Syros Pharmaceuticals to Present at JMP Securities 2021 Life Sciences Conference

On June 9, 2021 Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SYRS), a leader in the development of medicines that control the expression of genes, reported that its Chief Executive Officer, Nancy Simonian, M.D., will participate in a fireside chat at the JMP Securities 2021 Life Sciences Conference. Details are as follows (Press release, Syros Pharmaceuticals, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583771]):

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JMP Securities 2021 Life Sciences Conference:
Date: Wednesday, June 16
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors & Media section of the Syros website at www.syros.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for approximately 30 days following the presentation.

Soligenix Receives $865,000 in Non-Dilutive Funding Through New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program

On June 9, 2021 Soligenix, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need, reported that it has received approximately $865,000, net of transaction costs, in non-dilutive financing via the state of New Jersey’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program (Press release, Soligenix, JUN 9, 2021, View Source,000-in-Non-Dilutive-Funding-Through-New-Jersey-Technology-Business-Tax-Certificate-Transfer-Program [SID1234583770]).

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"Receipt of this non-dilutive funding is a welcomed addition to our non-dilutive government grant funding," stated Christopher J. Schaber, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Soligenix. "This is our eleventh year receiving Net Operating Loss (NOL) funding. Over this time period, we have received approximately $6.5 million in non-dilutive NOL funding that has allowed us to advance our rare disease pipeline to where we are today. We are, again, very grateful for New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) continued support of its biotechnology industry."

This competitive program enables approved technology and biotechnology businesses to sell their unused NOL Carryovers and unused Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credits to unaffiliated, profitable corporate taxpayers in the state of New Jersey. This allows businesses with NOLs to turn their tax losses and credits into cash proceeds to fund additional R&D, purchase equipment and/or facilities, or cover other allowable expenditures. The NJEDA determines eligibility for the program, the New Jersey Division of Taxation determines the value of the available tax benefits (NOLs and R&D Tax Credits), and the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology evaluates the technology and its viability. The State of New Jersey was the originator of this program and the first state to implement and fund it.

TG Therapeutics Announces Data Presentations at the Upcoming 16th International Congress on Malignant Lymphoma

On June 19, 2021 TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), reported the schedule of upcoming data presentations at the 16th International Congress on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML), being held virtually June 18 – 22, 2021 (Press release, TG Therapeutics, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583769]). Details of the data presentations are included below.

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Poster Presentation Title: TG-1701, A Selective Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor, as Monotherapy and in Combination with Ublituximab and Umbralisib (U2) in Patients with B-cell Malignancies

Abstract Book Number: 236
Presentation Available on Demand: Friday, June 18, 2021 at 9:00 CEST
Lead Author: Chan Y. Cheah MBBS, DMSc, Linear Clinical Research, and Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands Western Australia, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
Poster Presentation Title: Antitumoral activity of the novel BTK inhibitor TG-1701 is associated with disruption of Ikaros signaling and improvement of anti-CD20 therapy in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract Book Number: 241
Presentation Available on Demand: Friday, June 18, 2021 at 9:00 CEST
Lead Author: Gaël Roué, PhD, Lymphoma Translational Group leader, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC)
The above abstracts are now available in the 16th ICML abstract book, published online at View Source Additional information is available via the ICML meeting website at www.lymphcon.ch.

At the time of each presentation, the data presented will be available on the Publications page, located within the Pipeline section, of the Company’s website at www.tgtherapeutics.com/publications.cfm

Karyopharm Announces XPOVIO® (selinexor) Data to be Presented at the European Hematology Association 2021 Virtual Congress

On June 9, 2021 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, reported that nine abstracts have been selected for virtual presentation, including one oral presentation, at the upcoming European Hematology Association (EHA) (Free EHA Whitepaper) 2021 Virtual Congress taking place June 9-17, 2021 (Press release, Karyopharm, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583768]).

