Astellas has confirmed it is out in front among developers of drugs targeting claudin 18.2, after a second phase 3 trial of zolbetuximab hit its objectives.
Astellas Pharma's zolbetuximab – currently leading an expanding pack of drugs targeting claudin 18.2 – has shown efficacy in the first of a pair of phase 3 trials of gastric or gastroesopha