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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2025

A phase 1b, multicentre, dose escalation, safety and pharmacokinetics study of tilvestamab (BGB149) in relapsed, platinum-resistant, high-grade serous ovarian cancer (PROC) patients.

Kenneth Sooi, Tuan Zea Tan, Jae-Weon Kim, Jung Yun Lee, Byoung-Gie Kim, David Micklem, Akil Jackson, David J Pinato, Charlie Gourley, Rebecca Kristeleit and 3 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IMulticenter Study
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Article in British journal of cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04893551 (Phase 1b, Multicentre, Multiple Ascending Dose, Safety, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Study of Tilvestamab), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT04893551 phase1terminatednot on this map

Phase 1b, Multicentre, Multiple Ascending Dose, Safety, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Study of Tilvestamab (BGB149) in Relapsed, Platinum-resistant, High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (HGSOC) Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorBerGenBio ASARan2021 to 2022Enrolled16ConditionsOvarian NeoplasmsArmsTilvestamab
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Kenneth SooiNational University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5806-8440
Tuan Zea TanCancer Science Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-1593
Jae-Weon KimSeoul National University, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jung Yun LeeYonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Byoung-Gie KimSamsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
David MicklemBerGenBio ASA, Research, Bergen, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-2591
Akil JacksonBerGenBio ASA, Research, Bergen, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-544X
David J PinatoImperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-0103
Charlie GourleyWestern General Hospital, Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Edinburgh, UK.
Rebecca KristeleitDepartment of Oncology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3825-1326
Sarah P BlagdenUniversity of Oxford, Department of Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8783-3491
Line BjorgeUniversity of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0240-2770
David Shao Peng TanNational University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. mdctspd@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-5262

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTilvestamab is a highly selective humanised immunoglobulin G1 anti-AXL monoclonal antibody. This phase 1 study evaluated its optimal dose, safety, tolerability, immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics (PK) in relapsed platinum-resistant HGSOC patients.

methodsPatients received tilvestamab in three dose levels (1 mg/kg, 3 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg) via IV infusion every 2 weeks. Primary objectives included safety, tolerability and PK. Exploratory objectives included overall response, progression-free survival (PFS) and quality-of-life measures. Pharmacodynamic included AXL expression, gene and protein changes by transcriptomic and proteomic analysis.

resultsBetween 25 February 2021 and 4 February 2022, 16 patients were enroled across 8 sites in Singapore, Korea, United Kingdom, and Norway. Median treatment duration was 6.1 weeks. Grade 3 or higher treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 62.5% patients, but none were tilvestamab-related. Common events included fatigue (38%), anorexia (38%) infections (31%), anaemia (25%) and dyspnoea (25%). No objective responses were observed, but 7 (44%) had stable disease at 6 weeks. PK showed dose-proportional exposure and steady-state by the second dose. Pharmacodynamic analyses revealed reduced fibrosis-related gene signatures and AXL protein expression. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition reversal was seen in 2 patients.

conclusionTilvestamab was well-tolerated and further studies to examine the efficacy of AXL inhibition in other indications are required. CLINICAL

trial registrationThis trial is registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov . REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04893551. EudraCT Number: 2020-001382-36.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCystadenocarcinoma, SerousNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOvarian NeoplasmsAdultAgedAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMiddle AgedProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAXL protein, humanAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases

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PMID40696160
PMCPMC12449448

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