthrough-therapy-designation-for-her2-targeted-bispecific-antibody-zanidatamab-in-patients-with-biliary-tract-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/zymeworks-receives-fda-breakthrough-therapy-designation-for-her2-targeted-bispecific-antibody-zanidatamab-in-patients-with-biliary-tract-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Zymeworks Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for HER2-Targeted Bispecific Antibody Zanidatamab in Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Zymeworks Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for HER2-Targeted Bispecific Antibody Zanidatamab in Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nZymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for zanidatamab in patients with previously-treated HER2 gene-amplified biliary tract cancer (BTC).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to new medicines that are intended to treat a serious condition and where clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over available therapy on a clinically significant endpoint. Zanidatamab will now be eligible for Accelerated Approval, Priority Review and Rolling Review, as well as intensive FDA guidance on an efficient drug development program.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThis Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA, based on data generated in BTC patients treated in the initial Phase 1 trial, is recognition of the potential of zanidatamab to provide a new approach to cancer treatment,\u201d said Diana Hausman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Zymeworks. \u201cThis milestone supports our strategy for accelerated approval and will help make zanidatamab available for patients as quickly as possible.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBTC is a rare and aggressive cancer,\u201d said James Priour, Senior Vice President, Commercial, at Zymeworks. \u201cReceiving this designation from the FDA is testament to the potential of zanidatamab to be the first HER2-targeting therapy approved for metastatic BTC patients.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEarlier this year, Zymeworks initiated a global Phase 2b registration-enabling study of single agent zanidatamab in patients with previously treated HER2 gene-amplified BTC. This study, which is currently enrolling patients, is designed to support accelerated approval based on a primary endpoint of objective response rate, and secondary endpoints of duration of response and safety and may enable submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) as early as 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis Breakthrough Therapy designation was based on an ongoing clinical trial of zanidatamab in patients with locally advanced (unresectable) and\/or metastatic HER2-expressing tumors including BTC. Updated clinical data for single agent zanidatamab patients with BTC has been accepted for presentation at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology\u2019s Virtual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO GI) January 15-17, 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Zanidatamab<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nZanidatamab is a bispecific antibody, based on Zymeworks\u2019 Azymetric\u2122 platform, that can simultaneously bind two non-overlapping epitopes of HER2, known as biparatopic binding. This unique design results in multiple mechanisms of action including dual HER2 signal blockade, increased binding, and removal of HER2 protein from the cell surface, and potent effector function leading to encouraging antitumor activity in patients. Zymeworks is developing zanidatamab in multiple Phase 1, Phase 2, and registration-enabling clinical trials globally as a targeted treatment option for patients with solid tumors that express HER2. In addition to Breakthrough Therapy designation for zanidatamab in BTC, the U.S. FDA has granted two Fast Track designations to zanidatamab, one as a single agent for refractory BTC and one in combination with standard of care chemotherapy, for first-line gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA). Zanidatamab has also received Orphan Drug designations for the treatment of biliary tract, gastric and ovarian cancers from the U.S. FDA, as well as Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of gastric cancer from the European Medicines Agency.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Biliary Tract Cancer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBiliary tract cancer (BTC), including gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), accounts for approximately 3% of all adult cancers and is associated with a poor prognosis. Globally, more than 210,000 people are diagnosed with BTC every year. Most patients (&gt; 65%) with BTC are diagnosed with tumors that cannot be removed surgically, and even those patients who undergo potentially curative surgery have a high recurrence rate. Treatment options are limited for patients with advanced BTC who experience disease progression after front-line chemotherapy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a well-described target for anti-cancer therapy. Tumor cells that produce a higher than normal level of HER2 tend to grow more quickly and spread to other parts of the body. About 5% to 19% of patients with BTC have tumors that express HER2, suggesting that these patients may potentially benefit from HER2-targeted therapy.<i \/>Currently no HER2-targeted therapy has been approved for the treatment of BTC.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Zymeworks Inc. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nZymeworks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of next-generation multifunctional biotherapeutics. Zymeworks\u2019 suite of therapeutic platforms and its fully integrated drug development engine enable precise engineering of highly differentiated product candidates. Zymeworks\u2019 lead clinical candidate, zanidatamab (ZW25), is a novel Azymetric\u2122 bispecific antibody which has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA and is currently enrolling in a registration-enabling clinical trial for refractory HER2+ biliary tract cancer as well as several Phase 2 clinical trials for HER2+ gastroesophageal and breast cancers. Zymeworks\u2019 second clinical candidate, ZW49, is a bispecific antibody-drug conjugate currently in Phase 1 clinical development and combines the unique design and antibody framework of zanidatamab with Zymeworks\u2019 proprietary ZymeLink\u2122 linker-cytotoxin. Zymeworks is also advancing a deep preclinical pipeline in oncology (including immuno-oncology agents) and other therapeutic areas. In addition, its therapeutic platforms are being leveraged through strategic partnerships with nine biopharmaceutical companies. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zymeworks.com&amp;esheet=52338926&amp;newsitemid=20201130005339&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.zymeworks.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=44f250178b3b861adb7ad310dc43d8de\">www.zymeworks.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis press release includes \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and \u201cforward-looking information\u201d within the meaning of Canadian securities laws, or collectively, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to the potential therapeutic effects of zanidatamab, the potential submission of a Biologics License Application, Zymeworks\u2019 clinical and preclinical development of its product candidates, and other information that is not historical information. When used herein, words such as \u201cwill\u201d, \u201cmay\u201d, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are based upon Zymeworks\u2019 current expectations and various assumptions. Zymeworks believes there is a reasonable basis for its expectations and beliefs, but they are inherently uncertain. 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(NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for zanidatamab in patients with previously-treated HER2 gene-amplified biliary tract cancer (BTC). The FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to new medicines that are intended to treat a serious condition and where clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over available therapy on a clinically significant endpoint. 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(NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for zanidatamab in patients with previously-treated HER2 gene-amplified biliary tract cancer (BTC). The FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to new medicines that are intended to treat a serious condition and where clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over available therapy on a clinically significant endpoint. 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