AstraZeneca Bets $2 Billion on Summit’s Dual-Target Cancer Drug
Summit and AstraZeneca will co-develop ivonescimab combinations, starting with GI cancers. Each company keeps rights to its own medicines.
Summit and AstraZeneca will co-develop ivonescimab combinations, starting with GI cancers. Each company keeps rights to its own medicines.
HARMONi-2: Summit’s Ivonescimab extended median survival by 8.2 months vs Keytruda. 42% lower death risk in PD-L1-high patients.
Analysts see a likely PFS win in HARMONi-3 later in 2026.
HARMONi Phase 3 results in The Lancet Oncology show ivonescimab + chemo cuts progression risk nearly in half for post-TKI EGFR-mutated NSCLC.
Summit Therapeutics says its cash won’t cover operations for a year, raising going-concern concerns. Shares fall as the company seeks funding while advancing ivonescimab development.
Bernstein remains bearish on Summit, citing doubts about trial success and expecting weak results ahead.