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Coherus Oncology Announces Compelling Tagmokitug Interim Clinical Data in Esophageal Cancer and Path to Advance Development

$CHRSPress releaseOct 28, 2026, 4:05 PM ET

Coherus Oncology reported interim TREGCHECK data showing tagmokitug plus toripalimab and chemo achieved a 75% confirmed ORR in front-line esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, rising to 89% after the data cutoff, versus a 44-59% standard-of-care benchmark for PD-L1 positive patients. Second-line ESCC showed durable benefit with the 700 mg dose, including 5.5-month median PFS versus a ~3.4-month chemo benchmark, and activity was seen across five indications in over 120 patients with no new safety signals.

Key figures

Drug Name
tagmokitug (anti-CCR8 antibody)
Phase Of Trial
Phase 1b/2a
Crc 4l mss cor
5.9%
Irae grade 3 5
20%
Upper gi 700mg cor
23.5%
Irae rate all grades
40%
Second line 700mg cbr
33.3% (2/6)
Second line 700mg cor
16.7% (1/6)
Hnscc hpv positive cor
13.0% (3/23)
Us soc chemo mpfs months
3.4
Patients treated combination
over 120
Second line 700mg mpfs months
5.5
First line escc cor all comers
75% (6/8)
First line escc cor post cutoff
89% (8/9)
Hnscc hpv positive tiri plus cbr
45% (6/11)
First line escc cor pd l1 positive
100%
Us soc pd l1 positive cor benchmark
44%-59%

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