More than 50 Abstracts from Incyte’s Robust Oncology Portfolio to be Featured at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting

On November 3, 2022 Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) reported that it will present data from its oncology portfolio at the upcoming 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting (ASH 2022), held December 10-13, 2022, in New Orleans and virtually (Press release, Incyte, NOV 3, 2022, View Source [SID1234623040]). More than 50 abstracts featuring Incyte compounds will be presented, highlighting its robust portfolio and clinical development programs .

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"The data to be presented at ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) illustrate the scientific depth and progress made across several of our key programs, including ruxolitinib (Jakafi), parsaclisib, tafasitamab (Monjuvi/Minjuvi), pemigatinib (Pemazyre) as well as our LIMBER studies, which are evaluating new targets and combination strategies to expand treatment options for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)," said Peter Langmuir, M.D., Group Vice President, Oncology Targeted Therapeutics, Incyte. "Notably, the plenary scientific session at ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) will feature INCA033989, an Incyte-developed, novel anti-mutant CALR-targeted monoclonal antibody. Additionally, a combination study evaluating ruxolitinib with parsaclisib will be featured as an oral presentation, and two studies evaluating ruxolitinib with INCB000928 and INCB057643, our ALK2 and BET inhibitors, respectively, will also be presented. These presentations highlight our advancing portfolio and comprehensive approach to identifying potential new treatments for patients with cancer."

Select key abstract presentations from Incyte-developed and partnered programs include:

Plenary Scientific Session

INCA033989

Discovery of INCA033989, a Monoclonal Antibody that Selectively Antagonizes Mutant Calreticulin Oncogenic Function in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) (Abstract #6. Plenary Scientific Session: Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways: Research, Diseases, Therapies, Myeloid Malignancies. Sunday, December 11, 3:00 p.m. EST)

Oral Presentations

LIMBER (MPN)

Efficacy and Safety of Add-on Parsaclisib to Ruxolitinib Therapy in Myelofibrosis Patients With Suboptimal Response to Ruxolitinib: Final Results From a Phase 2 Study (Abstract #236. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Latest Data for Combination and Emerging Targeted Therapies in Myelofibrosis. Saturday, December 10, 3:15 p.m. EST)

Ruxolitinib (GVHD)

Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Treatment-Naïve or Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Primary Findings from the Phase 1/2 REACH 4 Study1 (Abstract #572. Session: 722. Allogeneic Transplantation: Acute and Chronic GVHD, Immune Reconstitution: Critical Advances in GVHD Management. Sunday, December 11, 2022, 1:15 p.m. EST)

Ruxolitinib (MPN)

Siremadlin, a Human Double Minute-2 (HDM2) Inhibitor, Added to Ruxolitinib After Suboptimal Response to Ruxolitinib Alone in Patients with Myelofibrosis: Results from Part 1 of the Phase 1/2 ADORE Study1 (Abstract #239. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Latest Data for Combination and Emerging Targeted Therapies in Myelofibrosis. Saturday, December 10, 2022, 4:00 p.m. EST)

Tafasitamab

MRD-Negativity as a Potential Surrogate Endpoint After Frontline DLBCL Therapy: Pooled Analysis & Implications for Clinical Trial Design2 (Abstract #322. Session: 627. Aggressive Lymphomas: Clinical and Epidemiological: Prognostication and Risk Stratification of Aggressive B-cell NHL. Saturday, December 10, 5:45 p.m. EST)

Ponatinib

Three-Year Update From the OPTIC Trial: A Dose-Optimization Study of 3 Starting Doses of Ponatinib3 (Abstract #620. Session: 632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Clinical and Epidemiological: Longer Term Response, TFR, Pregnancy, and Disparities. Sunday, December 11, 5:45 p.m. EST)

Itacitinib

Itacitinib and Corticosteroids as Initial Treatment for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Phase 1/2 results from GRAVITAS-309 (Abstract #771. Session: 722. Allogeneic Transplantation: Acute and Chronic GVHD, Immune Reconstitution: Novel Therapies for Graft-versus-Host Disease. Monday, December 12, 12:00 p.m. EST)

Poster Presentations

All accepted posters in Poster I sessions are available for in-person participants from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EST and for registered virtual participants from 10:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, December 10. All accepted posters in Poster II sessions are available for in-person participants from 7:00-9:00 p.m. EST and for registered virtual participants from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, December 11. All accepted posters in Poster III sessions are available for in-person participants from 7:00–9:00 p.m. EST and for registered virtual participants from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST on Monday, December 12.

