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    ASCO specific pancreatic cancer patients have a response rate of 42%, and initial clinical results of innovative bispecific antibody therapy are positive

    • Last Update: 2021-06-17
    • Source: Internet
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    ▎The content team editor of WuXi AppTec recently, Merus announced the latest clinical trial results of its in-development bispecific antibody therapy zenocutuzumab at the ASCO annual meeting
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    In the treatment of pancreatic cancer patients with NRG1 fusion-positive, zenocutuzumab achieved a confirmed total remission rate of 42% (5/12)
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    When treating NRG1 fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients, zenocutuzumab achieved an ORR of 25%
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    Zenocutuzumab is a bispecific antibody that targets both HER2 and HER3 receptors, designed to accurately treat patients with solid tumors that are positive for NRG1 fusion
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    In patients with NRG1 fusion-positive tumors, the NRG1 gene that expresses neuregulin is fused with other genes, resulting in abnormal expression of neuregulin, which promotes the occurrence and proliferation of cancer
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    Zenocutuzumab is a bispecific antibody that can simultaneously bind to HER2 and HER3 receptors.
    It can prevent HER2 and HER3 from forming dimers, thereby blocking the signal transduction of neuregulin
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    In addition, this antibody also has the effect of enhancing antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), thereby improving the killing of tumors by immune cells
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    ▲The mechanism of action of Zenocutuzumab (picture source: Merus official website) The results reported by ASCO included 45 patients with NRG1 fusion-positive solid tumors whose results can be evaluated.
    The study was conducted in 4 types of cancer patients with multiple different types of NRG1 fusion mutations.
    Personnel observed partial relief
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    As of April 13, the total remission rate of 45 patients was 29%, and 40% of evaluable patients were still receiving treatment, and the duration of remission ranged from 1 month to 12 months
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    The lead author of this study, Dr.
    Alison Schram of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), said: "We are very excited to see the emergence of potential innovative treatments for patients with NRG1 fusion-positive cancers
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    These patients have unmet needs
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    Today .
    The published data is the first clinical verification that NRG1 fusion is the driving factor of cancer, and zenocutuzumab can block tumor growth in patients with these fusion variants
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    "Reference: [1] Merus Presents Clinical Data on Zenocutuzumab in NRG1-fusion (NRG1+ ) Cancers at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 Annual Meeting (Oral Abstract).
    Retrieved June 4, 2021, from https://ir.
    merus.
    nl/news-releases/news-release-details/merus-presents -clinical-data-zenocutuzumab-nrg1-fusion-nrg1 Note: This article aims to introduce the progress of medical and health research, not a treatment plan recommendation
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    If you need guidance on the treatment plan, please go to a regular hospital for treatment
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