Abstract 693: ASKG843, a bifunctional fusion protein of PD1/TGF-βRII, demonstrates potent in vitro/in vivo activities, and excellent pharmacokinetic properties in non-human primates (NHPs) with good safety profiles
Abstract:Introduction: Antibodies targeting the immune checkpoint PD1/PD-L1 are emerging as effective cancer immunotherapies, but most cancers fail to respond to these as single agents. Tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME) frequently express transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) to either drive immune cell dysfunction in the microenvironment or to exclude immune cell infiltration into tumors. Concurrently targeting the immunosuppressive/immune-excluding TGF-β pathway represents a rational and promising strat… Show more
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