Study summary

I-DXd shrank about 1 in 5 heavily treated tumors

I-DXd early trial · 28 people with squamous esophageal cancer · Presented at ESMO 2024

21%of tumors shrank, 6 of 28 people

What was tested

I-DXd (ifinatamab deruxtecan), an antibody-drug conjugate aimed at B7-H3, in people who had already had several treatments. No comparison group.

What they found

What it means

A modest signal in a very hard-to-treat group. The 510-person worldwide phase 3 will show whether it beats chemotherapy.

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