Compass Therapeutics Concludes Enrollment In COMPANION-002 With CTX-009
Compass enrolls 150 patients in CTX-009 trial, advances BTC treatment study to first-line setting at MD Anderson.
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Aug 07, 2024
Simantini Singh Deo
Compass Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company
specializing in oncology and focused on developing unique antibody-based
treatments for various diseases, has announced that it has successfully
enrolled 150 patients in its COMPANION-002 clinical trial. This randomized Phase
2/3 trial is assessing the effectiveness of CTX-009 in patients with BTC.
Thomas Schuetz, MD, PhD, Co-founder, CEO, and Vice Chairman
of the Compass Board of Directors, said “We are very pleased to announce this
enrollment milestone for the COMPANION-002 trial. We extend our deep gratitude
to all the patients, families, and caregivers who are participating in the
study. We would also like to thank the principal investigators, study
coordinators, the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, and the clinical team at
Compass for their dedicated support and hard work.”
Significantly, the Company has received approval for a new
Investigator-Sponsored Trial (IST) to investigate CTX-009 in patients with BTC
undergoing first-line treatment. This study will take place at The University
of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where CTX-009 will be incorporated into the
standard first-line therapy regimen, which includes gemcitabine, cisplatin, and
durvalumab. Dr. Schuetz further added, “Following completion of enrollment in
COMPANION-002, our second-line study, we are very excited to advance CTX-009 to
the first-line setting in collaboration with our investigators at MD Anderson.”