SOTIO Doses First Patient in AURELIO-05 Phase 2 Trial of Nanrilkefusp Alfa in Combination with Cetuximab
BASEL, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SOTIO Biotech , a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, announced today that the first patient was dosed in its Phase 2 AURELIO-05 combination trial of nanrilkefusp alfa (previously known as SOT101), an IL-15 superagonist, and cetuximab in patients with colorectal cancer.
- BASEL, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SOTIO Biotech , a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, announced today that the first patient was dosed in its Phase 2 AURELIO-05 combination trial of nanrilkefusp alfa (previously known as SOT101), an IL-15 superagonist, and cetuximab in patients with colorectal cancer.
- “The initiation of this Phase 2 study is an important step in the clinical development of nanrilkefusp alfa.
- In addition to our previous and ongoing studies to determine the efficacy of nanrilkefusp alfa in combination with checkpoint blockers, we now aim to determine its ability to enhance the antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity exerted by cetuximab,” said Richard Sachse, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer of SOTIO.
- The first patient was dosed at the Gent University Hospital (Belgium), under the supervision of Professor Karen Geboes, head of the Department of Gastrointestinal and Intestinal Diseases.