MCLA-129 is under clinical development by Merus and currently in Phase II for Oropharyngeal Cancer. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Oropharyngeal Cancer have a 50% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase III. GlobalData’s report assesses how MCLA-129’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks. Buy the report here.
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MCLA-129 overview
MCLA-129 is under development for the treatment of solid tumor including non-small cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC), gastroesophageal junction (GC/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, Paranasal Sinus And Nasal Cavity Cancer; Oropharyngeal Cancer; Laryngeal Cancer, head and neck cancer and colorectal cancer. It is administered through intravenous drip. The therapeutic candidate is a bi-specific monoclonal antibody that acts by targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET). The drug candidate is being developed based on Multiclonics (biclonics) technology platform.
Merus overview
Merus is a clinical-stage oncology company that develops innovative antibody therapeutics. The company utilizes the Multiclonics, Biclonics and Triclonics platforms to develop human bispecific and tri-specific antibodies. Its pipeline products include petosemtamab (MCLA-158), a low-fucose human full-length IgG1 antibody that targets head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); MCLA-129 and MCLA-145 targeting advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and solid tumors; Zenocutuzumab (MCLA-128), antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) drug for non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer; ONO-4685 for refractory T cell lymphoma and psoriasis; and INCA32459 and INCA33890 for advanced malignancies and select advanced solid tumors. The company operates through its subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the US. Merus is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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GlobalData’s Likelihood of Approval analytics tool dynamically assesses and predicts how likely a drug will move to the next stage in clinical development (PTSR), as well as how likely the drug will be approved (LoA). This is based on a combination of machine learning and a proprietary algorithm to process data points from various databases found on GlobalData’s Pharmaceutical Intelligence Center.
