U.S. FDA places Mersana's cancer drug trial on hold following death, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Published: Monday, March 13, 2023 at 1:15 pm

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U.S. FDA places Mersana's cancer drug trial on hold following death
The company said the death was of a patient enrolled at the initial dose level in the dose escalation portion. The study was testing the company's XMT-2056 candidate.
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March 13, 2023, 18:45 IST
Bengaluru: Mersana Therapeutics Inc said on Monday that the U.S. drug regulator had placed an early-stage trial testing its experimental cancer drug after the death of a participant.
The company said the death was of a patient enrolled at the initial dose level in the dose escalation portion. The study was testing the company's XMT-2056 candidate.
The company is now focused on analyzing the death and "consider potential next steps for development," Chief Executive Officer Anna Protopapas said in a statement.
The company will continue to make progress with the other cancer drug candidate UpRi and XMT-1660 clinical trials.
Shares of Mersana were halted before the bell.
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