Last month, the FDA granted accelerated approval to lurbinectedin (ZepzelcaTM, Pharma Mar, S.A.) for adults with metastatic small-cell lung cancer experiencing disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. In this interview, Luis Paz-Ares, MD, principal investigator of the phase 2 basket trial PM1183-B-005-14 (Study B-005; NCT02454972), on which the approval was based, spoke with i3 Health about the approval's significance, notable adverse events with lurbinectedin, and the wealth...

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to lurbinectedin (ZepzelcaTM, Pharma Mar, S.A.) for adults with metastatic small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) experiencing disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. The efficacy of lurbinectedin, a selective inhibitor of oncogenic transcription, was investigated in a multinational, single-arm, open-label phase 2 basket trial, PM1183-B-005-14 (Study B-005; NCT02454972), which enrolled adults with SCLC previously treated with only one chemothe...