Checkpoint Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of UNLOXCYT™ (cosibelimab-ipdl)
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WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. ("Checkpoint") (NASDAQ:CKPT), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has approved UNLOXCYT™ (cosibelimab-ipdl) for the treatment of adults with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma ("cSCC") or locally advanced cSCC who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation. UNLOXCYT is the first and only programmed death ligand-1 ("PD-L1") blocking antibody to receive FDA marketing approval for this indication.
The recommended commercial dosage of UNLOXCYT is 1,200 mg administered as an intravenous infusion over 60 minutes every three weeks.