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Regeneron’s Libtayo Combo Approved as First Line NSCLC Treatment

Efficacy results comparing the Libtayo combination to chemotherapy alone include 22-month median overall survival versus 13 months.

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. received approval from the U.S. FDA for the PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no EGFR, ALK or ROS1 aberrations. Patients must either have metastatic or locally advanced tumors that are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation.    The approval is based on data from the global Phase 3 trial, EMPOWER-Lung ...

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