8 March 2019 |
This week at the World Immunotherapy Congress 2019 in San Diego USA, Immutep announced positive, more mature data from its ongoing TACTI-mel phase I clinical study of the company’s lead product candidate, eftilagimod alpha (“efti” or “IMP321”).
The TACTI-mel study is evaluating the combination of efti with anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in 24 patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. It is a multi-center, openlabel clinical trial that involves four cohorts of six patients, each cohort testing different dosages of efti, including 1 milligram (mg), 6 mg and 30 mg, in combination with pembrolizumab. Part A of the study is starting the combination therapy at cycle 5 of the pembrolizumab treatment in three cohorts with a treatment duration of 6 months. Part B of the study includes a cohort of 6 patients at 30 mg of efti in combination with pembrolizumab, starting at cycle 1, day 1 and with a treatment duration of 12 months.
