{"id":819103,"date":"2025-02-27T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/adagene-announces-investigator-initiated-phase-2-trial-for-neoadjuvant-muzastotug-adg126-in-colorectal-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T08:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:05:00","slug":"adagene-announces-investigator-initiated-phase-2-trial-for-neoadjuvant-muzastotug-adg126-in-colorectal-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/adagene-announces-investigator-initiated-phase-2-trial-for-neoadjuvant-muzastotug-adg126-in-colorectal-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Adagene Announces Investigator Initiated Phase 2 Trial for Neoadjuvant Muzastotug (ADG126) in Colorectal Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>&#8211; Trial to begin enrolling in April; expected primary completion in mid-2027 &#8211;<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>&#8211; Primary study endpoint of rate of major pathological response &#8211;<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p>SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, Feb.  27, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Adagene Inc. (\u201cAdagene\u201d) (Nasdaq: ADAG), a company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, today announced an investigator initiated (IIT) Phase 2 neoadjuvant trial of ADG126 for patients with stage II or stage III colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The new study (NCT06846268), led by primary investigator Dr. Yong Wei Peng, Senior Consultant at the Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, is expected to begin patient enrollment in April 2025. Patients will receive high doses of ADG126 in combination with KEYTRUDA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> prior to surgery. The trial\u2019s primary endpoint is the rate of Major Pathologic Response (MPR), defined as \u226410% residual viable tumor in the surgical specimen, and will be evaluated in up to 20 patients. Secondary endpoints include complete pathological response, disease-free survival, and safety\/tolerability. Additionally, the study will explore the pharmacodynamic effects of neoadjuvant ADG126 and pembrolizumab on the tumor microenvironment\u2019s immune profile, as well as the pharmacokinetic profile of ADG126 in tumor tissues, to further elucidate the compound\u2019s unique mechanism of action and enhanced therapeutic index.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe foundation for this neoadjuvant study is supported by the compelling combination efficacy and safety profile of ADG126 with pembrolizumab in late-stage MSS CRC patients,\u201d said Peter Luo, Chairman, CEO, and President of R&amp;D at Adagene. \u201cWe believe that advancing immunotherapy into the curative neoadjuvant setting holds significant promise. By combining CTLA-4-mediated T regulatory cell depletion with anti-PD-1\u2019s ability to reinvigorate exhausted T cells, this approach restores anti-tumor immunity, offering patients a head start and the potential for long-term clinical benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About\u00a0Adagene<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Adagene Inc.\u00a0(Nasdaq: ADAG) is a platform-driven, clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based cancer immunotherapies. Adagene\u00a0combines computational biology and artificial intelligence to design novel antibodies that address globally unmet patient needs. The company has forged strategic collaborations with reputable global partners that leverage its SAFEbody<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0precision masking technology in multiple approaches at the vanguard of science.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by its proprietary\u00a0Dynamic Precision Library\u00a0(DPL) platform, composed of NEObody\u2122, SAFEbody, and POWERbody\u2122 technologies, Adagene\u2019s highly differentiated pipeline features novel immunotherapy programs. The company\u2019s SAFEbody technology is designed to address safety and tolerability challenges associated with many antibody therapeutics by using precision masking technology to shield the binding domain of the biologic therapy. Through activation in the tumor microenvironment, this allows for tumor-specific targeting of antibodies in tumor microenvironment, while minimizing on-target off-tumor toxicity in healthy tissues.<\/p>\n<p>Adagene\u2019s lead clinical program, ADG126 (muzastotug), is a masked, anti-CTLA-4 SAFEbody that targets a unique epitope of CTLA-4 in regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the tumor microenvironment. ADG126 is currently in phase 1b\/2 clinical studies in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy, particularly focused on Metastatic Microsatellite-stable (MSS) Colorectal Cancer (CRC). 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(\u201cAdagene\u201d) (Nasdaq: ADAG), a company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, today announced an investigator initiated (IIT) Phase 2 neoadjuvant trial of ADG126 for patients with stage II or stage III colorectal cancer. The new study (NCT06846268), led by primary investigator Dr. Yong Wei Peng, Senior Consultant at the Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, is expected to begin patient enrollment in April 2025. Patients will receive high doses of ADG126 in combination with KEYTRUDA\u00ae prior to surgery. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/adagene-announces-investigator-initiated-phase-2-trial-for-neoadjuvant-muzastotug-adg126-in-colorectal-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Adagene Announces Investigator Initiated Phase 2 Trial for Neoadjuvant Muzastotug (ADG126) in Colorectal Cancer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-819103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Adagene Announces Investigator Initiated Phase 2 Trial for Neoadjuvant Muzastotug (ADG126) in Colorectal Cancer - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/adagene-announces-investigator-initiated-phase-2-trial-for-neoadjuvant-muzastotug-adg126-in-colorectal-cancer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adagene Announces Investigator Initiated Phase 2 Trial for Neoadjuvant Muzastotug (ADG126) in Colorectal Cancer - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8211; Trial to begin enrolling in April; expected primary completion in mid-2027 &#8211; &#8211; Primary study endpoint of rate of major pathological response &#8211; SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Adagene Inc. (\u201cAdagene\u201d) (Nasdaq: ADAG), a company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, today announced an investigator initiated (IIT) Phase 2 neoadjuvant trial of ADG126 for patients with stage II or stage III colorectal cancer. The new study (NCT06846268), led by primary investigator Dr. Yong Wei Peng, Senior Consultant at the Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, is expected to begin patient enrollment in April 2025. 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