Achieved 40.3% ORR with evorpacept plus trastuzumab, ramucirumab and paclitaxel versus 26.6% for control, with response rates increasing to 63.6% versus 23.1% among patients with high CD47 expression and retained HER2-positive disease

Subgroup analyses support CD47 expression as a predictive biomarker

ASPEN-06 clinical findings further validate Company’s biomarker-driven development strategy and reinforce its continued advancement in the ongoing Phase 2 ASPEN-09-Breast clinical trial

On track for mid-2027 topline data readout from 80 patients in Phase 2 ASPEN-09-Breast clinical trial evaluating evorpacept in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. ((", ALX Oncology", , NASDAQ:ALXO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of novel therapies designed to treat cancer and extend patients’ lives, today announced the publication of clinical data from its ASPEN-06 randomized Phase 2 clinical trial in Nature Medicine.

The Nature Medicine publication, titled "Evorpacept plus trastuzumab, ramucirumab and paclitaxel in HER2-positive gastric cancer: a randomized phase 2 trial" can be accessed here. The data demonstrated that the Company’s investigational CD47-blocker, evorpacept, generated encouraging efficacy with manageable safety among patients with previously treated HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer (GC) or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer.