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Qilu Pharmaceutical Discloses First Clinical Data of PROTAC Drug QLH12016 Targeting Androgen Receptor in mCRPC

Oct 16, 2025 12:01 CST Updated 12:01
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Recently,Full Text of Regular Abstracts for ESMO 2025 CongressAnnouncement. At this conference, Qilu Pharmaceutical disclosed its PROTAC drug.QLH12016The first clinical data of the drug, which targets the androgen receptor (AR).

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As of February 14, 2025, a total of 36 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) were enrolled to receive QLH12016 (100-1200mg, once daily).TreatmentAll patients had metastatic disease, with 28% of patients having visceral metastases (lung, 11.1%; liver, 2.8%). 69.4% of patients had ligand-binding domain wild-type.(LBD wt),30.6% of patients had LBD mutations (including L702H).


The results showed that inWithin the dose range of 100-1200mgNo dose-limiting toxicity (DLTs) was observed. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 33 patients (91.7%), with 14 experiencing grade 3 or higher TRAEs. The most common TRAEs were anemia (n=23, 63.9%), asthenia (n=17, 47.2%), and weight loss (n=15, 41.7%). NoGrade 3 and aboveGastrointestinal TractTRAEsGrade 3 and aboveHematologyTRAEsUncommon (anemia, 5.6%; decreased neutrophil count, 2.8%).


In terms of efficacy, the entire population,600mg dose group (n=13) and 900mg (n=10)The median radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) was 7.4 months, 9.0 months, and not yet reached, respectively.In summary, QLH12016 demonstrated promising efficacy regardless of LBD status.

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