ASCO GI 2025: Preliminary Cohort A Data from Ph 2 ASCEND Trial of Certepetide with SOC Chemo in Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma reported

“The data from Cohort A are as we expected and corroborate our decision to add Cohort B to the ASCEND protocol,” stated Kristen K. Buck, M.D., Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer of Lisata. “The increase in overall survival and the observation of 4 complete responses in the certepetide-treated group compared to none in the placebo group for Cohort A, coupled with our expectation of even better outcomes in Cohort B, where we believe early indications show a strong separation in mPFS benefiting patients treated with certepetide, support our plans to advance certepetide development to Phase 3 in early 2026.”
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