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Head-to-Head Against Pembrolizumab: Innovent Announces First Patient Dosed in the First Pivotal Study of IBI363 (PD-1/IL-2α-bias Bispecific Antibody Fusion Protein) in Melanoma
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ('Innovent') (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic, ophthalmology, and other major diseases, announced that the first patient has been dosed in its registrational study evaluating IBI363, a first-in-class PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific antibody fusion protein, as monotherapy versus pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic mucosal or acral melanoma who have not received prior systemic therapy. This is IBI363's first pivotal study and a significant milestone for China's innovative immuno-oncology (IO) therapy in addressing the global challenge of treating 'cold tumors.'