On July 20, 2026 Biohaven Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) ("Biohaven"), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing therapies to treat a broad range of rare and common diseases, reported that new data on BHV-1530, its FGFR3-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) using a novel topoisomerase I (TopoIx) payload, will be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Congress 2026, to be held October 23-27 in Madrid, Spain.
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The new Phase 1 data planned for ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) will provide a clinically meaningful update to the early Phase 1 data initially disclosed at Biohaven’s R&D Day on May 27, 2026. The new data will include signals of clinical activity demonstrated in the ongoing Phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation study of BHV-1530 in patients with advanced solid tumors. The data from May 27 2026, showed early signs of antitumor activity in patients with both FGFR3-altered and wild-type overexpressing tumors, and across multiple tumor types. This included a heavily pretreated patient with FGFR3-TACC3 fusion–positive metastatic urothelial cancer who had progressed on four prior lines of therapy, including Padcev (a nectin-4-directed ADC), pembrolizumab, and two FGFR-targeting small molecules. This patient has tolerated BHV-1530 with no FGFR-related toxicity. The data has shown a favorable safety profile, with no dose-limiting toxicities and no FGFR inhibitor–class toxicities, such as hyperphosphatemia, nail disorders, stomatitis, or retinopathy, that commonly constrain dosing and duration of approved FGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Clinical Supply Agreement with Regeneron for BHV-1530 and Cemiplimab
Biohaven has entered into a clinical supply agreement with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to evaluate the combination of BHV-1530 and cemiplimab (Libtayo) in patients with solid tumors based upon the emerging monotherapy clinical data and preclinical data demonstrating synergistic activity between BHV-1530 and immune therapy. BHV-1530’s TopoIx payload has been demonstrated to generate immunogenic cell death and stimulate an antitumor immune response, providing a compelling mechanistic rationale for combination with checkpoint inhibition.
This agreement builds upon the existing clinical supply agreement between Biohaven and Regeneron for BHV-1510, a next-generation TROP2-directed ADC, further deepening the collaborative relationship between the two companies across Biohaven’s oncology pipeline. Of note, early clinical data from the BHV-1510 program demonstrate a signal consistent with this thesis, as responses have been observed in multiple patients with prior anti–PD-(L)1 therapy.
About BHV-1530
BHV-1530 is an antibody-drug conjugate directed against FGFR3, a validated but underexploited target in urothelial cancer and other FGFR3-driven cancers, and is a first in clinic FGFR3-directed ADC incorporating Biohaven’s proprietary TopoIx payload. Unlike approved FGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which are restricted to genomically selected patients and constrained by class-related toxicities, BHV-1530 is designed to target FGFR3 independent of requiring pathway inhibition, with the potential to address both FGFR3-altered and wild-type overexpressing tumors. BHV-1530 is being studied in an ongoing Phase 1 dose-escalation trial in unselected patients with advanced urothelial cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and non-small cell lung cancer who have failed standard-of-care therapy, as well as other tumor types harboring FGFR3 genomic alterations. Biohaven plans to initiate combination cohorts evaluating BHV-1530 with anti-PD-1 therapy, including the recently announced combination with cemiplimab (Libtayo), in the second half of 2026.
(Press release, Biohaven Pharmaceutical, JUL 20, 2026, View Source [SID1234669323])