Xilio Therapeutics to Present Phase 2 Data for Vilastobart Highlighting Response Rate in Patients with MSS mCRC and High Plasma Tumor Mutational Burden as a Late-Breaking Presentation at SITC 40th Annual Meeting
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing tumor-activated immuno-oncology therapies for people living with cancer, today announced that it will present a late-breaking poster presentation for vilastobart, a tumor-activated, Fc-enhanced anti-CTLA-4, at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 40th Annual Meeting, taking place from November 5-9, 2025 in National Harbor, Maryland. The Phase 2 data will highlight response rate for vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab in patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and high plasma tumor mutational burden.
Poster presentation details are as follows:
Abstract Title: Plasma Tumor Mutational Burden (pTMB) Enriched for Response to Vilastobart in Combination with Atezolizumab in Patients with Microsatellite Stable (MSS) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
Late-Breaking Abstract Number: 1315
Presentation Date: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Poster Hall Hours: 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. EST
Location: Prince George ABC Exhibit Halls Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Gaylord
The poster will be available on November 7, 2025 under the “Our Approach—Presentations & Publications” section of the Xilio Therapeutics website at .
About Xilio Therapeutics
Xilio Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing tumor-activated, or masked, immuno-oncology (I-O) therapies with the goal of significantly improving outcomes for people living with cancer without the systemic side effects of current I-O treatments. The company is leveraging its proprietary platform to advance a pipeline of novel, tumor-activated I-O molecules that are designed to optimize the therapeutic index by localizing anti-tumor activity within the tumor microenvironment. Learn more by visiting and follow us on LinkedIn (.).
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