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MAIA Biotechnology awarded $2.3M NIH grant for THIO-101 Phase 2 trial in NSCLC
MAIA Biotechnology, Inc.
- NIH grant of $2.3M supports expansion of THIO-101 Phase 2 trial evaluating ateganosine as third-line NSCLC treatment.
- Grant funds enrollment of US patients resistant to chemo/immunotherapy; distributed over 3 years (2025-2027).
- First US patient enrollment to begin immediately following 2023 FDA IND clearance; first expansion patient dosed July 2025 in Taiwan.
- Median overall survival for 22 third-line patients was 17.8 months (June 30, 2025) vs 5-6 months for standard chemo.
- Grant is non-dilutive funding from NIH's National Cancer Institute (Award R44CA309843).
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