Black Diamond Therapeutics (Nasdaq: BDTX) has announced that it has dosed the first patient in the Phase 1 study focused on BDTX-1535. BDTX-1535 is a MasterKey inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) to potentially treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and glioblastoma (GBM). Cambridge, Massachusetts–based Black Diamond believes BDTX-1535 holds significant potential for EGFR-mutant…
Hutchmed and AstraZeneca launch Phase 3 to test Orpathys and Tagrisso in lung cancer
Hutchmed (HKG:0013) and AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) have announced the launch of the SACHI Phase 3 study to test the combination of Orpathys (savolitinib) and Tagrissso (osimertinib) as a treatment for locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Specifically, the study will focus on patients with amplification of the MET…