Pyxis starts dosing in early stage study of cancer therapy PYX-201
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- Pyxis Oncology (NASDAQ:PYXS) said the first person was dosed in a phase 1 trial of PYX-201 for solid tumors.
- PYX-201 is a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), which was licensed from Pfizer (PFE), targeting extradomain-B (EDB) of fibronectin, a non-internalizing antigen, which is a component of the extracellular matrix in tumors. EDB fibronectin is overexpressed in several solid tumors and minimally expressed in most normal adult tissues, Pyxis added.
- The company expects preliminary data from the study in early 2024.
- "PYX-201 has the potential to offer a new approach to targeting multiple tumor types via a multipronged mechanism of action that may benefit patients with solid tumors," said President and CEO Lara Sullivan.