Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157 combo shows durable benefit in resected high-risk melanoma

Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157 combo shows durable benefit in resected high-risk melanoma

Moderna, Inc. and Merck have reported five-year follow-up results from the Phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 study evaluating intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157 or V940), an investigational individualized mRNA-based neoantigen therapy, in combination with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) in patients with resected high-risk stage III or IV melanoma. The combination demonstrated a 49 percent reduction in the risk of recurrence or […]

Can Senhwa’s CX-5461 finally turn cold tumors hot in immunotherapy’s toughest challenge?

Can Senhwa’s CX-5461 finally turn cold tumors hot in immunotherapy’s toughest challenge?

Senhwa Biosciences Inc. and BeOne Medicines have signed a clinical supply agreement to explore a novel drug combination aimed at treating hard-to-reach cancers. The collaboration will test Senhwa’s lead compound Pidnarulex (CX-5461), a G-quadruplex stabilizer, in combination with BeOne’s PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab. The Phase 1b/2a clinical trial will enroll patients with advanced solid tumors, including […]

Can Akeso’s cadonilimab unlock PD-L1-agnostic immunotherapy for gastric cancer patients?

Can Akeso’s cadonilimab unlock PD-L1-agnostic immunotherapy for gastric cancer patients?

Akeso Inc. has secured clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate COMPASSION-37, a global Phase III trial evaluating cadonilimab, a first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, as part of a first-line treatment regimen for HER2-negative, unresectable or metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The randomized, multicenter trial will compare cadonilimab plus chemotherapy against […]