Amplia Says Pancreatic Cancer Trial Shows Better Results for Drug Candidate in Combination With Chemotherapy; Shares Fall 21%

MT Newswires Live2025-08-06

Amplia Therapeutics (ASX:ATX) said data from the ongoing phase 1b/2a clinical trial in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer with its focal adhesion kinase inhibitor narmafotinib drug candidate in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapies gemcitabine and Abraxane showed better results when compared with the results of chemotherapy alone, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.

The objective response rate for the study is currently at 31%, compared with a 23% response rate for chemotherapy alone.

The adverse event profile of the narmafotinib combination is similar to adverse events previously reported for the chemotherapy combination of gemcitabine and Abraxane, in both types of event, rate of occurrence, and severity.

Seventeen patients are currently still enrolled in the study, with seven patients having stayed on trial for over 12 months, the filing said. The mean days on trial for evaluable patients is 202 days, compared with the 117 days reported for chemotherapy alone in the benchmark study.

An interim analysis indicates a median progression-free survival of 7.6 months, two months better than that previously reported for chemotherapy alone, per the filing.

Amplia Therapeutics' shares fell nearly 21% in recent trading on Wednesday.

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