Benzinga | Jun 8, 2021 08:02AM EDT

Compugen's COM701 Shows Treatment Durability Beyond One Year in Solid Tumor Patients

* Compugen Ltd (NASDAQ:CGEN) has announced updated data from its Phase 1 dose-escalation and expansion study of COM701 as a monotherapy and in a dose-escalation combination study with Bristol-Myers Squibb & Co's (NYSE:BMS) Opdivo (nivolumab).

* Data were presented at the ASCO 2021 Annual Meeting.

* COM701 and Opdivo combination was well-tolerated with no reported dose-limiting toxicities up to the fifth and final dose cohort.

* The disease control rate (DCR) was 66.7% with best responses of complete response (CR) 6.7%, partial response (PR) 6.7% (N=1) and stable disease (SD) 53.3%.

* Previously reported patient with anal squamous cell carcinoma with confirmed CR remains on treatment at 96 weeks (22 months).

* Previously reported patient with renal cell carcinoma with the best response of SD remains on treatment at 75 weeks.

* A patient with microsatellite stable (MSS)-colorectal cancer with durable confirmed partial response previously reported remained on study treatment for 44 weeks.

* In monotherapy arm, DCR was 47.2% (N=17) with best responses of PR 2.7% (N=1) and SD) 44.4% (N=16).

* Previously reported patient with primary peritoneal cancer (platinum-resistant, MSS) with confirmed PR remains on study treatment at 79 weeks (18 months).

* Peripheral blood assessment showed immune activation as measured by immune cell proliferation and IFN? induction before tumor shrinkage.

* Price Action: CGEN shares are up 0.76% at $8 during the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.