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Key abstracts to be presented at the meeting will feature clinical data for XPOVIO (selinexor), the Company’s first in class, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound, including: (i) multiple new subgroup analyses from the pivotal Phase 3 BOSTON study, including data results evaluating XPOVIO treatment for patients over the age of 65 years old, patients with RAS-mutated multiple myeloma, patients previously treated with Revlimid (lenalidomide), and genomic predictors of efficacy; (ii) updated data from the Kyprolis (carfilzomib) and Pomalyst (pomalidomide) arms of the Phase 1b/2 STOMP study evaluating XPOVIO in combination with standard of care agents in previously treated multiple myeloma; (iii) evaluation of XPOVIO combinations in patients with multiple myeloma following treatment with anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies; (iv) the effect of lymphocyte count on safety and efficacy in the Phase 2b SADAL study evaluating XPOVIO in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; and (v) updated overall survival data from a Phase 1/2 study evaluating oral eltanexor, the Company’s second generation SINE compound, in patients with hypomethylating-agent refractory myelodysplastic syndrome.

"We are pleased to see such a broad display of data from our clinical programs presented at EHA (Free EHA Whitepaper) this year. In particular, we are encouraged that updated data from the Kyprolis arm of the STOMP study was selected for an oral presentation," said Sharon Shacham, PhD, MBA, Chief Scientific Officer of Karyopharm. "More specifically, in the STOMP study, heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients receiving once weekly XPOVIO in combination with once-weekly Kyprolis and dexamethasone achieved an overall response rate of 78% (25/32 patients), including 16% (5/32 patients) who achieved a complete response. High response rates were observed whether or not the patients had received prior anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody therapy and adverse events in the study were generally consistent with other previously reported XPOVIO studies in multiple myeloma. We look forward to sharing these results and other XPOVIO data with the broader medical and scientific community."

Abstracts Featuring XPOVIO (selinexor)

Title: Once Weekly Selinexor, Carfilzomib, and Dexamethasone (XKd) in Carfilzomib Nonrefractory Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients

Presenter: Cristina Gasparetto, Duke University Cancer Center
Abstract #: S188
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: Oral Presentation
Session: New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis

Title: Oral Selinexor, Pomalidomide, and Dexamethasone (XPd) at Recommended Phase 2 Dose in Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (MM)

Presenter: Darrell White, QEII Health Sciences Center, Dalhousie University
Abstract #: EP-1008
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Selinexor Containing Regimens in Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM) Previously Treated with anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibodies

Presenter: Cristina Gasparetto, Duke University Cancer Center
Abstract #: EP1002
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Survival Among Older Patients with Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma Treated with Selinexor, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone (XVd) in the BOSTON study

Presenter: Thierry Facon, University Hospital
Abstract #: EP976
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Effects of Selinexor on Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma (MM) with RAS-mutations

Presenter: Christopher J. Walker, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
Abstract #: EP966
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Efficacy and Safety of Selinexor, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone Based on Refractory Status to Lenalidomide in Patients with Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma: A Post-hoc Analysis of the BOSTON Study

Presenter: Xavier Leleu, CHU de Poitiers, Hôpital La Mileterie
Abstract #: EP974
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Genomic Correlates of Response to Selinexor in Multiple Myeloma from the BOSTON Study Reveal a Predictive Signature

Presenter: Paula Restrepo, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract #: EP936
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Biology & Translational Research

Title: Lymphocyte Count Effect on Efficacy and Safety of Single Agent Oral Selinexor in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): A Post-hoc Analysis from Phase 2b SADAL Study

Presenter: Michael Schuster, Stony Brook University
Abstract #: EP530
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – Clinical

Abstracts Featuring Eltanexor
Title: Updated Overall Survival of Eltanexor for the Treatment of Patients with Hypomethylating Agent Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Presenter: Sangmin Lee, Weill Cornell Medical College
Abstract #: EP924
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myelodysplastic syndromes – Clinical
About XPOVIO (selinexor)

