Mogamulizumab Nips At Adcetris’s Heels In CTCL After New Results

Mogamulizumab has met its primary survival endpoint in a comparative Phase III trial in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, positioning the Kyowa Hakko Kirin product as a potential close follower to Adcetris in the second-line setting.

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Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. says it plans to initiate discussions with regulatory authorities this year about pursuing marketing authorizations for mogamulizumab in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), following just-released positive top-line results from a comparative Phase III trial.

The new findings position the CCR4-targeting antibody as a likely “close follower“ in the CTCL setting to Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin),...

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