Gilead stops last PhIII of CD47 drug, citing FDA hold, higher risk of death in treatment arm

07 Feb 2024
Phase 3Clinical Trial TerminationPhase 2
Gilead discontinued its remaining Phase III study of magrolimab, an anti-CD47 antibody that the company was testing for acute myeloid leukemia and its precursor disease, and it will not pursue future work on this therapy in blood cancers.
In an interim analysis, patients who received magrolimab had an increased risk of death compared to those who received standard care with AbbVie and Roche’s Venclexta and azacitidine. Gilead said Wednesday that the increased risk was “primarily driven by infections and respiratory failure.”
Gilead stops last PhIII of CD47 drug, citing FDA hold, higher risk of death in treatment arm
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Source: EndPoints
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