tovecimig (CTX-009) / ABL Bio, Compass Therap, Handok, Elpiscience - LARVOL DELTA

Compass Therapeutics Presents Data on Enhanced Efficacy of CTX-471 in Combination with Tovecimig in Checkpoint-Refractory Models at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting (GlobeNewswire) - "CTX-471 monotherapy demonstrated efficacy in multiple murine models, including models highly resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors; Combining CTX-471 with tovecimig (CTX-009) markedly increased anti-tumor efficacy in these models; Tovecimig in combination with CTX-471 showed evidence of enhanced innate and adaptive anti-tumor immunity ranging from increased tumor cell killing to increased antigen presentation and interferon signaling; The combination of tovecimig and CTX-471 has the potential to be an effective therapeutic regimen in patients where checkpoint inhibitors have failed, including anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies."

Preclinical • Oncology

Enhanced efficacy of CTX-471, a CD137 agonist antibody, in models of immune checkpoint failure via simultaneous blockade of neo-angiogenesis (AACR 2025) - "Coupling VEGF-A/Dll4 targeting with CD137 agonism markedly increased the anti-tumor efficacy of the individual treatments alone in the MC38B2m-/-, MC38H-2k1-/-, CT26B2m-/- models as well as in the highly IO resistant CT26B2m-/-E model. Tumor growth inhibition was accompanied by pharmacodynamic evidence consistent with decrease of vascular bed density and enhancement of cellular cytotoxic immunity. CTX-471 monotherapy was still efficacious, albeit blunted, in these IO resistant models."

Clinical • IO biomarker • Colorectal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor • B2M

Compass Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in an Investigator Sponsored Trial of Tovecimig in the First-Line Setting for Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer (GlobeNewswire) - "Compass Therapeutics...announced the first patient has been dosed in an Investigator Sponsored Trial (IST) to evaluate tovecimig (CTX-009, a DLL4 x VEGF-A bispecific antibody) for the first time in the front-line setting for patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC). The IST is being conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center....In the MD Anderson-led, open-label trial, tovecimig is being added to a standard first-line regimen of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and durvalumab in an estimated 50 patients with unresectable or metastatic BTC. The study will have a standard safety run-in phase in 12 patients followed by an expansion phase in which 38 additional patients will be treated."

Trial status • Biliary Tract Cancer

ABL Bio faces pivotal moment as biliary tract cancer trial data could define its future (Korea Biomedical Review) - P2/3 | N=150 | COMPANION-002 (NCT05506943) | Sponsor: Compass Therapeutics | "At 10 p.m. KST, topline results will drop from the phase 2/3 U.S. trial of ABL001 (also known as CTX-009), a bispecific antibody co-developed with Compass Therapeutics for second-line biliary tract cancer (BTC). It’s the company’s first major readout from a partnered program and, by all accounts, its make-or-break moment....The company’s early hopes rest on performance signals already indicated in Korea, where ABL001 showed a 62 percent objective response rate (ORR) as a monotherapy in advanced solid tumors, including BCT....Compass' latest update pegs the ORR for CTX-009 plus paclitaxel at 37.5 percent in 24 patients, with a median progression-free survival of 9.4 months and overall survival at 12.5....A 17-patient interim update is expected this summer. Full enrollment could stretch into 2026."

P2/3 data • Trial status • Biliary Tract Cancer

COMPANION-003: A Study of CTX-009 in Adult Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2 | N=84 | Active, not recruiting | Sponsor: Compass Therapeutics | Trial completion date: Dec 2024 ➔ Jun 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2024 ➔ Mar 2025

Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Colon Cancer • Colorectal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor • BRAF • HER-2 • MSI

Compass Therapeutics Reports 2024 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - "Fully enrolled the third dosing cohort in the Phase 1 dose-escalation study of CTX-8371 (PD-1 x PD-L1 bispecific antibody), with preliminary data expected in the second half of 2025...In 2024, initiated dosing of the Phase 1 dose-escalation study of CTX-8371. As of February 2025, we have enrolled the third dosing cohort of the dose escalation study with no dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) observed to date....R&D expenses were $42.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $38.1 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of $4.2 million or 11%. This increase was primarily attributable to additional program spending on tovecimig of $2.4 million and $1.3 million on CTX-471."

Commercial • P1 data • Trial status • Biliary Tract Cancer • Hematological Malignancies

CTX-009 with Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Durvalumab As First-line Therapy in Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancers (clinicaltrials.gov) - P1/2 | N=50 | Recruiting | Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Not yet recruiting ➔ Recruiting

Enrollment open • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

A Study of CTX-009 (ABL001) in Combination With Irinotecan or Paclitaxel in Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Patients (clinicaltrials.gov) - P1/2 | N=41 | Terminated | Sponsor: Handok Inc. | N=92 ➔ 41 | Trial completion date: Jul 2025 ➔ Jan 2025 | Active, not recruiting ➔ Terminated; Change of Development Plan

