Curis Shares Gain On Encouraging Data Presentation From Blood Cancer Trials At ASCO Meeting - Curis (NASDAQ:CRIS)

Curis Inc CRIS presented clinical data from the TakeAim Lymphoma and TakeAim Leukemia studies at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
The TakeAim Lymphoma Phase 1/2 study is investigating emavusertib as monotherapy and in combination with ibrutinib in patients with R/R hematologic malignancies.
The combination appeared to be well tolerated, with no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) at 200mg of emavusertib.
Two DLTs were observed at 300mg (stomatitis and syncope).
8 of 9 evaluable patients experienced a reduction in tumor burden.
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The TakeAim Leukemia study is a Phase 1/2 study examining emavusertib use as monotherapy and in combination with azacitidine or venetoclax in patients with R/R AML or high-risk MDS.
Emavusertib was well-tolerated across multiple dose levels, and no dose-limiting myelosuppression was observed.
In patients with spliceosome-mutated R/R AML, CR/CRh rate of 40% (2 out of 5 patients) (CRh=complete response with partial hematologic recovery).
Consistent tumor burden reduction was observed. 4 out of 5 patients achieved blast reduction, three by ≥ 50%.
In patients with spliceosome-mutated R/R MDS, the objective response rate was 57%.
In patients with FLT3-mutated R/R AML, the CR rate was 33%.
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