- Azad, Nilofer;
- Hu, Zishuo;
- Sahin, Ilyas;
- Iyer, Renuka;
- Aranha, Olivia;
- Hochster, Howard;
- Pathak, Priyadarshini;
- Paulson, Andrew;
- Kalyan, Aparna;
- Liao, Chih-Yi;
- Tran, Nguyen;
- Kelley, Robin;
- Heestand, Gregory;
- Cosgrove, David;
- El-Khoueiry, Anthony;
- Borad, Mitesh;
- Gabrail, Nashat;
- Majeed, Umair;
- Du, Lingling;
- Kamath, Suneel;
- Shumway, Nathan;
- Shroff, Rachna;
- Goyal, Lipika;
- Rosales, Minori;
- Javle, Milind
Treatment options for patients with biliary tract cancer are limited, and the prognosis is poor. CTX-009, a novel bispecific antibody targeting both DLL4 and VEGF-A, has demonstrated antitumor activity in patients with advanced cancers as both a monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy. In a phase II study of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer who had received one or two prior therapies, CTX-009 with paclitaxel demonstrated a 37.5% overall response rate (ORR). Described here is the design of and rationale for COMPANION-002, a randomized phase II/III study, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of CTX-009 in combination with paclitaxel versus paclitaxel alone as second-line treatment for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer. The primary end point is ORR, and crossover is allowed.Clinical Trial Registration: NCT05506943 (ClinicalTrials.gov).