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Penpulimab-kcqx
What FDA's own documents say about Penpulimab-kcqx: what it is approved for, the trials FDA reviewed, the results it reported and the risks on the label.
- Sponsor
- Akeso Biopharma
- First approved
- April 23, 2025
- Status
- Approved
- Read from
- 14 FDA documents, 762 pages
What it is approved for
“Penpulimab-kcqx is a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)-blocking antibody indicated:”
Prescribing information, supplement 002 · PDF p. 1 · fda.gov ↗
Trials FDA reviewed
Mentions: how many sentences across the FDA documents name the trial. NCT ids are read from the documents or, where they give none, matched on ClinicalTrials.gov by the trial's name or protocol code.
Results FDA reported
Sentences from FDA's reviews that give an endpoint's p-value, effect or confidence interval, those reporting a treatment effect first.
PFS
“At an interim analysis of PFS based on 189 events (85% information fraction [IF]), the trial demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in BICR-assessed PFS favoring the penpulimab arm, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.45 (95% CI 0.33, 0.62, p-value <0.0001), corresp”
Multi-disciplinary Review · PDF p. 17 · fda.gov ↗
85%95%p-value <0.0001
PFS
“As of DCO date for this interim analysis, compared with placebo group, a significant benefit in terms of PFS was demonstrated in AK105 group (P<0.0001), which reduced the risk of PD or death by 55% (HR=0.45, 95% CI: 0.33, 0.62), which is numerically better than the other PD-1 inhibitors (with the ca”
Multi-disciplinary Review · PDF p. 108 · fda.gov ↗
P<0.000195%55%
overall survival
“A statistically significant OS improvement was also observed with median OS not reached (95% CI: 38.7 months, not estimable) for the toripalimab-tpzi-containing regimen and 33.7 months (95% CI: 27.0, 44.2) for the placebo-containing regimen (HR 0.63 [95% CI: 0.45, 0.89], p-value=0.0083).”
Multi-disciplinary Review · PDF p. 32 · fda.gov ↗
95%p-value=0.0083
overall survival
“OS not reached (95% CI: 38.7 months, not estimable) for the toripalimab-tpzi-containing regimen and 33.7 months (95% CI: 27.0, 44.2) for the placebo-containing regimen (HR 0.63 [95% CI: 0.45, 0.89], p-value=0.0083).”
Multi-disciplinary Review · PDF p. 297 · fda.gov ↗
95%p-value=0.0083
ORR
“Penpulimab Cavg,ss and ORR (p <0.05).”
Multi-disciplinary Review · PDF p. 230 · fda.gov ↗
p <0.05
Safety
Most common adverse reactions
“Penpulimab-kcqx in combination with either cisplatin or carboplatin and gemcitabine: The most common adverse reactions (>=20%) were nausea, vomiting, hypothyroidism, constipation, decreased appetite, decreased weight, cough, COVID-19 infection, fatigue, rash, and pyrexia.”
Prescribing information, supplement 002 · PDF p. 1 · fda.gov ↗
Adverse events the documents discuss most
- immune-mediated adverse reactions 349 mentions
- anti-drug antibodies 142 mentions
- pneumonitis 116 mentions
- death 115 mentions
- infusion-related reactions 75 mentions
- hepatotoxicity 67 mentions
- anemia 66 mentions
- thrombocytopenia 37 mentions
Dosing on the label
“Penpulimab-kcqx exposure increased dose proportionally over the dose range of 1 to 10 mg/kg (0.35 to 3.5 times the approved recommended dosage in a 70 kg patient) after the first dose.”
Prescribing information, supplement 002 · PDF p. 17 · fda.gov ↗
FDA documents read
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