STRO-002 Shows Encouraging Results in Phase I Trial in Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

April 27, 2020 10:15 am

By Peter Hofland, Ph.D

Updated interim data from an ongoing Phase I dose-escalation phase clinical study (NCT03748186) evaluating the folate receptor alpha (FRα) antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) STRO-002 (Sutro Biopharma) shows encouraging results.[1]

The trial was designed to study … Read more

Phase I Study of Novel Drug Shows Preliminary Activity in Mesothelin-Expressing Tumors

March 30, 2020 10:00 am

NEW YORK – Data from a Phase I study published last week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that Bayer’s investigational compound anetumab ravtansine (BAY 94-9343), an antibody-drug conjugate comprising an anti-mesothelin antibody linked to maytansinoid DM4, was well … Read more

Ovarian Cancer Drug Misses Mark… Right?

October 1, 2019 5:00 pm

By Charles Bankhead

Anti-folate fails phase III test, but key biomarker measurement may have been faulty.

An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting folate-receptor expression failed to improve progression-free survival (PFS) versus chemotherapy in patients with recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to … Read more

ImmunoGen’s Ovarian Cancer Drug Misses Phase III Primary Endpoint

March 4, 2019 5:00 pm

US-based biotechnology company ImmunoGen has reported negative top-line results from the Phase III FORWARD I ovarian cancer trial of mirvetuximab soravtansine.

The study failed to meet its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS). Mirvetuximab soravtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) … Read more