Enrollment change • Trial completion date • Trial termination • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Gallbladder Cancer • Hepatology • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - "Top-line data readout in the U.S. on track for the end of Q1 2025 for COMPANION-002, the Company’s Phase 2/3 randomized trial of tovecimig in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced BTC; Continuing to design and plan a Phase 2 study in patients with DLL4-positive colorectal cancer in the second-line setting in combination with chemotherapy, which is expected to initiate in mid-2025; An IST (investigator sponsored study) of tovecimig in patients with BTC in the first-line setting at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is being initiated in Q1 2025. Tovecimig will be added to the standard first-line regimen of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and durvalumab"

New P2 trial • P2/3 data • Biliary Tract Cancer • Colorectal Cancer

Compass Therapeutics Reports 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - "Fully enrolled the Phase 2/3 trial of lead asset CTX-009 (DLL4 and VEGF-A bispecific antibody) in patients with biliary tract cancers (BTC); top-line data readout is on track for the end of the first quarter of 2025. Designing a Phase 2 trial of CTX-009 in combination with chemotherapy in patients with DLL4-positive colorectal cancer (CRC) treated in the second-line setting; trial initiation expected in mid-2025. Identified neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM or CD56) as a potential biomarker of response to CTX-471 based on data from the Phase 1 trial; planning a Phase 2 trial in patients with tumors expressing NCAM for mid-2025."

New P2 trial • P2/3 data • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Colorectal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Population pharmacokinetic model of ABL001/CTX-009 (anti-VEGF/DLL4) in adult cancer patients with solid tumor. (PubMed, Cancer Sci) - P1/2 | "In conclusion, the model well described the plasma concentrations of ABL001/CTX-009 in patients with solid tumors. The simulation suggested that weight-based dose and fixed dose can provide equivalent systemic exposure."

Journal • PK/PD data • Oncology • Solid Tumor

ABL Bio’s ’ABL001’ to Seek FDA Accelerated Approval Next Year [Google translation] (WikiLeaks Korea) - "ABL Bio plans to announce topline data from phase 2/3 clinical trials for ABL001, a bile duct cancer treatment, next year and pursue accelerated approval from the FDA...After announcing the results of Phase 2/3 in the first half of next year and applying for FDA accelerated approval in 2025, sales are expected to begin in 2026."

Commercial • P2/3 data • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics and ABL Bio Announce Presentation of CTX-009 Clinical Data as a Plenary Session of the 2021 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (Businesswire) - "Compass Therapeutics, Inc...and ABL Bio, Inc...announced today that the Phase 1 monotherapy dose escalation and expansion study data for CTX-009 (ABL001/ES104), a bispecific dual angiogenesis inhibitor targeting DLL4 and VEGF-A, has been selected for an oral plenary presentation at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, being held virtually on October 7-10, 2021. The oral presentation will include single agent safety, tolerability, exploratory DLL4 expression analysis, and clinical activity data for CTX-009 in heavily pre-treated patients with metastatic, anti-VEGF-resistant solid tumors, mainly of colorectal and gastric origin."

P1 data • Colorectal Cancer • Gastric Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

'Clinical Trial Cruise'...Domestic Pharmaceuticals, Commercialization of New Bile Duct Cancer Drugs at a Speed [Google translation] (Daily Pharm) - P2 | N=24 | "Handok confirmed the efficacy and safety of HDB001A in the phase 2 clinical trial conducted in Korea...The trial compared HDB001A plus paclitaxel with paclitaxel monotherapy in 24 adults with previously treated advanced, metastatic, or recurrent biliary tract cancer...After a median follow-up of 12 months, the objective response rate (ORR), which refers to a decrease in tumor size, with the combination therapy was 37.5%. The median overall survival (OS) was 12.5 months, the median duration of response (DOR) was 9.4 months, and the median progression-free survival (PFS), which refers to the period without disease worsening, was 9.4 months....Handok plans to apply for domestic approval once it confirms efficacy and good safety data in the US clinical trial."

P2 data • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

A Study of CTX-009 in Combination With Paclitaxel in Adult Patients With Unresectable Advanced, Metastatic or Recurrent Biliary Tract Cancers (COMPANION-002) (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2/3 | N=150 | Active, not recruiting | Sponsor: Compass Therapeutics | Recruiting ➔ Active, not recruiting

Combination therapy • Enrollment closed • Metastases • Ampulla of Vater Carcinoma • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Gallbladder Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Hepatology • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics Reports 2024 Second Quarter Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - "CTX-009: Completed enrollment (n=150) in COMPANION-002 in the U.S....Top-line data expected in the first quarter of 2025; CTX-8371: In April 2024, the first patient in this study was dosed in the Phase 1 study. The first cohort of this trial was completed in June 2024 with no dose limiting toxicities observed. The second cohort has been initiated."

P2/3 data • Trial status • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Breast Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Head and Neck Cancer • Lung Cancer • Melanoma • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer • Solid Tumor • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck • Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Compass Therapeutics Completes Patient Enrollment in COMPANION-002, a Randomized Study of CTX-009 in Combination with Paclitaxel, and Provides an Update on the Development Plan in Biliary Tract Cancer (GlobeNewswire) - "Compass Therapeutics...announced that it completed enrollment of the planned 150 patients in COMPANION-002, its randomized Phase 2/3 clinical trial of CTX-009 in patients with BTC....Importantly, the Company also announced the approval of a new IST for the study of CTX-009 in patients with BTC who will be treated in the first-line setting. The trial will be conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. CTX-009 will be added to the standard first-line regimen of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and durvalumab."

