Compass Therapeutics Presents Data Demonstrating Elimination Of MHC Class I Negative Tumors In Models At 2024 AACR Annual Meeting

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | April 09, 2024 12:01pm

• Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (MHC-I) negative tumors are refractory to immune-oncology therapies, including resistance to checkpoint blockers, due to the loss of the fundamental recognition of the tumor by CD8+ T-Cells, which drive the adaptive immune attack on the tumor.
• Immune responses were generated toward the MHC-I negative tumors by combining CTX-009 with CTX-471. This combination was surprisingly synergistic. The proposed mechanism for this effect suggests the involvement of NK-cells, which can generate potent cell killing independent of MHC-I.
• By blocking DLL4 and VEGF, CTX-009 may increase the trafficking and penetration of NK Cells into the tumor microenvironment where CTX-471 may augment the activity of these cells. This activity against the tumor does not require MHC-I integrity.
  • The combination of CTX-009 and CTX-471 has the potential to be an effective therapeutic regimen in patients who have previously progressed on checkpoint blockers, such as anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies.
     

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