Longtime oncology commercial leader Chip Romp is making a creative leap and joining the board of directors at design-focused healthcare agency minds + assembly.
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced data from the Phase 3 HER2CLIMB-02 clinical trial of TUKYSA® (tucatinib) in combination with the antibody-drug conjugate ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla®). The combination showed a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS), the study’s primary endpoint, in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2-positive) breast cancer who had been previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane, compared to those who received placebo plus ado-trastuzumab emtansine. Discontinuations due to adverse events were more common in the combination arm of the trial, but no new safety signals were observed for the combination.
As antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) grow their importance in the oncology treatment space, efforts are underway to combine them with other agents. Enter Seagen.
Pfizer is shelling out $43 billion to acquire Seagen primarily for the Seattle biotech’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) capabilities. But a trial win for a small-molecule cancer drug makes the deal more attractive.
Seagen Phase 3 Trial of TUKYSA® (tucatinib) in Combination with Antibody-Drug Conjugate ado-trastuzumab emtansine Meets Primary Endpoint of Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Previously Treated HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Seagen Announces FDA Accelerated Approval of TUKYSA® (tucatinib) in Combination with Trastuzumab for People with Previously Treated RAS Wild-Type, HER2-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
After rumors of stalled buyout talks between Merck and Seagen, perhaps a new Tukysa indication could reignite interest.
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced upcoming presentations of new data from its clinical development programs at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022, to be held September 9-13 in Paris, France. One of two late-breaking oral presentations will feature results from Cohort K of EV-103 (also known as KEYNOTE-869), a phase 1b/2 clinical trial conducted in partnership with Astellas. Cohort K is evaluating PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) as monotherapy or in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as first-line treatment in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC) who are ineligible to receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada.
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced full results from the pivotal phase 2 MOUNTAINEER trial, which showed TUKYSA® (tucatinib) in combination with trastuzumab was well-tolerated with durable responses in patients with previously treated HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). These late-breaking data were presented in an oral session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer on July 2 in Barcelona, Spain.
On Monday, the company revealed successful top-line results from the 2 Mountaineer trial investigating the use of Tukysa plus chemotherapy (Roche's Herceptin) on patients with previously treated HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).