C-CAR031

这是迄今为止该类针对晚期肝癌的免疫治疗 III期试验中报告的最长生存期随访结果 上海 2024年9月19日 /美通社/ -- HIMALAYA III期试验的更新结果表明，对于既往未接受过全身治疗且不适用局部治疗的不可切除性肝细胞癌（HCC）患者，阿斯利康的英飞凡(通用名：度伐利尤单抗)联合曲美木单抗在5年内显示出持续、具有临床意义的总生存期(OS)获益。 这些HIMALAYA研究结果于9月16日在西班牙巴塞罗那举行的欧洲肿瘤内科学会（ESMO）2024 年会上展示（报告 947MO）。 在5年随访的最新探索性分析中显示，与索拉非尼相比，在度伐利尤单抗加入曲美木单抗单次给药的STRIDE治疗方案（单次曲美木单抗，常规间隔度伐利尤单抗），死亡风险降低24%（基于风险比[HR]为0.76；95%置信区间[CI] 0.65-0.89）。接受STRIDE方案治疗的患者中有约有19.6%在5年内存活，而这一数字在接受索拉非尼治疗的患者中为9.4%。 在试验中达到疾病控制（定义为完全或部分缓解或疾病稳定）的患者亚组分析中，28.7%接受STRIDE方案治疗的患者在5年内存活，而这一数字在接受索拉非尼治疗的患者中为12.7%。此外，缓解深度(DpR)的探索性分析显示，与索拉非尼相比，接受STRIDE方案治疗的患者获得程度更深的缓解，使生存期更长。 医学博士、意大利米兰Humanitas大学和IRCC Humanitas研究医院医学肿瘤学副教授、HIMALAYA的主要研究者Lorenza Rimassa表示："度伐利尤单抗联合曲美木单抗治疗晚期肝癌患者使总生存在5年内翻倍，这是相较索拉非尼的显著生存优势，并且随着时间的推移，这种优势变得更加明显。这些研究数据强化了这种新型双免疫治疗方案的使用，对于患有这一令人绝望的疾病的患者来说，是一个重要里程碑。" 全球肝脏学会肝癌项目负责人Sarah Manes表示："达到五年生存期这一里程碑对晚期肝癌患者及其家人具有临床意义和情感意义。我们很高兴地看到，通过新疗法改善治疗结局取得了进展，这为我们患者社群的长期生存带来了新的希望。" 阿斯利康全球执行副总裁、肿瘤研发负责人Susan Galbraith表示："近20%的晚期肝癌患者接受STRIDE方案治疗后仍能存活5年，这一结果不同凡响，历史上仅约7%的患者能够存活5年。这是向前迈出的重要一步，树立了新的生存基准。这充分表明了我们致力与患者长期跟进，以帮助我们更好地塑造这种创新促发疗法的持久临床获益，即在PD-L1阻断剂中添加抗CTLA-4抗体。" 更新生存结果概要： HIMALAYA 总生存期 I,ii STRIDE 方案 (n=393) 索拉非尼 (n=389) 随访时间中位数（95% CI）（月） 62.5 (59.5-64.8) 59.9 (58.3-61.5) OS风险比（95% CI） 0.76 (0.65-0.89) p值（双边） iii 0.0008 60个月的OS率 iv （95% CI）（%） 19.6 9.4 60个月疾病控制（DC） 患者数量 OS率，% 43 28.7 17 12.7 60个月 DpR v >75% 患者数量 OS率 iv ，% 27 72.7 3 33.3 60个月DpR v >50%–≤75% 患者数量 OS率 iv ，% 34 57.8 12 32.1 i.更新分析数据截止日期：2024年3月1日，OS数据成熟度为82% ii.采用校正治疗、病因、ECOG体力活动状态和大血管侵犯的Cox比例风险模型计算OS HR和95% CI iii.标称p值 iv.使用Kaplan-Meier方法估算60个月时的OS率。DpR表示最佳客观缓解评估时观察到 的肿瘤相对基线缩小的百分比 STRIDE治疗方案的安全性特征与每种药物的已知特征一致，在延长的随访时间中，未观察到新的安全性信号。17.5%接受STRIDE方案治疗的患者和9.9%接受索拉非尼治疗的患者发生了严重治疗相关不良事件（定义为3级或4级，包括死亡），在STRIDE主要分析后未发生新的事件。 度伐利尤单抗联合曲美木单抗用于治疗晚期或不可切除HCC成人患者已在美国、欧盟（一线治疗）、日本和其他几个国家地区获得批准。度伐利尤单抗单药治疗晚期或不可切除HCC成人患者已在日本获得批准。 关于肝癌 肝癌，其中HCC是最常见的类型，是第三大癌症致死病因，全世界每年有近900,000人确诊，在亚洲某些地区的发病率很高。 [1]-[2] 约80-90%的HCC患者患有肝硬化。如肝硬化的慢性肝病与炎症有关，随着时间的推移，炎症可导致HCC的发生。 [3] HCC晚期预后较差，5年生存率仅为7%。 [4] 超过一半的患者在疾病晚期确诊，这也通常是在症状首次出现时。 [5] 肝癌独特的免疫环境为利用免疫系统力量治疗HCC的药物研究提供了明确的依据。 [5] 关于 HIMALAYA 临床研究 HIMALAYA研究是一项随机、开放标签的全球多中心III期临床研究，该研究比较了度伐利尤单抗单药治疗和由300mg的单次启动剂量的曲美木单抗联用1500mg的度伐利尤单抗，随后每四周一次给药度伐利尤单抗组成的方案（STRIDE方案），与作为标准治疗的多激酶抑制剂索拉非尼单药治疗的效果。 该研究共纳入1,324名不可切除HCC的成人患者。这些患者之前未接受过全身治疗，且不适合局部治疗（限于肝脏和周围组织的治疗）。 该研究在16个国家地区的181个中心进行，包括美国、加拿大、欧洲、南美洲和亚洲。主要终点是联合治疗方案相比索拉非尼单药治疗的OS，关键次要终点包括度伐利尤单抗相比索拉非尼治疗的OS、联合治疗方案和度伐利尤单抗单独用药的客观缓解率和无进展生存期 (PFS)。 关于度伐利尤单抗 度伐利尤单抗是一种人源化的PD-L1单克隆抗体，能够阻断PD-L1与PD-1和CD80的结合，从而阻断肿瘤免疫逃逸策略并恢复被抑制的免疫反应。 度伐利尤单抗被批准联合化疗（吉西他滨加顺铂）治疗局部晚期或转移性胆道癌、联合曲美木单抗治疗不可切除的肝细胞癌 (HCC)。在日本和欧盟，度伐利尤单抗也被批准单药治疗无法切除的HCC，以及用于与化疗（卡铂和紫杉醇）联用后再进行度伐利尤单抗单药维持治疗错配修复缺陷的一线晚期或复发性子宫内膜癌也在美国获得批准。 除了消化道肿瘤的适应症外，度伐利尤单抗是放化疗后未出现疾病进展的III 期不可切除非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）患者中以治愈为目的的全球标准治疗。度伐利尤单抗还获批用于治疗广泛期小细胞肺癌（SCLC），并与短疗程曲美木单抗和化疗联合用于治疗转移性NSCLC。 针对SCLC，在ADRIATIC III期试验中，与安慰剂相比，度伐利尤单抗在同步放化疗的标准治疗后未出现进展的患者中，在OS和PFS的双重主要终点方面显示出具有显著统计学意义和临床意义的改善。 度伐利尤单抗已在美国和其他多个国家地区获得批准，在手术前联合含铂化疗新辅助治疗和手术后单药辅助治疗，用于治疗可切除的NSCLC成人患者，且没有已知的表皮生长因子受体突变或间变性淋巴瘤激酶重排。 度伐利尤单抗联合化疗后再进行度伐利尤单抗单药维持治疗一线晚期或复发性子宫内膜癌的错配修复缺陷患者的适应症最近在美国获批。此前欧盟不仅批准了该疗法，同时还批准了度伐利尤单抗联合化疗后再进行度伐利尤单抗联合奥拉帕维持治疗错配修复功能正常的一线晚期或复发性子宫内膜癌的适应症。 在NIAGARA III期试验中，在肌层浸润性膀胱癌中，度伐利尤单抗联合化疗在无事件生存期的主要终点（EFS）和OS与新辅助化疗相比，关键次要终点方面显示出具有统计学意义和临床意义的改善。 自2017年5月首次获批至今，已有超过22万名患者接受了度伐利尤单抗的治疗。作为整体研发计划的一部分，度伐利尤单抗正以单药或者联合其它抗肿瘤药物的方式，探索在小细胞肺癌、非小细胞肺癌、膀胱癌、乳腺癌、多种消化道肿瘤和妇科癌症以及其它实体瘤的治疗。 