Adagene Presents New Data on Muzastotug at AACR Meeting

Adagene presented new data from two ongoing Phase 1b/2 studies of muzastotug in triple combination regimens at the American Association of Cancer Research annual meeting 2026, held April 17-22 in San Diego. Results support muzastotug's mechanistic advantages over traditional anti-CTLA-4 therapies, and its continued development as a potential backbone therapy in combination regimens for difficult-to-treat cancers. FDA has previously designated muzastotug in combination with Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA, as a Fast Track product for adult patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer without current or active liver metastases. "At AACR, Adagene shared new data from two triplet regimens supporting muzastotug's potential as a combination backbone for multiple tumor types," said Peter Luo, CEO at Adagene. "In HCC, adding muzastotug to the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combo resulted in higher efficacy, with a safety profile consistent with historical studies of the doublet alone. In MSS CRC, adding muzastotug to pembrolizumab plus fruquintinib showed dose-dependent response rates, with no DLTs or Grade 4 or 5 treatment related adverse events. As muzastotug continues to generate more data in additional settings, we are increasingly convinced that its intentionally designed wider therapeutic index has potential to improve the efficacy of current immunotherapies without worsening the toxicity for patients with difficult to treat solid tumors."