- Study enrolling patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) and other Nectin-4 enriched tumors
- Emerging clinical profile from CSPC's Phase 1 China study indicates differentiation from PADCEV
NORWOOD, Mass., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), a precision oncology company with a diversified portfolio, announced today the first patient in the U.S. has been dosed in the Phase 1 clinical trial of CRB-701 (SYS6002), a next-generation antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) targeting Nectin-4.
The Phase 1 portion of the open label study design (NCT06265727), being conducted in the U.S. and Europe, will evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of CRB-701 in participants with advanced solid tumors associated with high Nectin-4 expression. The Phase 1 trial initiates with dose escalation followed by dose optimization and concludes with dose expansion to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose.
"The initiation of our clinical trial is a significant milestone for Corbus and builds on the encouraging CRB-701 data presented by our development partner CSPC Pharmaceutical Group at ASCO-GU 2024 from the phase 1 study in China," said Yuval Cohen, PhD. Chief Executive Office of Corbus. "Those data suggest CRB-701 has a differentiated PK and safety profile compared to PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) which could translate into meaningful clinical benefits for patients with mUC and other Nectin-4 positive solid tumors."
About CRB-701
CRB-701 (SYS6002) is a next-generation antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) targeting Nectin-4, that contains a site-specific, cleavable linker and a homogenous drug antibody ratio of 2, using MMAE as the payload. Nectin-4 is a clinically validated, tumor-associated antigen in urothelial cancer. The Nectin-4 ADC PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) is approved for use in late metastatic urothelial cancer and recently received an expanded label under an accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use in combination with KEYTRUDA for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are ineligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy.