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ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2025

Phase I Dose-Escalation Results for the Delta-Like Ligand 3/CD3 IgG-Like T-Cell Engager Obrixtamig (BI 764532) in Patients With Delta-Like Ligand 3+ Small Cell Lung Cancer or Neuroendocrine Carcinomas.

Martin Wermke, Valentina Gambardella, Yasutoshi Kuboki, Enriqueta Felip, Miguel F Sanmamed, Olatunji B Alese, Cyrus M Sayehli, Edurne Arriola, Jürgen Wolf, Liza C Villaruz and 5 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IMulticenter Study
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Article in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Brief Report: Proposed Clinical Trial Guidelines Based on Clinicopathologic Heterogeneity of Metastatic Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2026
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  14. [Chinese Expert Consensus on Delta-like Ligand 3-T Cell Engager Therapy 
for SCLC].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026
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  18. Immune cell engagers in lung cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Martin WermkeTU Dresden University of Technology, NCT/UCC Early Clinical Trial Unit, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4844-4087
Valentina GambardellaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6081-8830
Yasutoshi KubokiDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3675-953X
Enriqueta FelipDepartment of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7620-0098
Miguel F SanmamedDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Olatunji B AleseDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA.ORCID 0000-0001-8079-4725
Cyrus M SayehliInterdisciplinary Study Center with ECTU, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II of the University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Edurne ArriolaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital del Mar-CIBERONC (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología), Cancer Research Program, IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8960-7519
Jürgen WolfCenter for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8833-8812
Liza C VillaruzDivision of Hematology/Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA.ORCID 0000-0001-7456-523X
Julia BertulisBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riß, Germany.
Matus StudenyBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
Mohamed BouzaggouBoehringer Ingelheim France S.A.S., Reims, France.
Xiaoyan FangBoehringer Ingelheim (China) Investment Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China.
Daniel MorgenszternWashington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0003-4349-2028

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe report phase I results for obrixtamig (BI 764532), a delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3)/CD3 IgG-like T-cell engager, in patients with previously treated DLL3-positive small cell lung cancer (SCLC), extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas (epNECs), or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung (LCNEC-L).

methodsPatients received escalating intravenous obrixtamig doses using four regimens: a fixed dose once every 3 weeks (A); a fixed dose once weekly (B1); a step-up dose once weekly for two weeks and target dose once weekly (B2); and a step-up dose once weekly for 3 weeks, target dose once weekly for 3 weeks, and once every 3 weeks thereafter (B3). The primary objective was maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Secondary objectives included safety, pharmacokinetics, and tumor response (RECIST v1.1).

resultsAs of February 21, 2024, 168 patients received obrixtamig, 72% received ≥2 lines of previous anticancer therapy, and 51% received previous anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Seven dose-limiting toxicities occurred during MTD evaluation (Regimen A, n = 1; Regimen B2, n = 6). MTD was not reached. The most common treatment-related adverse event was cytokine release syndrome (any grade: 57%; grade ≥3: 3%); most cases occurred early and were reversible. Across all doses, regimens, and tumor types, the overall response rate (ORR) was 23% (95% CI, 17.4% to 30.2%), the median duration of response (DoR) was 8.5 months (95% CI, 6.2 to not reached), and the 6-month DoR rate was 70% (95% CI, 53% to 88%). All patients in Regimens B2/B3 received the minimum effective dose (≥90 μg/kg once weekly or once every 3 weeks), achieving an ORR of 28% (95% CI, 20.7% to 35.9%). With Regimens B2/B3, ORRs were 21% (95% CI, 12.9% to 33.1%), 27% (95% CI, 17.4% to 39.6%), and 70% (95% CI, 39.7% to 89.2%) for SCLC, epNECs, and LCNEC-L, respectively.

conclusionThe demonstrated tolerability and efficacy of obrixtamig regimens, administered as step-up followed by target doses of 90-1,080 μg/kg (once weekly or once every 3 weeks), in patients with heavily pretreated DLL3-positive tumors support further exploration in SCLC, epNEC, and LCNEC-L.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, NeuroendocrineIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLung NeoplasmsMembrane ProteinsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCD3 ComplexDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedCD3 ComplexDLL3 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane Proteins

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PMID40706016
PMCPMC12440289

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