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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of Supplemental Biologics License Application for Ziihera® (zanidatamab-hrii) Combinations in First-Line HER2+ Locally Advanced or Metastatic GEA
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for filing with Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Ziihera® (zanidatamab-hrii) containing combinations for the first-line treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA). The FDA has set a PDUFA target action date
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[{"type":"text","content":"Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date set for August 25, 2026","length":67,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"For U.S. media and investors only","length":33,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"DUBLIN, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for filing with Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Ziihera® (zanidatamab-hrii) containing combinations for the first-line treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA). The FDA has set a PDUFA target action date of August 25, 2026.","length":569,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The sBLA is supported by data from the pivotal HERIZON-GEA-01 trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of zanidatamab in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy with or without the PD-1 inhibitor Tevimbra® (tislelizumab) in patients with advanced or metastatic GEA, including gastric, GEJ and esophageal adenocarcinomas. The submission is under review via the Real-Time Oncology Review (RTOR) program, an initiative of FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence designed to provide a more efficient review process to ensure that safe and effective treatments are available to patients as early as possible.","length":614,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""The HERIZON-GEA-01 trial results are practice changing, supporting the potential of zanidatamab as the HER2-targeted agent-of-choice in HER2+ first-line locally advanced or metastatic GEA. Importantly, the results demonstrated adding tislelizumab to zanidatamab plus chemotherapy further enhanced clinical benefit and marked the first immuno-oncology combination to show efficacy across both PD-L1–positive and PD-L1–negative tumors in this clinical setting," said Rob Iannone, M.D., M.S.C.E., executive vice president, global head of R&D, and chief medical officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals. "We look forward to continuing to work closely with FDA to obtain approval and quickly bring zanidatamab to market for GEA patients in need of new options."","length":772,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The FDA gra...