On July 15, 2026 Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. ("Intensity" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: INTS), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel intratumoral cancer therapies that are designed to kill tumors and increase immune system recognition of cancers using its proprietary non-covalent conjugation technology, reported that new patients have been administered INT230-6 in the INVINCIBLE-4 Study in Switzerland. The trial (NCT06358573) analyzes INT230-6 given before administration of the standard-of-care neoadjuvant immuno-chemotherapy ("SOC") and the SOC alone by using a 2-cohort design. The study evaluates the pathological complete response ("pCR") rates of the two cohorts relative to a null hypothesis, which is a pCR rate of ≤ 0.6. The success of each cohort in rejecting the null hypotheses will be evaluated.

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The INVINCIBLE-4 Study is a randomized open-label, multicenter study to determine the clinical activity, safety, and tolerability of INT230-6 in patients with early-stage, operable triple-negative breast cancer ("TNBC") who undergo SOC treatment and SOC alone. The primary endpoint is pCR in the primary tumor and affected lymph nodes. In the amended protocol, patients will be randomized to receive a regimen of one dose of INT230-6 followed by SOC, which consists of pembrolizumab, anthracyclines, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel, or to SOC alone. The INVINCIBLE-4 Study reopens following a pause in patient accrual to evaluate skin irritation issues seen in some patients. In March 2026, a protocol amendment was submitted to Swissmedic and the Swiss Ethics Committee to resume enrollment using a slightly lower drug-to-tumor volume ratio and a single injection of INT230-6. Prior to the pause, fourteen (14) patients were treated, seven (7) with the combination and (7) received the SOC alone. Patients receiving INT230-6 prior to the SOC reported a favorable trend towards much fewer overall grade 3 or higher adverse events and immune-related adverse events compared to those patients receiving the SOC alone. The INVINCIBLE-4 Study is expected to enroll an additional 47 patients in Switzerland and France.

"Many TNBC patients undergoing SOC treatment alone fail to achieve a pathological complete response at the time of surgery, especially in larger tumor sizes. Early data indicates that INT230-6 has the potential to fill this unmet need for aggressive subtypes, such as TNBC, through its anti-cancer mechanisms of action that cause tumor cell necrosis and ignite an anti-cancer immune-based response," said Markus Joerger, MD-PhD from the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology at Health Ostschweiz, Professor of Medicine at the University of Basel, Co-Chair of the SCI’s Project Group for Developmental Therapeutics and coordinating investigator of the trial. "The ability for INT230-6 to induce necrosis and activate immune effects before a patient’s surgery with reduction in toxicity would be a major advance for the treatment of breast cancer and potentially many other cancers."

"We are excited to have restarted our Phase 2 study in presurgical triple-negative breast cancer. Triple-negative is a deadly and aggressive form of breast cancer, and patients having local disease currently undergo a harsh six-month regimen whereby a small percentage can die from the SOC before their surgery," said Intensity Therapeutics’ Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Lewis H. Bender. "We believe that the new dosing regimen can continue to show favorable overall safety, a meaningful improvement in the percentage of patients who achieve pCR, and ultimately an improved event-free survival."

About INT230-6

INT230-6, Intensity’s lead proprietary investigational product candidate, is designed for direct intratumoral injection. INT230-6 was discovered using Intensity’s proprietary DfuseRx℠ technology platform. The drug consists of two proven, potent anti-cancer agents, cisplatin and vinblastine sulfate, and a diffusion and cell penetration enhancer molecule ("SHAO") that non-covalently conjugates to the two payload drugs, facilitating the dispersion of potent cytotoxic drugs throughout tumors and allowing the active agents to diffuse into cancer cells. These agents remain in the tumor, resulting in a favorable safety profile. In addition to local disease control and direct tumor killing, INT230-6 causes a release of a bolus of neoantigens specific to the malignancy, leading to immune system engagement and systemic anti-tumor effects. Importantly, these effects are mediated without immunosuppression, which often occurs with systemic chemotherapy.

About Triple Negative Breast Cancer in the Presurgical Setting

Approximately 11-17% of breast cancers test negative for estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR), and excess human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) protein, qualifying them as triple negative. TNBC is considered to be more aggressive and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer, mainly because there are fewer available targeted medicines. Most patients with local TNBC typically receive immune/chemotherapy before surgery. Since the publication of Keynote-522, standard neoadjuvant treatment for TNBC includes systemic chemotherapy (anthracyclines, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, carboplatin) and the anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab. pCR rates are only 63%, with rates generally lower in the larger-sized T2 to T4 tumors. The toxicity of the Keynote-522 regimen is high, with 80% of patients experiencing grade 3 or higher treatment-related AEs, including treatment-related adverse events that lead to death in 0.5% of patients.

(Press release, Intensity Therapeutics, JUL 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234669238])