Immutep Announces Positive Preliminary Topline Results from TACTI-003 Cohort B
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) (“Immutep” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel LAG-3 immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease, today announces preliminary topline results from Cohort B of the TACTI-003 (KEYNOTE-PNC-34) Phase IIb trial evaluating eftilagimod alpha (efti) in combination with MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as first-line treatment of recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients (1L HNSCC) with negative PD-L1 expression.
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas are a heterogenous disease that represent a high unmet medical need regardless of PD-L1 expression.
- A total of 33 patients with recurrent or metastatic HNSCC have been enrolled into Cohort B.
- The final number of evaluable patients in Cohort B is expected to be higher and additional data, including complete response rate, will be released together with Cohort A data.
- Patients in Cohort A are stratified by CPS >1, CPS 1-19, and CPS >20, and the clinical results for these three CPS groups will be evaluated.