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flag FDA approves trial of new cancer drug cadonilimab for advanced stomach cancer, aiming to expand immunotherapy access beyond current PD-L1 limits.

flag The FDA has approved Akeso’s global Phase III trial, COMPASSION-37/AK104-311, testing cadonilimab—a first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody—against nivolumab in first-line treatment for HER2-negative, advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer. flag The trial will compare cadonilimab plus chemotherapy to chemotherapy alone or with nivolumab. flag This follows China’s 2024 approval of cadonilimab based on the COMPASSION-15 trial, which showed significant survival benefits across all PD-L1 groups, including low or negative expression, where current PD-1 inhibitors are less effective. flag The FDA’s current restriction of PD-1 inhibitors to PD-L1 CPS ≥5 patients leaves over half without access, underscoring a major unmet need. flag COMPASSION-15 data revealed a 39% reduction in death risk overall, with a 24% reduction in low PD-L1 patients, supporting cadonilimab’s potential to expand immunotherapy access globally.

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