IMAB - I-Mab Announces Collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to Evaluate Givastomig in a Combination Study for Newly Diagnosed Gastric and Esophageal Cancers | Benzinga
- I-Mab enters clinical collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody givastomig in combination with nivolumab and chemotherapy for the treatment of gastric and esophageal cancer.
- Collaboration builds on promising safety and efficacy data from the givastomig monotherapy study reported at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2023.
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (NASDAQ:IMAB) (the "Company"), a U.S.-based, global biotech company, exclusively focused on the development and potential commercialization of highly differentiated immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY). The collaboration will evaluate the combination of givastomig, an investigational Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody jointly developed by I-Mab and ABL Bio (KOSDAQ: 298380), with Bristol Myers Squibb's immune checkpoint inhibitor, nivolumab, and chemotherapy (FOLFOX or CAPOX), as a potential first-line treatment for patients with advanced Claudin 18.2-positive gastric and esophageal cancers.
Under the terms of the agreement, the study will be a multi-national Phase 1 study conducted by I-Mab. Bristol Myers Squibb will supply nivolumab. Nivolumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that is designed to block the PD-L1 protein on cancer cells from binding to PD-1, enhancing T-cell function and resulting in improved anti-tumor responses.
"We are pleased to enter into this clinical collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb as we embark on the next stage of givastomig's development ...