By Chris Wack
ImmunityBio shares were up 14% to $3.52 after the company entered into a collaboration and supply agreement with BeiGene.
The two companies will conduct a confirmatory randomized Phase 3 clinical trial, combining BeiGene's tislelizumab and ImmunityBio's Anktiva.
The Phase 3 study aims to confirm the efficacy and safety of the combination, and provide evidence of the potential for these two immunotherapeutic agents to improve overall survival in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have acquired resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
Immunity Bio said that multiple Phase 1 and 2 studies have demonstrated prolonged overall survival with this combination approach, in comparison to historical results with chemotherapy in this patient population.
ImmunityBio will conduct this confirmatory Phase 3 trial globally across multiple sites. When fully enrolled, it is expected to include 462 participants.
The primary endpoint of the study is overall survival, with secondary endpoints including disease control rate, progression-free survival, objective response rate and safety.
Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com
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January 29, 2025 10:44 ET (15:44 GMT)
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