BerGenBio Announces Data from Biomarker Analyses in 2L NSCLC
BERGEN, Norway, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BerGenBio ASA (OSE: BGBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, selective AXL kinase inhibitors for severe unmet medical needs, announced that a poster presentation detailing additional data from a Phase II trial of bemcentinib in combination with MSD's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in second line Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients was presented on November 4th at the 2023 Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting.
- The pre-planned biomarker analysis of the BGBC008 study in 2L NSCLC patients adds to the clinical data recently announced at the 2023 ESMO meeting.
- The poster presentation entitled "Bemcentinib + Pembrolizumab show promising efficacy in metastatic NSCLC patients harboring mutations associated with poor prognosis: exploratory sub-analysis from the BGBC008 Trial", is now available on BerGenBio's website under the Scientific Publications section.
- Martin Olin, Chief Executive Officer of BerGenBio, commented "The findings add to the industry's understanding of the outcomes in 2L NSCLC patients and the potential for bemcentinib to benefit patients in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition.
- KEYTRUDA® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA