Overview
- Drug concept: Develop a small molecule for cancer immunotherapy that targets immunosuppressive cell trafficking to increase ICT
response rate - Target class: EVT801 is a selective inhibitor of the VEGFR3 tyrosine kinase
- Project status: EVT801 is currently in late preclinical development and is anticipated to be Phase 1 ready in Q3 2018
- Targeted indication: Combination with immune checkpoint therapies for non-responder patients with VEGFR3+ microenvironment
- Gateway indication: Solid tumours with VEGFR3+ microenvironment and/or Kaposi’s sarcoma as orphan disease
- Administration: Oral administration
- Biomarkers: Patient stratification: VEGFR3 expression on TME & circulating MDSCs quantification
PD biomarker: ERK/AKT phosphorylation & gene signature
Biomarker of activity: Gene signature & circulating immune-cells quantification
1 Evotec, Toulouse, France
2 Sanofi, Marcy l’étoile, France
3 CHU de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
4 Institut Claudius Regaud, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
5 Donogh O’Brien BioConsulting, Les Poirioux, France
6 present affiliation: Onxeo, Paris, France