On April 22, 2026 Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. (Phanes), a clinical stage biotech company focused on innovative drug discovery and development in oncology, reported that they will present updated Phase 2 results of spevatamig (PT886) in combination with chemotherapy in frontline (1L) treatment of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting held on May 29 – June 2, 2026 in Chicago. Details of the presentation are below:
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Title: Spevatamig (PT886), a claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)/CD47 bispecific antibody, in combination with gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel (GnP) in frontline (1L) treatment of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC)
Date/Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT
Session: Gastrointestinal Cancer – Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary
Abstract #: 4192
Poster #: 175
First Author: Anwaar Saeed, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
ABOUT SPEVATAMIG
Spevatamig is a first-in-class native IgG-like bispecific antibody (bsAb) targeting claudin 18.2 and CD47. It was granted orphan drug designation (ODD) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer by the FDA in 2022 and was granted Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with metastatic claudin 18.2-positive pancreatic adenocarcinoma in 2024. In 2023, Phanes entered into a clinical collaboration agreement with Merck (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) to study spevatamig in combination with pembrolizumab.
Phanes is conducting clinical trials with spevatamig in multiple cancer indications, including a Phase 2 study evaluating the efficacy of spevatamig in combination with chemotherapy in first-line PDAC patients. As of April 2026, 180 patients globally have been dosed with spevatamig collectively in monotherapy and combination therapy settings.
(Press release, Phanes Therapeutics, APR 22, 2026, View Source [SID1234664699])