Tango Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in TNG456 Phase 1/2 Trial in Patients With MTAP-deleted Glioblastomas and Other Solid Tumors

BOSTON, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to discovering the next generation of precision cancer medicines, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the TNG456 Phase 1/2 trial in patients with MTAP-deleted solid tumors, with a focus on glioblastoma (GBM). TNG456 is a next-generation, brain-penetrant, MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor.

“Dosing the first patient in the TNG456 Phase 1/2 trial marks a significant step for us and for patients with MTAP-deleted GBM,” said Adam Crystal, M.D., Ph.D., President, Research and Development of Tango Therapeutics. “People with GBM currently have few treatment options and a five-year survival rate below 10%. 45% of GBM is MTAP-deleted, thus a substantial number of patients have the potential to benefit from TNG456, where preclinical studies demonstrate potency, MTAP-selectivity and brain exposure that has the potential to be sufficient for meaningful efficacy in GBM.”

The Phase 1/2 clinical trial () is evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and antitumor activity of TNG456 as a monotherapy and in combination with abemaciclib. We are currently enrolling patients with TNG456 monotherapy in dose escalation focused on GBM.

About Tango Therapeutics

Tango Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to discovering novel drug targets and delivering the next generation of precision medicine for the treatment of cancer. Using an approach that starts and ends with patients, Tango leverages the genetic principle of synthetic lethality to discover and develop therapies that take aim at critical targets in cancer. For more information, please visit .

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