Kronos Bio and Invivoscribe Partner on Companion Diagnostic for Use with Entospletinib, Kronos Bio’s Investigational Compound Being Developed for Patients with AML
SAN MATEO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kronos Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: KRON), a company dedicated to transforming the lives of those affected by cancer, and Invivoscribe, a global provider of diagnostic kits and services for oncology, today announced their agreement to develop a companion diagnostic (CDx) for use with Kronos Bio’s investigational therapy, entospletinib. Entospletinib is Kronos Bio’s lead clinical compound, currently in the ongoing Phase 3 registrational AGILITY study for the treatment of newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- Entospletinib is Kronos Bios lead clinical compound, currently in the ongoing Phase 3 registrational AGILITY study for the treatment of newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- The diagnostic will screen for the NPM1 mutation, which is present in approximately one-third of all patients with AML.
- The FDA requires the validation and approval of companion diagnostics used to select patients for treatment with a specific therapeutic agent.
- The agreement builds on Invivoscribes experience in developing and obtaining approval for diagnostics used for identification of patients with genetically mutated AML.