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As iTeos, GSK shelve belrestotug, prospects for TIGIT continue to dim

Immuno-oncology asset anchored $625M deal

May 14, 2025 1:38 AM UTC

A discontinuation by iTeos and GSK and the subsequent dissolution of the partners’ deal for the biotech’s lead asset are the latest developments in the rise and fall of immune checkpoint target TIGIT. 

iTeos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ITOS) announced Tuesday that the 10-year-old Watertown, Mass.-based company is dropping belrestotug (EOS-448), its anti-TIGIT mAb, after partner GSK plc (LSE:GSK; NYSE:GSK) determined it failed to meet expectations in two Phase II studies...