XPOVIO is a first-in-class, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound. XPOVIO functions by selectively binding to and inhibiting the nuclear export protein exportin 1 (XPO1, also called CRM1). XPOVIO blocks the nuclear export of tumor suppressor, growth regulatory and anti-inflammatory proteins, leading to accumulation of these proteins in the nucleus and enhancing their anti-cancer activity in the cell. The forced nuclear retention of these proteins can counteract a multitude of the oncogenic pathways that, unchecked, allow cancer cells with severe DNA damage to continue to grow and divide in an unrestrained fashion. Karyopharm received accelerated U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of XPOVIO in July 2019 in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least four prior therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least two proteasome inhibitors, at least two immunomodulatory agents, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. NEXPOVIO (selinexor) has also been granted conditional marketing authorization for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma by the European Commission. Karyopharm’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) requesting an expansion of its indication to include the treatment for patients with multiple myeloma after at least one prior therapy was approved by the FDA on December 18, 2020. In June 2020, Karyopharm received accelerated FDA approval of XPOVIO for its second indication in adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma, after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy. Selinexor is also being evaluated in several other mid-and later-phase clinical trials across multiple cancer indications, including as a potential backbone therapy in combination with approved myeloma therapies (STOMP) and in endometrial cancer (SIENDO), among others. Additional Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies are ongoing or currently planned, including multiple studies in combination with approved therapies in a variety of tumor types to further inform Karyopharm’s clinical development priorities for selinexor. Additional clinical trial information for selinexor is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov.

For more information about Karyopharm’s products or clinical trials, please contact the Medical Information department at:

Tel: +1 (888) 209-9326
Email: [email protected]

XPOVIO (selinexor) is a prescription medicine approved:

In combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy (XVd).
In combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least two proteasome inhibitors, at least two immunomodulatory agents, and an anti–CD38 monoclonal antibody (Xd).
For the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B–cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma, after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trial(s).
SELECT IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Warnings and Precautions

Thrombocytopenia: Monitor platelet counts throughout treatment. Manage with dose interruption and/or reduction and supportive care.
Neutropenia: Monitor neutrophil counts throughout treatment. Manage with dose interruption and/or reduction and granulocyte colony–stimulating factors.
Gastrointestinal Toxicity: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and weight loss may occur. Provide antiemetic prophylaxis. Manage with dose interruption and/or reduction, antiemetics, and supportive care.
Hyponatremia: Monitor serum sodium levels throughout treatment. Correct for concurrent hyperglycemia and high serum paraprotein levels. Manage with dose interruption, reduction, or discontinuation, and supportive care.
Serious Infection: Monitor for infection and treat promptly.
Neurological Toxicity: Advise patients to refrain from driving and engaging in hazardous occupations or activities until neurological toxicity resolves. Optimize hydration status and concomitant medications to avoid dizziness or mental status changes.
Embryo–Fetal Toxicity: Can cause fetal harm. Advise females of reproductive potential and males with a female partner of reproductive potential, of the potential risk to a fetus and use of effective contraception.
Cataract: Cataracts may develop or progress. Treatment of cataracts usually requires surgical removal of the cataract.
Adverse Reactions

The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients with multiple myeloma who receive XVd are fatigue, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea, peripheral neuropathy, upper respiratory tract infection, decreased weight, cataract and vomiting. Grade 3–4 laboratory abnormalities (≥10%) are thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, hypophosphatemia, anemia, hyponatremia and neutropenia. In the BOSTON trial, fatal adverse reactions occurred in 6% of patients within 30 days of last treatment. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 52% of patients. Treatment discontinuation rate due to adverse reactions was 19%.
The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients with multiple myeloma who receive Xd are thrombocytopenia, fatigue, nausea, anemia, decreased appetite, decreased weight, diarrhea, vomiting, hyponatremia, neutropenia, leukopenia, constipation, dyspnea and upper respiratory tract infection. In the STORM trial, fatal adverse reactions occurred in 9% of patients. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 58% of patients. Treatment discontinuation rate due to adverse reactions was 27%.
The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥20%) in patients with DLBCL, excluding laboratory abnormalities, are fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, appetite decrease, weight decrease, constipation, vomiting, and pyrexia. Grade 3–4 laboratory abnormalities (≥15%) are thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, anemia, and hyponatremia. In the SADAL trial, fatal adverse reactions occurred in 3.7% of patients within 30 days, and 5% of patients within 60 days of last treatment; the most frequent fatal adverse reactions was infection (4.5% of patients). Serious adverse reactions occurred in 46% of patients; the most frequent serious adverse reaction was infection(21% of patients). Discontinuation due to adverse reactions occurred in 17% of patients.
Use In Specific Populations
Lactation: Advise not to breastfeed.

