Crescent Biopharma Inc. announced that the first patient has been dosed in ASCEND, a global open-label Phase 1/2 trial (NCT07335497) evaluating CR-001, an investigational PD-1 x VEGF bispecific antibody, in advanced solid tumors including non-small cell lung cancer and gastrointestinal and gynecological cancers. The study plans to enroll up to 290 patients across dose-escalation, backfill and dose-optimization cohorts in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific, with primary endpoints focused on safety and tolerability and secondary endpoints including pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, recommended Phase 2 dose, and preliminary antitumor activity. Results have not yet been presented; the company expects to report proof-of-concept data in the first quarter of 2027.
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