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Taking on Solid Tumors - 7: Astellas Aims for Global Lead in CLDN18.2 TCEs, Building on Success with Vyloy

By Shinya Sato July 3, 2025
Astellas Pharma is striving to solidify its lead in the CLDN18.2-targeted therapy space following the debut of Vyloy (zolbetuximab), the world’s first anti-CLDN18.2 antibody, in 2024. The company is now advancing a bispecific T cell engager (TCE) directed at both…

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