AstraZeneca Partners with Dizal on Lung Cancer Drug

AstraZeneca has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Dizal Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd for Zegfrovy (sunvozertinib), a novel oral irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor for patients with lung cancer. AstraZeneca will acquire worldwide rights to develop and commercialise Zegfrovy.

Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Haematology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “AstraZeneca is a leader in treating EGFR-mutated lung cancer, and we are eager to add Zegfrovy to our world-class portfolio of innovative medicines for patients whose tumours carry exon 20 insertion mutations. With this agreement, we will bring a differentiated, oral targeted treatment to these patients with limited options across the globe.”

Dr. Xiaolin Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of Dizal said: “As a leading global company with a strong lung cancer franchise, AstraZeneca will help ensure patients around the world can benefit from this innovation discovered by Dizal scientists in China. Zegfrovy is the only oral targeted therapy for EGFR exon 20 insertion non-small cell lung cancer approved in the US and China for patients following prior systemic therapy.”

Dizal recently announced positive results from the global WU-KONG28 Phase III trial of Zegfrovy in 1st-line NSCLC with exon 20 insertion EGFR mutations