Leap Therapeutics Presents Updated Data for DKN-01 in Esophagogastric Cancer Patients at SITC 2020 35th Annual Meeting
In the study, high levels of tumoral
"We continue to observe clinically meaningful activity of DKN-01 in patients with advanced previously treated esophagogastric cancer that reinforces our belief that elevated tumoral
"We believe that the totality of the results from this study provides strong support for the ongoing study of DKN-01 in combination with tislelizumab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, in
The P102 Study in Relapsed or Refractory Esophagogastric Cancer
The P102 study (KEYNOTE-731) is a multi-part Phase 1/2 study of DKN-01 as a monotherapy and in combination with paclitaxel or KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in advanced EGC patients, with a median of two previous treatments with standard therapies, representing a difficult to treat population. The study is intended to establish the safety and activity of DKN-01 as a monotherapy and in combination with paclitaxel or pembrolizumab, with efficacy endpoints of ORR, PFS, and OS. Tumoral
Key DKN-01/Pembrolizumab Findings from the P102 Study
- Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 refractory patients (all): The four
DKK1 -high patients had a significantly longer PFS of 12.8 weeks and OS of 46 weeks as compared to the fiveDKK1 -low patients who experienced PFS of 6 weeks and OS of 16 weeks. - Anti-PD1/PD-L1 refractory GEJ/GC patients: The three
DKK1 -high patients had a best response of stable disease (SD) and a longer PFS of 13.4 weeks and OS of 37.4 weeks, as compared to the twoDKK1 -low patients who both had progressive disease (PD) with a PFS of 3.6 weeks and OS of 11.7 weeks. - Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 naïve GEJ/GC patients: As previously reported,
DKK1 -high patients experienced over 22 weeks PFS and nearly 32 weeks OS, with a 50% overall response rate and 80% disease control rate (DCR) in ten evaluable patients.DKK1 -low patients experienced nearly 6 weeks PFS and over 17 weeks OS, with a 20% DCR in fifteen evaluable patients. PD-L1 Combined Positive Scores (CPS) did not predict efficacy on the combination of DKN-01 plus pembrolizumab. In multi-variate analysis,DKK1 -high status correlated with longer PFS independent of PD-L1 CPS scores.
About DKN-01
DKN-01 is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to and blocks the activity of the Dickkopf-1 (
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