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Y-mAbs Therapeutics
Y-mAbs Therapeutics

The FDA decision on Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc.’s (YMAB) Danyelza is slated for November 30, 2020.

Danyelza, which is under priority review by the regulatory agency, is proposed for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer of the nervous system.

Danyelza, known generically as Naxitamab, is a monoclonal antibody that targets GD2, an antigen overexpressed in certain tumors including neuroblastoma and melanoma.

Y-mAbs submitted the Biologics License Application for Danyelza based on the safety and efficacy results of two pivotal phase II studies, dubbed 201 and 12-230.

In the phase II trial known as Study 12-230 that involved 28 patients with primary refractory high-risk neuroblastoma, Danyelza demonstrated an overall objective response rate of 78% and the 2-year progression-free survival rate was 50%.

According to the American Cancer Society, about 800 new cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed each year in the United States.

YMAB closed Friday’s (Oct.23, 2020) trading at $41.38, up 3.45%.