Vudalimab (PD-1 x CTLA-4) monotherapy generally well tolerated with encouraging clinical benefit for heavily-pretreated patients with high-risk mCRPC
“We begin 2024 with a focus on advancing our high-potential XmAb CD3 and CD28 T-cell engagers for the treatment of patients with solid tumors and the evaluation of our PD-1 x CTLA-4 dual checkpoint inhibitor, vudalimab, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and front-line non-small cell lung cancer,” said Bassil Dahiyat, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Xencor. “This focused pipeline is supported by our strong financial foundation. In 2023, we significantly strengthened our balance sheet with our partial royalty monetization and milestone payments and royalties from our partners, for which we received more than $325 million in proceeds.”
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