For additional product information, including full prescribing information, please visit www.XPOVIO.com.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. at 1–888–209–9326 or FDA at 1–800–FDA–1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

About Eltanexor (KPT-8602)

Eltanexor (KPT-8602) is a second generation oral SINE compound, which is currently being investigated in clinical trials. Eltanexor functions by binding to and inhibiting the nuclear export protein XPO1 (also called CRM1), leading to the accumulation of tumor suppressor proteins in the cell nucleus. Eltanexor has demonstrated minimal brain penetration in animals, which has been associated with reduced toxicities in preclinical studies while maintaining potent anti-tumor effects.

NovalGen doses first patient in Phase I study in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia & Mantle Cell Lymphoma

On June 9, 2021 NovalGen Ltd ("NovalGen"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing breakthrough cancer therapies reported that it has dosed the first patient in a Phase I/2 open label study of a first-in-class bispecific antibody T-cell engager, NVG-111, which simultaneously binds CD3 on T-cells and Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR1) on tumor cells in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) & Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) (Press release, UCLB, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583767]).

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The study, an open-label, multi-centre Phase I/2 trial evaluating the safety, tolerability and clinical efficacy of NVG-111 in patients with CLL and MCL is expected to recruit approximately 90 patients and report initial data in 2021/2022. Recruitment is ongoing in the UK. Link to Study.

"The dosing of our first patient marks a significant milestone for NovalGen. NVG-111, is our first clinical program for patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma," said Professor Amit Nathwani, CEO of NovalGen. "We are developing bispecific therapies that can safely harness the immune system to treat both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors and have an exciting pipeline of products in development."

Dr Townsend, Consultant Haematologist at UCLH and Principal Investigator at NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility said, "I am very excited to personally treat the first patient in this study which I hope will bring benefit to many of our patients by allowing more patients to achieve durable clinical remission, thus raising the prospects of a potential cure."

Dr Parag Jasani, Consultant Haematologist at Royal Free London and at UCLH and Chief Investigator on the study added, "NVG-111 holds great promise for patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma, which are both currently incurable conditions. Patients typically endure multiple rounds of therapy and ultimately their cancer develops resistance or transforms into an aggressive, unresponsive form."

NVG-111 redirects endogenous T-cells to sites of tumors and, upon engagement with the ROR1 antigen on cancer cells, promotes the formation of immunological synapses, selectively killing the tumor independently of major histocompatibility complex, costimulatory molecules and antigen presentation. It is designed to be highly effective in the killing of cancer cells without affecting healthy immune cells or tissues and may potentially target cancer-initiating stem cells, a subpopulation of cancer cells that are resistant to standard cancer therapies. In preclinical studies, NVG-111 showed efficacy in a range of hard-to-treat blood cancers as well as solid tumors. The initial clinical focus with NVG-111 is in previously treated CLL and MCL patients to establish the drug’s safety and efficacy profile, followed by clinical expansion to target other ROR1-expressing cancers. The Company’s proprietary ROR1 and CD3-targeting bispecific molecule has been engineered for optimal tumor targeting and T-cell activation, respectively, for the efficient killing of cancer cells without excessive release of cytokines