Pyxis Oncology to Update MICVO Data Mid-2026
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 14 2026
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"Our team's exceptional clinical and operational execution in the first quarter of 2026, combined with growing investigator enthusiasm for MICVO's potential to positively impact the lives of patients with cancer, has positioned us to deliver key milestones for the MICVO program this year," said Tom Civik, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director of Pyxis Oncology. "We remain on track to share updated monotherapy data in mid-year 2026 and updated combination data in the second half of 2026. The mid-year 2026 monotherapy update will focus on 2L+ R/M HNSCC patients treated at or below a dose cap, which we implemented in December 2025. The goal of moving to a dose cap was to maintain MICVO's strong efficacy profile while improving safety and tolerability. In the Phase 1/2 dose escalation combination study with pembrolizumab, we have refined our focus to 1L R/M HNSCC patients. We believe these two datasets will help establish MICVO's broad potential as a novel ADC for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers and substantial unmet need."
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Pyxis Oncology, Inc. is a clinical-stage company focused on developing therapeutics to target difficult-to-treat cancers. The Company is building therapeutics that hold the potential for mono and combination therapies. Its clinical program portfolio includes micvotobart pelidotin (MICVO), PYX-106, Sotigalimab (PYX-107), PYX-203, PYX-102, and APX601. The Company’s lead product candidate, MICVO, is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets Extradomain-B Fibronectin (EDB+FN), a non-cellular structural component of the tumor extra-cellular matrix (ECM). MICVO is designed to generate a multi-pronged attack on difficult-to-treat cancers by directly killing cancer cells, reducing ECM density, inhibiting tumor angiogenesis and mobilizing an anti-tumor immune response. The Company’s ADC, MICVO, consists of human Immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and is site-specifically conjugated with a cleavable linker and a microtubule inhibitor (optimized auristatin) payload.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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