First Patient Enrolled in Part C of Ph 2 DisTinGuish Study of DKN-01 in Combination with Tislelizumab for the Treatment of Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
“We are excited to announce another important milestone for our DKN-01 clinical program in combination with our partner BeiGene’s tislelizumab, advancing this unique combination therapy into Part C of the DisTinGuish study,” said Cynthia Sirard M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Leap Therapeutics. “The data to date from the DisTinGuish study show the DKN-01 plus tislelizumab combination therapy to be a compelling potential treatment for patients with G/GEJ cancer with response rates and survival outcomes that exceeded the benchmarks. This first randomized controlled study for DKN-01 will characterize the treatment effect in first-line patients, with a particular emphasis on those in the aggressive DKK1-high population.”
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