🧬 A bispecific hitting DLL4 + VEGF-A can clearly move response and PFS — but the toxicity trade-off matters.
@OncoAlert @myESMO
At #ESMO26, a randomized phase 2/3 trial tested tovecimig + paclitaxel versus paclitaxel alone in previously treated advanced biliary tract cancer.
📊 n=168
➡️ ORR: 17.1% vs 5.3%
p=0.031
➡️ Median PFS: 4.7 vs 2.6 months
HR 0.44, p<0.0001
➡️ OS: HR 1.05
Interpretation limited by 54% crossover
But the safety signal deserves attention:
⚠️ Grade ≥3 hypertension: 44%
⚠️ Treatment discontinuation due to TEAEs: 40% vs 15%
🎯 Why this matters: the efficacy signal is real, especially for PFS, but in a heavily pretreated population the clinical value will depend on whether we can identify patients who gain enough benefit to justify the added toxicity.
For me, the next question is whether DLL4/VEGF biology can become a true selection strategy, rather than another broadly applied antiangiogenic approach.
Important data from @DrElkhoueiry @JavleMilind and collaborators.
Pinging @CathyEngMD @BenWestphalen @graokane @NiuSanford @GillSharlene @pashtoonkasi @DrVilmaPBarcia @GIMedOnc @DaisukeKotani @KoheiShitara
#OncoAlert #ESMO26 #BiliaryTractCancer #GIOncology #Bispecifics #PrecisionOncology
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