NMPA and FDA approve initiation of Ph 2 trial (COMPASSION-36/AK104-225) of cadonilimab combo in previously treated HCC patients
The global, multicenter, randomized Phase II registrational trial (COMPASSION-36/AK104-225) has been approved to initiate by both China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The trial will evaluate cadonilimab, company’s first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, in combination with lenvatinib versus lenvatinib alone for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients previously treated with atezolizumab (a PD-L1 inhibitor) and bevacizumab.
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