Coherus Oncology: 6 of 8 respond in interim combo trial
The update also reports interim findings for HPV-positive head-and-neck and upper-GI cohorts alongside the ESCC results.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Coherus Oncology, Inc. (CHRS) reported interim clinical results for tagmokitug, an investigational cytolytic CCR8 antibody, in combination with toripalimab, with or without chemotherapy. In first-line ESCC, tagmokitug 700 mg plus toripalimab, 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin had a confirmed overall response rate (cORR) of 75% (6/8) among efficacy-evaluable patients as of October 14, 2026; cORR was 100% in PD-L1-positive patients. After the cutoff, the reported cORR was 89% (8/9).
In the second-line ESCC 700 mg arm, clinical benefit rate was 33.3% (2/6), cORR was 16.7% (1/6), and median progression-free survival was 5.5 months. Among 120 patients treated with tagmokitug plus toripalimab, immune-related adverse events occurred in 40%, including Grade 3-5 events in 20%; no Grade 5 treatment-related adverse events were reported. In 33 monotherapy patients, no dose-limiting toxicities were observed through 1,200 mg every three weeks. Coherus plans to expand both ESCC cohorts; tagmokitug remains investigational, and its safety and efficacy have not been established.
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- Minor pointFirst-line ESCC interim cORR: 75% (6/8); PD-L1-positive cORR: 100%.
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The interim update reports other-cohort results: HPV-positive second-line head-and-neck cancer had a
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confirmed overall response rate medical
progression-free survival medical
dose-limiting toxicities medical
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