First patient enrolled in triple combination arm of BI-1206, rituximab and Calquence® for the treatment of NHL
“The enrolment of the first patient in the study is an important milestone as we move forward to evaluate this triple combination as a potential new treatment option for patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,” said Martin Welschof, Chief Executive Officer of BioInvent. “The combination of BI-1206 and rituximab has already demonstrated promising signs of clinical efficacy with a favorable safety profile, and we have strong reasons to believe that the addition of acalabrutinib will increase response rates even further; the subcutaneous formulation of BI-1206 is expected to provide a great deal of flexibility and further improve the tolerability of the treatment.”
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