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XBiotech Announces Positive Phase II Final Efficacy Results from Investigator-Sponsored TASKIN Trial in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

$XBITPress releaseOct 19, 2026, 9:00 AM ETRead the release

XBiotech announced positive final Phase II results from the investigator-sponsored TASKIN trial of vilamakitug (XB2001) plus TAS-102 in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, meeting the pre-specified efficacy success criterion with 61.3% 12-month overall survival versus 55.7% in the control arm. The exploratory subgroup analysis showed a statistically significant 62% reduction in risk of death (HR 0.38) and 61% reduction in treatment strategy failure (HR 0.39) in right-sided primary tumors, an aggressive high-need subtype. Management says the biomarker-anchored right-sided population provides a validated direction as vilamakitug advances toward registrational development.

Key figures

Drug Name
vilamakitug (Natrunix, XB2001)
Phase Of Trial
Phase 2
Os 12mo control
55.7%
Os 12mo treatment
61.3%
Median pfs control
5.6 months
Median pfs treatment
5.9 months
Right sided os hazard ratio
0.38
Right sided tsf hazard ratio
0.39

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