关于曲美木单抗 曲美木单抗是一种人单克隆抗体，靶向细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关蛋白4(CTLA-4)的活性。曲美木单抗阻断CTLA-4的活性，促使T细胞活化，激发对癌症的免疫应答并促进癌细胞死亡。除了获批用于肝癌和肺癌的适应症外，曲美木单抗正在接受和度伐利尤单抗联合使用治疗多种肿瘤类型的评估，包括局部区域HCC(EMERALD-3)、SCLC(ADRIATIC)和膀胱癌（VOLGA和NILE）。 关于阿斯利康在消化道肿瘤领域的研究 阿斯利康在消化道肿瘤的治疗中拥有广泛的开发计划，涵盖多种肿瘤类型和疾病阶段的多种药物。2022年，消化道肿瘤共有约490万新发病例，导致约330万例病例死亡 [6] 。 在该计划中，公司致力于改善胃癌、肝癌、胆道癌、食道癌、胰腺癌和结直肠癌的治疗效果。 除了用于胆道癌和肝细胞癌的适应症外，公司正通过涵盖从早期到晚期疾病的广泛开发计划，评估度伐利尤单抗的联合用药方案，其中包含曲美木单抗，用于治疗肝癌、食管癌和胃癌。 公司还在评估一种PD-1/TIGIT双特异性抗体rilvegostomig(AZD2936)，将该抗体作为辅助疗法联合化疗用于治疗胆道癌，以及一线治疗HER2阴性局部晚期不可切除或转移性食管胃结合部癌。 德曲妥珠单抗是一款靶向HER2的抗体偶联药物，在美国、中国和其他几个国家获批用于治疗HER2阳性晚期胃癌，目前正在结直肠癌中接受评估。在DESTINY-PanTumor02 II期试验中，该药物已在包括胆道癌在内的多种消化道肿瘤中进行了评估，并且最近在美国获批用于治疗既往接受过全身治疗且无令人满意的替代治疗方案的不可切除或转移性HER2阳性实体瘤。德曲妥珠单抗由阿斯利康和第一三共共同开发和商业化。 奥拉帕利是一种首创PARP抑制剂，在美国、欧盟和其他几个国家获批用于治疗BRCA突变的转移性胰腺癌。奥拉帕利由阿斯利康和默沙东联合开发和商业化。阿斯利康正在推进多种疗法，为靶向Claudin 18.2，一个有前景的胃癌治疗靶点，提供互补机制。其中包括AZD0901，一种潜在的同类首个抗体偶联药物，获得KYM Biosciences Inc.授权，目前处于III期开发阶段；AZD5863，获得和铂医药授权的一种新型Claudin 18.2/CD3 T细胞衔接双特异性抗体，目前处于I期开发阶段；以及AZD6422，一种装甲型自体嵌合抗原受体T细胞(CAR-T)疗法，目前正与西比曼合作在中国的一项由研究者发起的临床研究(IIT)中进行评估。 在早期开发方面，阿斯利康正在开发两种针对HCC的Glypican 3(GPC3)装甲CAR-T疗法。AZD5851目前处于I期开发阶段，正在全球范围内进行开发，以及C-CAR031/AZD7003正与西比曼合作在中国联合开发，在IIT中进行评估。 关于阿斯利康在肿瘤免疫治疗 (IO)的研究 阿斯利康是将免疫疗法引入高度未被满足的临床医疗需求的先驱，拥有全面和多样化的免疫产品组合和管线，以免疫疗法为基础，旨在克服抗肿瘤免疫逃逸，并刺激人体免疫系统攻击肿瘤。 阿斯利康旨在通过度伐利尤单抗单药治疗以及与曲美木单抗或其它创新免疫疗法和机制联合用药的方式重构癌症治疗，帮助患者改变治疗结局。公司也正在探索如双特异性抗体等下一代免疫疗法，利用免疫的不同特质来靶向癌症治疗，包括细胞疗法和T细胞衔接器。 阿斯利康正在大胆追求创新的临床策略，将基于免疫的疗法引入各种类型的肿瘤治疗中，以期带来长期生存获益。公司专注于探索新型联合疗法，来帮助预防耐药问题并促进更长时间的免疫应答。凭借丰富的临床研究项目，公司还倡导疾病早期使用免疫治疗，因为在这个阶段有极大的潜力达到治愈。 关于阿斯利康肿瘤领域的研究 阿斯利康正引领着肿瘤领域的一场革命，致力提供多元化的肿瘤治疗方案，以科学探索肿瘤领域的复杂性，发现、研发并向患者提供改变生命的药物。 阿斯利康专注于最具挑战性的肿瘤疾病，通过持续不断的创新，阿斯利康已经建立了领先全行业的多元化产品组合和管线，持续推动医疗实践变革，改变患者体验。 阿斯利康以期重新定义癌症治疗并在未来攻克癌症。 声明：本文涉及未在中国获批的产品或者适应症，阿斯利康不推荐任何未被批准的药品使用。 参考文献 World Health Organization. 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Longest survival follow-up ever reported for a Phase III immunotherapy trial in this setting WILMINGTON, DE, USA I September 16, 2024 I Updated results from the HIMALAYA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s IMFINZI ® (durvalumab) plus IMJUDO ® (tremelimumab-actl) demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit at five years for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who had not received prior systemic therapy and were not eligible for localized treatment. These results from HIMALAYA will be presented today at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain (presentation 947MO). At five years of follow-up, this latest exploratory analysis showed that a single priming dose of IMJUDO added toIMFINZI, called the STRIDE regimen (Single Tremelimumab-actl Regular Interval Durvalumab), reduced the risk of death by 24% compared to sorafenib (based on a hazard ratio [HR] of 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.65-0.89). An estimated 19.6% of patients treated with the STRIDE regimen were alive at five years versus 9.4% for those treated with sorafenib. In a subgroup analysis of patients in the trial who achieved disease control, defined as complete or partial response or stable disease, 28.7% of those treated with the STRIDE regimen were alive at five years versus 12.7% of patients treated with sorafenib. In addition, an exploratory analysis of depth of response (DpR) showed that more patients treated with the STRIDE regimen experienced