Visugromab Plus Nivolumab Shows Promise in Anti-PD-1 Refractory Solid Tumors by Targeting GDF-15 Pathway
- Visugromab (CTL-002), a GDF-15 neutralizing antibody, combined with nivolumab demonstrated initial efficacy in the phase 2A GDFATHER-TRIAL for patients with advanced solid tumors that had relapsed or were refractory to prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.
- GDF-15 plays a critical role in tumoral immunosuppression by blocking immune cell entry into the tumor microenvironment and interfering with immune synapse formation, which many tumors exploit to resist immunotherapy.
- The combination therapy represents a novel approach to overcome immunotherapy resistance by neutralizing GDF-15's immunosuppressive effects and potentially restoring T-cell function in the tumor microenvironment.
- This therapeutic strategy addresses a significant unmet medical need for patients whose cancers have progressed on checkpoint inhibitor therapy, offering a potential pathway to re-sensitize tumors to immune-based treatments.
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