Japan's Daiichi Sankyo has claimed its first worldwide approval for Ezharmia, a first-in-class dual EZH1 and EZH2 inhibitor for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory adult T-cell ...

Daiichi Sankyo has a second approval in Japan for Ezharmia, its first-in-class dual EZH1 and EZH2 inhibitor, as a treatment for relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).

Both drugs target EZH2, a protein that helps control which genes are active or silent. After just 48 hours of drug exposure, the cells began producing insulin and responding to glucose—just like ...