Enrollment closed • New trial • Biliary Tract Cancer

CTX-009 With Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Durvalumab as First-line Therapy in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancers (clinicaltrials.gov) - P1/2 | N=50 | Not yet recruiting | Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Metastases • New P1/2 trial • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics Reports 2024 Second Quarter Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - P2 | N=84 | COMPANION-003 (NCT05513742) | Sponsor: Compass Therapeutics | "Preliminary results (as of August 6, 2024) from Stage 1 of COMPANION-003, a Phase 2 trial in the U.S. of CTX-009 as a monotherapy in patients with advanced, metastatic CRC: Objective response rate (ORR) of 5% (2 out of 41 patients), median progression free survival (PFS) of 3.9 months, disease control rate (DCR) of 71% (29 out of 41 patients with a partial response or stable disease as the observed best overall response), and median overall survival (OS) is currently 10.2 months; 26 out of the 41 patients (63%) were treated in the fourth-line setting; The safety profile was consistent with prior CTX-009 trials with hypertension as the most common adverse event."

P2 data • Colorectal Cancer

Lee Sang-hoon, CEO of ABL, “Securing 400 billion + α funds… Focusing on ’dual antibody ADC’“ [Google translation] (Money Today) - "The company plans to secure a total of 400 billion won in funds by the end of next year. In addition to the previously completed 140 billion won paid-in capital increase and approximately 60 billion won in milestones...related to technology transfer contracts with Sanofi and Yuhan Corporation (KRW 79,900...it plans to raise funds through at least two new technology transfers from this year to next year. Currently, ABL Bio is discussing a term sheet (negotiation of detailed terms before the main contract) contract based on a dual antibody platform with a global pharmaceutical company, and it expects at least one new technology transfer to be made this year...In order to achieve external growth, the main pipeline 'ABL503' as well as the biliary tract cancer and colon cancer treatment 'ABL001' are expected to play a major role. ABL503 is being jointly developed with global collaborator I-Mab...ABL001....accelerated approval is planned for next year for biliary tract cancer indications."

FDA approval • Financing • Licensing / partnership • Biliary Tract Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Colon Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

ABL Bio partner company Compass presents ABL001 thesis [Google translation] (Medipana) - "This paper contains information on the research methodology, including the goals of phase 2/3 clinical trials for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, clinical design, and primary evaluation indicators. This study is a phase 2/3 clinical trial to compare ABL001 and paclitaxel combination therapy with paclitaxel monotherapy in patients with unresectable advanced, metastatic, or recurrent biliary tract cancer who have previously received one systemic chemotherapy....According to a paper published by Compass Therapeutics, Phase 2/3 was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ABL001 and paclitaxel combination therapy as a second-line treatment compared to paclitaxel monotherapy."

Clinical protocol • Biliary Tract Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Solid Tumor

COMPANION-002 A clinical trial of investigational drug CTX-009 plus paclitaxel vs paclitaxel in second line advanced BTC. (PubMed, Future Oncol) - P2/3 | "Described here is the design of and rationale for COMPANION-002, a randomized phase II/III study, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of CTX-009 in combination with paclitaxel versus paclitaxel alone as second-line treatment for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer. The primary end point is ORR, and crossover is allowed.Clinical Trial Registration: NCT05506943 (ClinicalTrials.gov)."

Journal • Metastases • Biliary Cancer • Biliary Tract Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - "Completed enrollment of Stage 1 of COMPANION-003, a U.S. Phase 2 study of CTX-009 as a monotherapy in patients with advanced, metastatic CRC....In line with prior guidance, top-line data from Stage 1 is expected by mid-year 2024. If adequate efficacy is observed in Stage 1, the study will continue to Stage 2 where 47 additional patients are expected to be enrolled."

P2 data • Trial status • Colorectal Cancer • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update (GlobeNewswire) - "CTX-009: Continuing to enroll patients in COMPANION-002, a U.S. Phase 2/3 randomized study of CTX-009 in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced BTC....Enrollment is expected to be completed by mid-year 2024 with top-line data expected in the first quarter of 2025."

Enrollment status • P2/3 data • Biliary Tract Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Compass Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for the Investigation of CTX-009 in Combination with Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic or Locally Advanced Biliary Tract Tumors That Have Been Previously Treated (GlobeNewswire) - "Compass Therapeutics, Inc...today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) to CTX-009, the Company’s bispecific DLL4/VEGF-A antibody, in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of patients with metastatic or locally advanced BTC that have been previously treated....Top-line data readout for COMPANION-002, the Company’s randomized Phase 2/3 BTC U.S. study, is expected by the end of 2024."

Fast track designation • P2/3 data • Biliary Tract Cancer • Cholangiocarcinoma • Gastrointestinal Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor