Bicara Therapeutics publishes updated data from Phase 1/1b trial of Ficerafusp
The company states: 'Bicara Therapeutics (BCAX) announced the publication of an abstract with updated interim data from the company's Phase 1/1b clinical trial of ficerafusp alfa in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with first line recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma on the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting website. The company will host a conference call on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ET to present the fulsome dataset, including overall survival and duration of response data, following an oral presentation of the data at the ASCO Annual Meeting. Ficerafusp alfa is a first-in-class bifunctional antibody designed to enhance tumor penetration by breaking barriers within the tumor microenvironment that have challenged the treatment of multiple solid tumor cancers. Specifically, ficerafusp alfa combines two clinically validated targets: an epidermal growth factor receptor directed monoclonal antibody with a domain that binds to human transforming growth factor beta.' 'We are pleased to present the fulsome dataset from our Phase 1/1b trial of ficerafusp alfa in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma during our upcoming oral presentation at ASCO,' said David Raben, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Bicara Therapeutics. 'The interim data featured in the ASCO abstract demonstrate encouraging signals that represent a meaningful improvement over historical benchmarks in patients with HPV-negative disease, a population with high unmet need and worse survival outcomes than those with HPV-positive disease. Notably, we're encouraged to see how ficerafusp alfa, specifically designed to drive tumor penetration within the tumor microenvironment, is leading to deep, and now, durable responses that appear to be translating to prolonged overall survival.'
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