University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Presents Preliminary Data from Clinical Trial of Vidutolimod at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMPI) (“Checkmate”), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing its proprietary technology to harness the power of the immune system to combat cancer, today announced the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s presentation of preliminary data from an investigator-sponsored phase 1/2 trial evaluating vidutolimod, a first-in-class, immunostimulatory, noninfectious virus-like particle (VLP) containing a CpG-A Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist. The early phase trial is investigating intratumoral vidutolimod therapy in combination with intravenous pembrolizumab in patients with relapsed lymphoma. The objective of this study is to determine the dose of vidutolimod that, in combination with pembrolizumab, has optimal clinical efficacy and acceptable toxicity in patients with relapsed lymphoma who have failed at least one line of therapy. In addition to the funding provided by Checkmate, the ongoing study is supported by NCI grant P50 CA97274 to the University of Iowa/Mayo Clinic (UI/MC) Lymphoma SPORE (specialized program of research excellence).