Updates Phase 1 PROCLAIM-CX-072-001 Ipilimumab Combination Study Data –
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA I October 29, 2019 I CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTMX), a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody™ therapeutic technology platform, today announced the initiation of the Phase 2 PROCLAIM (Probody Clinical Assessment In Man) CX-072-002 program evaluating the anti-PD-L1 Probody CX-072, in combination with the anti-CTLA-4 antibody, YERVOY® (ipilimumab), in patients with relapsed or refractory melanoma.
“The initiation of this first Phase 2 study for CX-072 marks the ongoing advancement of our innovative pipeline of Probody therapeutics and reflects our vision for this novel checkpoint inhibitor to become a differentiated centerpiece of combination therapies in multiple cancer types,” said Sean McCarthy, D.Phil., president, chief executive officer and chairman of CytomX Therapeutics.
“Patients whose melanoma has progressed despite prior treatment with checkpoint inhibition remain a significant unmet medical need. This exciting study leverages our unique technology platform to enable a more powerful combination therapy directed against the two best validated pathways in immuno-oncology and could represent a significant advance in outcomes for these patients who have few treatment options,” said Amy Peterson, M.D., chief development officer of CytomX Therapeutics.
About the PROCLAIM-CX-072-002 Ipilimumab Combination Study
PROCLAIM-CX-072-002 is an open-label, multi-center Phase 2 clinical study (NCT03993379) that allows for the testing of CX-072 in combination with ipilimumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma whose disease has progressed or relapsed following treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor. This study will assess the efficacy and tolerability of a fixed dose of 800 mg of CX-072 every three weeks in combination with ipilimumab at the full labelled combination dose and schedule of 3 mg/kg every three weeks for four cycles. CX-072 therapy will be continued once every two weeks after the completion of the combination phase until disease progression. The primary objective is overall response rate (ORR) as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 with secondary objectives evaluating the safety and tolerability of CX-072. The cohort utilizes a Simon 2 Stage design with approximately 40 patients being enrolled into Stage 1 with additional patients being enrolled into Stage 2, pending the outcome of Stage 1. CytomX anticipates initial data from Stage 1 in 2020.
Additional information on this trial is available at ClinicalTrials.gov using the identifier NCT03993379.
Unmet Need in Relapsed Refractory Melanoma
Melanoma is a life-threatening form of skin cancer. The incidence of melanoma has been increasing over the last 40 years, with about 150K newly diagnosed patients across major markets in 2018. In the unresectable/metastatic setting, approximately 60% of melanoma patients will receive immune checkpoint blockade (~35% of BRAF+ patients and ~75% of BRAF WT) yet ~85% of those patients will progress. For patients with unresectable/metastatic melanoma who progress after PD-1/L1 therapy, there are limited treatment options available.
Updated Top-Line Results from the Phase 1 PROCLAIM-CX-072-001 Ipilimumab Combination Study
This open-label, dose-finding study evaluated CX-072 in combination with ipilimumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. Preliminary data from this trial was first presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 Annual Meeting and enrollment is complete. Updated data, as of an October 2019 snapshot, showed that among 27 evaluable patients who received ipilimumab (3, 6 or 10 mg/kg) combined with CX-072 (0.3, 1, 3 or 10 mg/kg), the disease control rate (stable disease or better) was 37%. Five patients achieved confirmed objective responses by RECIST v1.1 including one complete response, for an ORR of 19% in these heavily pretreated patients. The median duration of response was 14.6 months (1.9 – 21.2 months) with 4 of the 5 responders still on treatment as of the latest data snapshot.
The recommended combination dose for further investigation is 3 mg/kg of ipilimumab and 10 mg/kg of CX-072 (dose equivalent of 800 mg). This combination was generally well tolerated with no new safety signals observed. Of the 27 patients treated across all doses, Grade 3/4 treatment related adverse events (TRAE) were reported in 9 (33%) patients and Grade 3/4 immune related adverse events (irAEs) were reported in 6 (22%) patients. Of the 20 patients treated with ipilimumab at 3 mg/kg at varying doses of CX-072, Grade 3/4 TRAEs were reported in 5 (25%) patients and Grade 3/4 irAEs were reported in 3 (15%) patients.
The Company is preparing data from the Phase 1 PROCLAIM-CX-072-001 study for publication.
About CytomX Therapeutics
CytomX Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody therapeutic technology platform. Probody therapeutics are designed to exploit unique conditions of the tumor microenvironment to more effectively localize antibody binding and activity while minimizing activity in healthy tissues. CytomX and its partners have four programs in the clinic. The Company’s clinical stage pipeline includes cancer immunotherapies against clinically validated targets, including a PD-L1-targeting Probody therapeutic wholly owned by CytomX (CX-072) and a CTLA-4-targeting Probody therapeutic partnered with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS-986249). The CytomX clinical stage pipeline also includes first-in-class Probody drug conjugates against highly attractive targets, including a CD166-targeting Probody drug conjugate wholly owned by CytomX (CX-2009), and a CD71-targeting Probody drug conjugate partnered with AbbVie (CX-2029). CD166 and CD71 are among cancer targets that are considered to be inaccessible to conventional antibody drug conjugates due to their presence on many healthy tissues. In addition to its wholly owned programs, CytomX has strategic collaborations with AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ImmunoGen, Inc. For more information, visit www.cytomx.com.
