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Recent data indicate a role of immunotherapy for tumours with high levels of microsatellite instability, especially in the neoadjuvant setting.
The combination of two drugs used to boost immune response could shrink tumours in 60 per cent of patients, according to the new research by Anglia Ruskin University.
Several immuno-oncology mechanisms on display at this year’s ASCO help the field inch closer to solving one of cancer immunotherapy’s biggest problems: achieving efficacy in cold solid tumors.
Part of a growing trend in the industry, Ligand Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LGND) has inked a royalty financing agreement with immunology company Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN).
Updated findings from a phase 1 trial (NCT03860272) evaluating botensilimab (AGEN1181) plus balstilimab (AGEN2034) for the treatment of patients with refractory microsatellite-stable (MSS)/mismatch repair–proficient (pMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) show that the combination elicited 12- and 18-month overall survival (OS) rates of 71% and 62%, respectively.