deep responses leading to longer survival compared to sorafenib. Lorenza Rimassa, MD, Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Humanitas University and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy and a lead investigator in the HIMALAYA trial, said: “Treatment with durvalumab plus tremelimumab-actl for patients with advanced liver cancer doubled the overall survival rate at five years, a significant survival advantage over sorafenib that has also become even more pronounced over time. These data reinforce the use of this novel dual immunotherapy regimen and are an important milestone for patients with this devastating disease.” Sarah Manes, Liver Cancers Program Director at Global Liver Institute, said: “Reaching the five-year survival milestone is both clinically significant and emotionally meaningful for people with advanced liver cancer and their families. We are thrilled to see this progress in improving outcomes with new treatment options, bringing new hope for long-term survivorship to patients in our community.” Susan Galbraith, Executive Vice President, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, said: “It is remarkable to see nearly 20 percent of patients with advanced liver cancer treated with the STRIDE regimen alive at five years compared to only about seven percent of patients living that long historically. This is a major step forward, setting a new survival benchmark. This underscores our commitment to following patients for the long term to help us better characterize the enduring clinical benefits of this innovative priming approach with an anti-CTLA-4 antibody added to PD-L1 blockade.” Summary of updated survival results: HIMALAYA The safety profile of the STRIDE regimen was consistent with the known profiles of each medicine, and no new safety signals were observed with longer follow-up. Serious treatment-related adverse events, defined as Grade 3 or 4 and including death, were experienced by 17.5% of patients treated with the STRIDE regimen versus 9.9% of patients treated with sorafenib, with no new events occurring after the primary analysis for STRIDE. IMFINZI in combination with IMJUDO is approved for the treatment of adults with advanced or unresectable HCC in the US, EU (in the 1st-line setting), Japan and several other countries. IMFINZI monotherapy is also approved in Japan in this setting. IMFINZI is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy. IMFINZI, in combination with IMJUDO and platinum-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC with no sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) genomic tumor aberrations. IMFINZI, in combination with etoposide and either carboplatin or cisplatin, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). IMFINZI, in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC). IMFINZI in combination with IMJUDO is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). IMFINZI in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by IMFINZI as a single agent is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient (dMMR). Please see Full Prescribing Information including Medication Guide for IMFINZI and IMJUDO . Notes Liver cancer Liver cancer, of which HCC is the most common type, is the third-leading cause of cancer death, with nearly 900,000 people worldwide diagnosed each year and a high prevalence in certain regions of Asia. 1-2 An estimated 80-90% of all patients with HCC also have cirrhosis. Chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis are associated with inflammation that over time can lead to the development of HCC. 3 Advanced-stage HCC prognosis is poor, with a five-year survival rate of only 7%. 