FDA clears IND application for ALX2004 for the treatment of EGFR-expressing solid tumors
“Clinical advancement of our first ADC and the first drug candidate developed on our proprietary linker-payload platform is an important milestone in our mission to deliver breakthrough therapies that will help transform the future of cancer treatment,” said Jason Lettmann, Chief Executive Officer at ALX Oncology. “We meticulously designed all aspects of ALX2004 – the antibody backbone, linker and payload – to optimize the targeted delivery of a powerful chemotherapy payload to tumor cells while minimizing systemic toxicity. The resulting, highly differentiated molecule has demonstrated potent anti-tumor activity in preclinical models and is a strategic addition to our clinical pipeline, which also includes multiple trials evaluating our lead therapeutic candidate, evorpacept.”
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