XBiotech Results from Randomized Double-Blinded Phase 1/2 Study Suggest Potential Breakthrough Treatment for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XBiotech (NASDAQ: XBIT) announced today data from its Phase 1/Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center study for advanced pancreatic cancer. Known as 1-BETTER, the study examined Natrunix (anti-interleukin-1alpha) antibody in combination with an established chemotherapy regimen (ONIVYDE (ON) + 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) + Leucovorin (LV), a regimen that is already widely used for treating pancreatic cancer but is associated with difficult toxicities and less then ideal survival outcomes. Natrunix was being evaluated as an anti-cancer agent for use in cytotoxic chemotherapy combinations where the Company believes it might potentially also improve tolerability of the chemotherapy.

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