Tempest Receives FDA Study May Proceed for Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of Amezalpat Combination Therapy for the Treatment of First-Line Hepatocellular Carcinoma

12/11/2024 - 21:00

BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-classi targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the company received a “Study May Proceed” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate amezalpat (TPST-1120) in combination with atezolizumab and bevacizumab, the current standard of care, versus the standard of care alone in a pivotal randomized Phase 3 trial for the first-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).