Successful End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with FDA for Amezalpat (TPST-1120) to Treat 1L HCC Announced
“We are thrilled with the positive outcome of our end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA,” said Sam Whiting, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer and head of R&D at Tempest. “Tempest and the FDA are in broad agreement on all major aspects of the proposed pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for amezalpat in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the first line setting. This planned Phase 3 study closely mirrors the randomized Phase 2 study and the strongly favorable hazard ratio for overall survival observed at top-line analysis of the Phase 2, confirmed at the latest survival follow-up, give us confidence in the potential success of the Phase 3.”
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