4 More than half of patients are diagnosed at advanced stages of the disease, often when symptoms first appear. 5 The unique immune environment of liver cancer provides clear rationale for investigating medications that harness the power of the immune system to treat HCC. 5 HIMALAYA HIMALAYA is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, global Phase III trial of IMFINZI monotherapy and a regimen comprising a single priming dose of IMJUDO 300 mg added to IMFINZI1500mg followed by IMFINZIevery four weeks (STRIDE regimen) versus sorafenib, a standard-of-care multi-kinase inhibitor. The trial included a total of 1,324 randomized patients with unresectable, advanced HCC who had not been treated with prior systemic therapy and were not eligible for locoregional therapy (treatment localized to the liver and surrounding tissue). The trial was conducted in 181 centers across 16 countries, including in the US, Canada, Europe, South America and Asia. The primary endpoint was OS for the combination versus sorafenib and key secondary endpoints included OS for IMFINZIversus sorafenib, objective response rate and progression-free survival (PFS) for the combination and for IMFINZIalone. IMFINZI IMFINZI ® (durvalumab) is a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the PD-L1 protein and blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with the PD-1 and CD80 proteins, countering the tumor’s immune-evading tactics and releasing the inhibition of immune responses. IMFINZI is approved in combination with chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus cisplatin) in locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC) and in combination with IMJUDO ® (tremelimumab-actl) in unresectable HCC. IMFINZI is also approved as a monotherapy in unresectable HCC in Japan and the EU and in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin plus paclitaxel) followed by IMFINZI monotherapy in primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient in the US. In addition to its indications in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, IMFINZI is the global standard of care in the curative-intent setting of unresectable, Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose disease has not progressed after chemoradiotherapy. IMFINZI is also approved for the treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and in combination with a short course of IMJUDO and chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic NSCLC. In limited-stage SCLC, IMFINZI demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in the dual primary endpoints of OS and PFS compared to placebo in patients who had not progressed following standard-of-care concurrent chemoradiotherapy in the ADRIATIC Phase III trial. IMFINZI in combination with neoadjuvant platinum-containing chemotherapy before surgery and as adjuvant monotherapy after surgery has been approved for patients in the US and several other countries for the treatment of adult patients with resectable NSCLC and no known