Zymeworks takes second drug into trials in HER2 expressing cancers

15 March 2018
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Canadian biotech firm Zymeworks (TSX: ZYME) has designated a second product for clinical testing.

ZW49 will also be the first candidate selected for clinical development using the ZymeLink antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platform, acquired as part of the company’s 2016 acquisition of Kairos Therapeutics.

"With the advancement of ZW49, we now have a portfolio of agents with the potential to address the full spectrum of patients with HER2-expressing cancers"

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