/PRNewswire/ InxMed Co., Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies against tumor-treatment resistance and metastasis,.
SUZHOU, China, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Alphamab Oncology (stock code: 9966.HK)announced thatthe first patient was dosed in a Phase I clinical study (KN052-CHN-001) of KN052, its proprietary PD-L1/OX40 bispecific antibody, in patients with advanced solid tumors in China. With the development of immunotherapy and further understanding of tumor pathogenesis, cancer therapy has entered a new era, among which PD-(L)1 inhibitors have become a star product. However, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors did not bring satisfiedresponse rate when used as monotherapy, and innovative treatment regimens are expected.KN052 is the world's first PD-L1/OX40 bispecific antibody entering first-in-human clinical study. It can effectively reverse tumor induced immune inhibition by blocking the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway and promote the immune response by activating OX40. In preclinical studies, KN052 showed significantly stronger activity than either single antibody or in combination. KN052-CHN-001 is a Phase I clinical