In Brief: Strong OS Results For Immutep’s Eftilagimod/Keytruda Combo In Head And Neck Cancer

US FDA Meeting Requested

Australian firm's combo of eftilagimod and Keytruda shows 17.6-month median overall survival in first-line HNSCC patients with low PD-L1, raising hopes for potential accelerated approval.

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Immutep said it will meet with regulators to discuss next steps after strong OS data for combo therapy in 1L HNSCC. (Shutterstock)

Immutep’s combination of its LAG-3 protein/MHC (major histocompatibility complex) Class II agonist eftilagimod alfa and Merck & Co.’s immuno-oncology blockbuster Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has shown impressive median overall survival (OS) of 17.6 months in Cohort B (31 evaluable patients) of the TACTI-003 (KEYNOTE-C34) Phase IIb trial.

The trial is evaluating the combo as a first-line therapy in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients with...

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