https://www.ariva.de/news/...ical-results-for-the-combination-7752548 The combination of DKN-01 and Keytruda in GEJ/GC patients demonstrated improved outcomes in patients whose tumors are DKK1-high and who were PD-1/PD-L1 naïve. DKK1-high patients experienced over 22 weeks median PFS and nearly 32 weeks OS, with a 50% ORR and 80% DCR in ten evaluable patients. DKK1-low patients experienced nearly 6 weeks median PFS and over 17 weeks OS, with a 20% DCR in fifteen evaluable patients.
PD-L1 Combined Positive Scores (CPS) did not predict efficacy on the combination of DKN-01 plus Keytruda. In multi-variate analysis, DKK1-high status correlated with longer PFS independent of PD-L1 CPS scores. One-third of patients in the study were DKK1-high.
Among the six GEJ/GC patients who were refractory to PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, three DKK1-high patients had a best response of stable disease, whereas the three patients with DKK1-low tumors had progressive disease. |