HUTCHMED Announces Update on Licensed Oncology Product TAZVERIK® in China

Weekly Voice editorial staff
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HONG KONG and SHANGHAI and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HUTCHMED (China) Limited (“HUTCHMED” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM; HKEX:13) today announces an update regarding TAZVERIK® (tazemetostat), an oncology therapy licensed from Epizyme, Inc. (“Epizyme”), an Ipsen (“Ipsen”) company, in China. Epizyme is the Marketing Authorization Holder of TAZVERIK® in the Chinese mainland, for which HUTCHMED Limited (a subsidiary of the Company) acts as the domestic agent/licensee. Ipsen has informed HUTCHMED that it is voluntarily withdrawing TAZVERIK® in the US. As a result, steps have been taken to initiate the market withdrawal and product recall in China. Consequently, HUTCHMED Limited has initiated a withdrawal and product recall from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, and is discontinuing all active tazemetostat clinical trials. Existing patients should consult their treating physicians immediately to discuss their treatment options.

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