On May 14, 2026 GT Biopharma, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GTBP), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company focused on developing innovative therapeutics based on the Company’s proprietary TriKE natural killer (NK) cell engager platform, reported that the first patient was dosed in a Phase 1 dose escalation basket trial evaluating GTB-5550, its B7-H3-targeted natural killer (NK) cell engager for solid tumors expressing B7-H3.
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"Dosing the first patient in our GTB-5550 Phase 1 trial is a pivotal milestone for GT Biopharma and represents the natural evolution of our TriKE platform into the broader opportunity of treating patients with a variety of solid tumors. The ongoing Phase 1 progress with GTB-3650 in hematologic malignancies now gives us the confidence to advance the platform with GTB-5550 to target B7-H3, which is broadly expressed across many of the most common and difficult-to-treat solid tumor cancers. We look forward to providing updates on the trial’s progress throughout the second half of 2026.", said Michael Breen, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GT Biopharma.
The Phase 1 trial with GTB-5550 will be the first nanobody TriKE tested with more patient-friendly subcutaneous dosing. The Phase 1a dose escalation portion of the trial will focus primarily on enrolling prostate cancer patients and evaluate up to 6 dose levels to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). After the dose escalation phase, the Phase 1b expansion component will enroll patients with up to 7 different tumor types (castration-resistant prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and bladder cancer) and further evaluate its safety, tolerability and preliminary anti-tumor activity.
"Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have B7-H3 expressed in over 90% of tumors and PSA can serve as an early biomarker of therapeutic activity. We look forward to evaluating GTB-5550 across multiple solid tumor types as we continue dose escalation.", said Dr. Nicholas Zorko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, The University of Minnesota1.
GTB-5550 will be administered by subcutaneous (SQ) injection in the abdominal area for 5 consecutive days during Week 1 and Week 2 followed by 2 weeks of no treatment. One treatment cycle is 4 weeks in duration. Subsequent cycles receive treatment three times weekly for 2 weeks followed by 2 weeks of no treatment. A minimum of 2 cycles is planned, and patient-appropriate disease reassessment is performed after 2 cycles and every 8-12 weeks thereafter. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, patient refusal, or treatment is no longer in the best interest of the patient. Patients are followed for 12 months to determine progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). More details can be found on clinicaltrials.gov with the identifier: NCT07541573.
(Press release, GT Biopharma, MAY 14, 2026, View Source [SID1234665744])