ASH: AbbVie/Genmab Look To Stake Anti-CD20 Bispecific Claim In CLL

Data presented at the ASH conference showed high overall response and complete response rates in heavily pretreated CLL patients with Epkinly.

(Alaric DeArment/Scrip)

AbbVie is looking to expand its presence in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with new data on the Genmab-partnered CD20xCD3-directed bispecific antibody Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp) in patients with relapsed/refractory disease.

The drug makers presented data from the expansion cohort of the Phase Ib/II EPCORE-CLL-1 trial in an oral presentation at the American Society of Hematology

Key Takeaways
  • AbbVie/Genmab presented encouraging Phase Ib/II data in CLL at ASH for their CD20xCD3-directed bispecific antibody, Epkinly.
  • The drug could provide an option for patients in later lines of CLL therapy, whose development has lagged that of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, along with the possibility of moving into earlier lines and combinations with small molecule drugs

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