Agenus Reports 72% of Patients with Locally Advanced dMMR Colon Cancer Had No Cancer Remaining at Surgery Following Six Weeks of BOT+BAL in Phase 2 NEOASIS Study at ESMO 2026
Agenus reported early Phase 2 NEOASIS results for BOT plus BAL given before surgery in patients with locally advanced dMMR colon cancer. The headline states that 72% had no cancer remaining at surgery after six weeks of treatment.
Why it matters — The reported surgical findings provide an early update on Agenus’s BOT+BAL combination in a colon cancer study sponsored by the Netherlands Cancer Institute.