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    BeiGene PD1 monoclonal antibody combined with DKK1 monoclonal antibody for first-line treatment of gastric cancer ORR reached 68.2%

    • Last Update: 2021-09-18
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    Article source: Medical Rubik's Cube Info

    Author: Sunshine

    Recently, Leap Therapeutics announced that its DKK1 monoclonal antibody DKN-01 combined with BeiGene’s tislelizumab and chemotherapy (capecitabine, oxaliplatin) can be used in the treatment of gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer (G/ The ORR in the phase IIa clinical trial (DisTinGuish, NCT04363801) of patients in GEJ) reached 68.
    2%
    .


    The complete data will be announced at the upcoming ESMO conference


    DKN-01 is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) protein, developed by Leap
    .


    DKK1 can regulate the Wnt signaling pathway and is highly expressed in a variety of tumors, helping to maintain an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment


    Source: Leap official website

    Currently, DKN-01 is undergoing clinical trials for gastroesophageal cancer, hepatobiliary cancer, gynecological cancer and prostate cancer
    .

    Source: Leap official website

    In January 2020, BeiGene and Leap reached a partnership to obtain the exclusive option and licensing rights for clinical development and promotion of DKN-01 in Asia (except Japan), Australia and New Zealand, with a total transaction amount of US$135 million
    .

    DisTinGuish is a non-randomized, open-label, multi-center Phase IIa study, which will be conducted in two parts (A/B) at the same time.
    Safety, tolerability and effectiveness in adult patients with advanced or metastatic G/GEJ
    .

    The study recruited 25 patients with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) who had not received systemic treatment, including 17 GEJ patients and 8 GC patients
    .


    The results showed that among the patients who received the complete treatment cycle of DKN-01, the ORR was 68.


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