Dec 29 (Reuters) - Cantargia AB CANTA.ST :
* CANTARGIA REPORTS UPDATED ENCOURAGING SURVIVAL DATA FROM
CANFOUR
TRIAL WITH NADUNOLIMAB AND CHEMOTHERAPY IN PANCREATIC CANCER
* UPDATED DATASET FROM INITIAL 33 PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR
EFFICACY
ANALYSIS CONTINUE TO SHOW STRONGER RESULTS THAN EXPECTED FROM
CHEMOTHERAPY ONLY
* MEDIAN SURVIVAL IS 12.7 MONTHS, MEDIAN IMMUNE
PROGRESSION-FREE
SURVIVAL (IPFS) IS 7.2 MONTHS, AND 1-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE IS 55%
* FURTHERMORE, 40 ADDITIONAL PDAC PATIENTS ARE INVESTIGATED
IN AN
EXTENSION OF CANFOUR TRIAL
* RESULTS FROM THIS PART OF TRIAL ARE EXPECTED TO MATURE FOR
PRESENTATION DURING H1 2022
* SAFETY AND RESPONSE RATES ARE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS UPDATE
FROM
MAY 2021
* CANTARGIA IS CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR A RANDOMIZED AND
POTENTIALLY PIVOTAL TRIAL IN FIRST LINE PANCREATIC CANCER
* DESIGN AND TIMELINES WILL BE DISCLOSED ONCE PREPARATORY
DISCUSSIONS WITH MAJOR REGULATORY AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN
CONCLUDED
Source text for Eikon: ID:nWkr1P1nxp
Further company coverage: CANTA.ST
(Gdansk Newsroom)
((Gdansk.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 00;))