ASCO: With FDA review nearing, Epizyme shares updated sarcoma data

Epizyme has posted updated data from the phase 2 trial it hopes will secure tazemetostat approval in epithelioid sarcoma. The data feature a slight uptick in objective responses offset by rises in the rates of some adverse events.Massachusetts-based Epizyme filed for authorization of tazemetostat last week and arrived at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting armed with data it hopes will persuade the FDA to approve the EZH2 inhibitor. The ASCO data set features one more month of follow-up than the results shared by Epizyme at a previous cancer conference.