epidermal growth factor receptor mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements. IMFINZI plus chemotherapy followed by IMFINZI alone was recently approved in the US for mismatch repair deficient patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. This regimen was also approved in the EU, in addition to IMFINZI plus chemotherapy followed by IMFINZI and olaparib for mismatch repair proficient patients. In muscle-invasive bladder cancer, IMFINZI in combination with chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of event-free survival and the key secondary endpoint of OS versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the NIAGARA Phase III trial. Since the first approval in May 2017, more than 220,000 patients have been treated with IMFINZI. As part of a broad development program, IMFINZI is being tested as a single treatment and in combinations with other anti-cancer treatments for patients with SCLC, NSCLC, bladder cancer, breast cancer, several GI and gynecologic cancers other solid tumors. IMJUDO IMJUDO ® (tremelimumab-actl) is a human monoclonal antibody that targets the activity of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4). IMJUDO blocks the activity of CTLA-4, contributing to T-cell activation, priming the immune response to cancer and fostering cancer cell death. In addition to its approved indications in liver and lung cancers, IMJUDOis being tested in combination with IMFINZI across multiple tumor types including locoregional HCC (EMERALD-3), SCLC (ADRIATIC) and bladder cancer (VOLGA and NILE). AstraZeneca in GI cancers AstraZeneca has a broad development program for the treatment of GI cancers across several medicines and a variety of tumor types and stages of disease. In 2022, GI cancers collectively represented approximately 4.9 million new cancer cases leading to approximately 3.3 million deaths. 6 Within this program, the Company is committed to improving outcomes in gastric, liver, biliary tract, esophageal, pancreatic and colorectal cancers. In addition to its indications in BTC and HCC, IMFINZI is being assessed in combinations, including with IMJUDO, in liver, esophageal and gastric cancers in an extensive development program spanning early to late-stage disease across settings. The Company is also assessing rilvegostomig (AZD2936), a PD-1/TIGIT bispecific antibody, in combination with chemotherapy as an adjuvant therapy in BTC and as a 1st-line treatment in patients with HER2-negative, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastroesophageal junction cancers. Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, a HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate, is approved in the US, China and several other countries for HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer and is being assessed in colorectal cancer. It also has been assessed in multiple GI settings including BTC in the DESTINY-PanTumor02 Phase II trial, and it was recently approved in the US for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive solid tumors who have received prior systemic treatment and have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki is jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. Olaparib, a first-in-class PARP inhibitor, is approved in the US, EU and several other countries for the treatment of BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer. Olaparib is developed and commercialized in collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the US and Canada. AstraZeneca is advancing multiple modalities that provide complementary mechanisms for targeting Claudin 18.2, a promising therapeutic target in gastric cancer. These include AZD0901, a potential first-in-class antibody drug conjugate licensed from KYM Biosciences Inc., currently in Phase III development, AZD5863, a novel Claudin 18.2/CD3 T-cell engager bispecific antibody licensed from Harbour Biomed in Phase I development, and AZD6422, an armored autologous chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, currently being evaluated in an Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) in collaboration with AbelZeta in China. In early development, AstraZeneca is developing two Glypican 3 (GPC3) armored CAR-Ts in HCC. AZD5851, currently in Phase I development, is being developed globally, and C-CAR031 / AZD7003 is being co-developed with AbelZeta in China where it is under evaluation in an IIT. AstraZeneca in immuno-oncology (IO) AstraZeneca is a pioneer in introducing the concept of immunotherapy into dedicated clinical areas of high unmet medical need. The Company has a comprehensive and diverse IO portfolio and pipeline anchored in immunotherapies designed to overcome evasion of the anti-tumor immune response and stimulate the body’s immune system to attack tumors. AstraZeneca strives to redefine cancer care and help transform outcomes for patients with IMFINZIas a monotherapy and in combination with IMJUDO as well as other novel immunotherapies and modalities. The Company is also investigating next-generation immunotherapies like bispecific antibodies and therapeutics that harness different aspects of immunity to target cancer, including cell therapy and T-cell engagers. AstraZeneca is pursuing an innovative clinical strategy to bring IO-based therapies that deliver long-term survival to new settings across a wide range of cancer types. The Company is focused on exploring novel combination approaches to help prevent treatment resistance and drive longer immune responses. With an extensive clinical program, the Company also champions the use of IO treatment in earlier disease stages, where there is the greatest potential for cure. AstraZeneca in oncology AstraZeneca is leading a revolution in oncology with the ambition to provide cures for cancer in every form, following the science to understand cancer and all its complexities to discover, develop and deliver life-changing medicines to patients. The Company’s focus is on some of the most challenging cancers. It is through persistent innovation that AstraZeneca has built one of the most diverse portfolios and pipelines in the industry, with the potential to catalyze changes in the practice of medicine and transform the patient experience. AstraZeneca has the vision to redefine cancer care and, one day, eliminate cancer as a cause of death. AstraZeneca AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines in Oncology, Rare Diseases and BioPharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 125 countries, and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information, please visit www.astrazeneca-us.com and follow us on social media @AstraZeneca . References SOURCE: AstraZeneca