Valemetostat Tosilate: First Approval

Valemetostat tosilate (valemetostat EZHARMIA®), a selective dual inhibitor of histone-lysine N-methyltransferases enhancer of zeste homolog 1 and a pair of (EZH1/2), has been produced by Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited to DS-3201 treat various haematological malignancies and solid tumours, including kinds of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (National hockey league). Valemetostat was approved in Japan in September 2022 to treat patients with relapsed or refractory adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (R/R ATL), a subtype of National hockey league. This short article summarizes the milestones in the introduction of valemetostat resulting in this primary approval for R/R ATL.