Did MEI/Kyowa Kirin Beat The PI3K Tolerability Trap?

Zandelisib Shows Unexpectedly Positive Data

PI3K-delta inhibitors have often suffered from safety and tolerability issues, but Phase II data show higher efficacy and lower discontinuation rates for zandelisib than others in the class.

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MEI/Kyowa Kirin's zandelisib appears to pull ahead of other PI3K-delta inhibitors on efficacy and safety • Source: Shutterstock

New data suggest that Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd./MEI Pharma, Inc.’s PI3K inhibitor zandelisib has better-than-expected efficacy data and a favorable safety profile that could position it as a top player in a class whose members have often suffered from safety issues.

MEI and Kyowa Kirin announced 30 November interim data from their single-arm, Phase II TIDAL study testing zandelisib as a...

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