Novocure (NASDAQ:NVCR) announced positive results today from the Phase 2 PANOVA-4 trial of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy concomitant with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®),gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (gem/nab-pac) as a first-line treatment for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC).

PANOVA-4 met its pre-specified primary endpoint, achieving a statistically significant improvement in disease control rate (DCR) compared to the DCR reported in the Phase 3 MPACT study used as the historical control.1 The DCR in patients treated with TTFields therapy concomitantly with atezolizumab and gem/nab-pac (N=78) was 74.4% compared to a DCR of 48% in patients receiving gem/nab-pac alone (N=431) in the historical control (difference = 26.4%, 1-sided p-value < 0.001).