TRACON Pharmaceuticals Announces Dosing of 36th Patient in ENVASARC Pivotal Trial Triggering Initial IDMC Efficacy Review Expected in the Fourth Quarter
The initial IDMC interim efficacy analysis proceeds after the 36th patient has been enrolled for at least three months to permit two on study scans to determine the preliminary objective response rate. One objective response is required in each of the trial’s two cohorts to continue accrual in that cohort. The first cohort includes the initial 18 patients who receive single agent envafolimab and the second cohort includes 18 patients who receive envafolimab with ipilimumab. A second IDMC interim efficacy analysis is expected in 2023 following enrollment of the 92nd patient.
“We are pleased at the pace of enrollment in ENVASARC and have accrued more than 36 patients in fewer than six months since the FDA approved the amended protocol. As a result, we are currently ahead of the enrollment projection that would allow for full accrual of the 160 planned patients dosed with 600 mg of envafolimab before the end of 2023,” said
About Envafolimab
Envafolimab (KN035), a single-domain antibody against PD-L1 invented by Alphamab Oncology, is the first approved subcutaneously injected PD-(L)1 inhibitor. Envafolimab was approved by the Chinese NMPA in
About ENVASARC (NCT04480502)
The ENVASARC pivotal trial is a multicenter, open label, randomized, non-comparative, parallel cohort study at 30 top cancer centers in
About TRACON
TRACON is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing a cost-efficient, CRO-independent, product development platform to advance its pipeline of novel targeted cancer therapeutics and to partner with other life science companies. The Company’s clinical-stage pipeline includes: Envafolimab, a PD-L1 single-domain antibody given by rapid subcutaneous injection that is being studied in the pivotal ENVASARC trial for sarcoma; YH001, a potential best-in-class CTLA-4 antibody in Phase 1 development; TRC102, a Phase 2 small molecule drug candidate for the treatment of lung cancer; and TJ004309, a CD73 antibody in Phase 1 development for the treatment of advanced solid tumors. TRACON is actively seeking additional corporate partnerships through a profit-share or revenue-share partnership, or through franchising TRACON’s product development platform. TRACON believes it can serve as a solution for companies without clinical and commercial capabilities in the United States or who wish to become CRO-independent. To learn more about TRACON and its product pipeline, visit TRACON's website at www.traconpharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward‐looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding TRACON’s expectations regarding the timing and results of the first and second IDMC interim efficacy analyses, the occurrence of TRACON’s discussions with the FDA and the prerequisites to have that discussion and enrollment in the ENVASARC trial. Risks that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward‐looking statements include: risks associated with clinical development and regulatory approval of novel pharmaceutical product candidates; whether TRACON or others will be able to complete or initiate clinical trials on TRACON’s expected timelines, if at all, including due to risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict between
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