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Updates Phase 1 PROCLAIM-CX-072-001 Ipilimumab Combination Study Data –
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA I October 29, 2019 I CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTMX), a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody™ therapeutic technology platform, today announced the initiation of the Phase 2 PROCLAIM (Probody Clinical Assessment In Man) CX-072-002 program evaluating the anti-PD-L1 Probody CX-072, in combination with the anti-CTLA-4 antibody, YERVOY® (ipilimumab), in patients with relapsed or refractory melanoma.
“The initiation of this first Phase 2 study for CX-072 marks the ongoing advancement of our innovative pipeline of Probody therapeutics and reflects our vision for this novel checkpoint inhibitor to become a differentiated centerpiece of combination therapies in multiple cancer types,” said Sean McCarthy, D.Phil., president, chief executive officer and chairman of CytomX Therapeutics.
“Patients whose melanoma has progressed despite prior treatment with checkpoint inhibition remain a significant unmet medical need. This exciting study leverages our unique technology platform to enable a more powerful combination therapy directed against the two best validated pathways in immuno-oncology and could represent a significant advance in outcomes for these patients who have few treatment options,” said Amy Peterson, M.D., chief development officer of CytomX Therapeutics.
About the PROCLAIM-CX-072-002 Ipilimumab Combination Study
PROCLAIM-CX-072-002 is an open-label, multi-center Phase 2 clinical study (NCT03993379) that allows for the testing of CX-072 in combination with ipilimumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma whose disease has progressed or relapsed following treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor. This study will assess the efficacy and tolerability of a fixed dose of 800 mg of CX-072 every three weeks in combination with ipilimumab at the full labelled combination dose and schedule of 3 mg/kg every three weeks for four cycles. CX-072 therapy will be continued once every two weeks after the completion of the combination phase until disease progression. The primary objective is overall response rate (ORR) as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 with secondary objectives evaluating the safety and tolerability of CX-072. The cohort utilizes a Simon 2 Stage design with approximately 40 patients being enrolled into Stage 1 with additional patients being enrolled into Stage 2, pending the outcome of Stage 1. CytomX anticipates initial data from Stage 1 in 2020.
Additional information on this trial is available at ClinicalTrials.gov using the identifier NCT03993379.
Unmet Need in Relapsed Refractory Melanoma
Melanoma is a life-threatening form of skin cancer. The incidence of melanoma has been increasing over the last 40 years, with about 150K newly diagnosed patients across major markets in 2018. In the unresectable/metastatic setting, approximately 60% of melanoma patients will receive immune checkpoint blockade (~35% of BRAF+ patients and ~75% of BRAF WT) yet ~85% of those patients will progress. For patients with unresectable/metastatic melanoma who progress after PD-1/L1 therapy, there are limited treatment options available.
Updated Top-Line Results from the Phase 1 PROCLAIM-CX-072-001 Ipilimumab Combination Study
This open-label, dose-finding study evaluated CX-072 in combination with ipilimumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. Preliminary data from this trial was first presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 Annual Meeting and enrollment is complete. Updated data, as of an October 2019 snapshot, showed that among 27 evaluable patients who received ipilimumab (3, 6 or 10 mg/kg) combined with CX-072 (0.3, 1, 3 or 10 mg/kg), the disease control rate (stable disease or better) was 37%. Five patients achieved confirmed objective responses by RECIST v1.1 including one complete response, for an ORR of 19% in these heavily pretreated patients. The median duration of response was 14.6 months (1.9 – 21.2 months) with 4 of the 5 responders still on treatment as of the latest data snapshot.
The recommended combination dose for further investigation is 3 mg/kg of ipilimumab and 10 mg/kg of CX-072 (dose equivalent of 800 mg). This combination was generally well tolerated with no new safety signals observed. Of the 27 patients treated across all doses, Grade 3/4 treatment related adverse events (TRAE) were reported in 9 (33%) patients and Grade 3/4 immune related adverse events (irAEs) were reported in 6 (22%) patients. Of the 20 patients treated with ipilimumab at 3 mg/kg at varying doses of CX-072, Grade 3/4 TRAEs were reported in 5 (25%) patients and Grade 3/4 irAEs were reported in 3 (15%) patients.
The Company is preparing data from the Phase 1 PROCLAIM-CX-072-001 study for publication.
About CytomX Therapeutics
CytomX Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody therapeutic technology platform. Probody therapeutics are designed to exploit unique conditions of the tumor microenvironment to more effectively localize antibody binding and activity while minimizing activity in healthy tissues. CytomX and its partners have four programs in the clinic. The Company’s clinical stage pipeline includes cancer immunotherapies against clinically validated targets, including a PD-L1-targeting Probody therapeutic wholly owned by CytomX (CX-072) and a CTLA-4-targeting Probody therapeutic partnered with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS-986249). The CytomX clinical stage pipeline also includes first-in-class Probody drug conjugates against highly attractive targets, including a CD166-targeting Probody drug conjugate wholly owned by CytomX (CX-2009), and a CD71-targeting Probody drug conjugate partnered with AbbVie (CX-2029). CD166 and CD71 are among cancer targets that are considered to be inaccessible to conventional antibody drug conjugates due to their presence on many healthy tissues. In addition to its wholly owned programs, CytomX has strategic collaborations with AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ImmunoGen, Inc. For more information, visit www.cytomx.com.
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