On August 1, 2022 Immedica Pharma AB reported that the MOPH Pharmacy & Drug Control Department has approved ZepzelcaTM (lurbinectedin) – for the treatment of metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) (Press release, Immedica Pharma, AUG 1, 2022, View Source [SID1234617182]).

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"We are pleased to bring a new treatment choice to patients in Qatar with relapsed SCLC," said Anders Edvell, CEO at Immedica Pharma. "The Qatar MOPH approval of lurbinectedin underscores its potential to fill an unmet need in the SCLC community."

Immedica has a strategic alliance with Pharma Mar, the biopharma company which has successfully developed lurbinectedin. Both companies are committed to bringing innovative therapies to patients worldwide.

The approval of Zepzelca by Qatar MOPH Pharmacy & Drug Control Department is based on results from an open label, multi-center, single-arm clinical trial in 105 adults with relapsed SCLC1. The data, which appeared in The Lancet Oncology, in the May 2020 issue, showed that in relapsed SCLC, monotherapy with lurbinectedin had an overall response rate of 35% and a median duration of response of 5.3 months according to investigator assessments. The FDA approval is based on the same data.