Zentalis Pharma shakes up plans for Phase III in ovarian cancer:
Zentalis
announced
Monday that it is no longer planning to test its lead candidate, azenosertib, in combination with chemotherapy in second-line platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer (PSOC) patients. The Phase III study was expected to start in the first quarter of next year. Instead, the company plans to test the wee1 inhibitorwee1 inhibitor as a first-line maintenance treatment for PSOC, pushing back the timeline for beginning a Phase III trial into 2025. Zentalis also shared updated results from a Phase I study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The biotech is currently running a Phase II trial for which it plans to share topline data in 2025. Zentalis {ZNTL} shares fell over 20% after markets opened Monday. —
Lei Lei Wu