Benzinga | Aug 25, 2021 04:31PM EDT

Mirati Therapeutics Clinical Research at ESMO Congress 2021 to Highlight Progress with Investigational Adagrasib and Sitravatinib in Patients with Lung and Colorectal Cancers

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRTX), a clinical-stage targeted oncology company, today announced two oral presentations of clinical data will be presented at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) 2021, reinforcing the clinical benefit of adagrasib, a KRASG12C inhibitor, and sitravatinib, a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The congress will take place virtually from September 16 to 21, 2021.

"Mirati continues to make important progress in demonstrating the clinical impact our investigational treatments may have on patient outcomes in lung and colorectal cancers," said Charles M. Baum, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. "The data we are presenting at ESMO will show how adagrasib alone and in combination with cetuximab offer encouraging clinical activity in patients with KRASG12C-mutated colorectal cancer. In addition, updated survival data from our Phase 2 study evaluating sitravatinib with nivolumab supports the potential of this combination for patients with advanced lung cancer whose tumors are resistant to checkpoint inhibitors."

Dr. Baum added, "We are investigating several combination approaches in our expanding pipeline with the goal of improving standards of care and the course of treatment for people with cancer. We are thankful to the investigators and patients, without whom our research would not be possible."

Learn more about Mirati's development of therapies that target the genetic and immunological drivers of cancers at Mirati.com/science.