LIMBER (MPN)

A Phase 1/2 study of INCB000928 as Monotherapy or Combined with Ruxolitinib (RUX) in Patients (Pts) with Anemia Due to Myelofibrosis (MF) (Abstract #1714. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster I)

INCB057643 Monotherapy in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Myelofibrosis: A Phase 1 Study (Abstract #4358. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster III)

Ruxolitinib (GVHD)

Early Versus Late Treatment with Ruxolitinib in Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis from the Randomized Phase 3 REACH2 Study (Abstract #2079. Session: 722. Allogeneic Transplantation: Acute and Chronic GVHD, Immune Reconstitution: Poster I)

Early Versus Late Treatment with Ruxolitinib in Patients with Steroid-Refractory Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis from the Randomized, Phase 3 REACH3 Study (Abstract #4714. Session: 722. Allogeneic Transplantation: Acute and Chronic GVHD, Immune Reconstitution: Poster III)

The Probability of Being in Response (PBR): A Novel Efficacy Endpoint for Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) Applied to the REACH3 study of Ruxolitinib Versus BAT1 (Abstract #4720. Session: 722. Allogeneic Transplantation: Acute and Chronic GVHD, Immune Reconstitution: Poster III)

Ruxolitinib (MPN)

Direct and Indirect Costs of Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Diseases (Abstract #2308. Session: 906. Outcomes Research—Myeloid Malignancies: Poster I)

Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Patients (Pts) With Polycythemia Vera (PV) Receiving Ruxolitinib (RUX) after Hydroxyurea (HU): A Longitudinal Analysis from REVEAL (Abstract #3031. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster II)

Disease Progression and Leukemic Transformation in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelofibrosis (MF): An Analysis From MOST (Abstract #3039. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster II)

Real-World Use of Ruxolitinib in Patients with Myelofibrosis who had Anemia or Thrombocytopenia at US Community Practices (Abstract #3630. Session: 906. Outcomes Research—Myeloid Malignancies: Poster II)

Prediction of Resistance to Hydroxyurea Therapy in Patients with Polycythemia Vera: A Machine Learning Study (PV-AIM)1 (Abstract #3036. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster II)

Ruxolitinib (Ph-like ALL)

A Phase 2 Study of Ruxolitinib with Chemotherapy in Children with Philadelphia Chromosome-Like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (AALL1521/INCB18424-269): Biologic Characteristics and Minimal Residual Disease Response of Patients with non-CRLF2-Rearranged JAK Pathway Alterations (Abstract #2725. Session: 614. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias: Therapies, Excluding Transplantation and Cellular Immunotherapies: Poster II)

Parsaclisib

Safety and Efficacy of Parsaclisib in Combination with Rituximab, Bendamustine + Rituximab, or Ibrutinib in Patients with Previously Treated B-Cell Lymphoma: Analysis of a Phase 1 Dose-Finding Study (CITADEL 112) (Abstract #4202. Session: 623. Mantle Cell, Follicular, and Other Indolent B Cell Lymphomas: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster III)

Tafasitamab

firstMIND: Final Analysis from a Phase 1b, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Assess Safety of Tafasitamab or Tafasitamab + Lenalidomide in Addition to R‑CHOP in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma2 (Abstract #1619. Session: 626. Aggressive Lymphomas Prospective Therapeutic Trials: Poster I)

​frontMIND: A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Tafasitamab + Lenalidomide + R-CHOP versus R-CHOP Alone for Newly Diagnosed High-Intermediate and High-Risk Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma2 (Abstract #2947. Session: 626. Aggressive Lymphomas: Prospective Therapeutic Trials: Poster II)

L-MIND: A Safety and Efficacy Analysis of Tafasitamab in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) Receiving Treatment for at Least 2 Years2 (Abstract #2937. Session: 626. Aggressive Lymphomas: Prospective Therapeutic Trials: Poster II)

Blocking the CD47-SIRPa Axis Enhances Tafasitamab-Mediated Phagocytosis2 (Abstract #4185. Session: 622. Lymphomas: Translational–Non-Genetic: Poster III)

Ultrasensitive MRD Profiling Predicts Outcomes in DLBCL after Frontline Therapy with Tafasitamab in Combination with Lenalidomide and R-CHOP2 (Abstract #1519. Session: 621. Lymphomas: Translational—Molecular and Genetic: Poster I)

Pemigatinib

FIGHT-203, an Ongoing Phase 2 Study of Pemigatinib in Patients with Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms (MLNs) with Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1) Rearrangement (MLNFGFR1): A Focus on Centrally Reviewed Clinical and Cytogenetic Responses in Previously Treated Patients (Abstract #1732. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster I)

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms (MLNs) with Fibroblast Growth Receptor 1 (FGFR1) Rearrangement (MLN-FGFR1): A US Real-World Retrospective Cohort Study (Abstract #3048. Session: 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster II)

More information regarding the congress is available on the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) website: View Source This in-person event will be broadcast virtually and access to the meeting’s virtual platform is included with registration.

Conference Call and Webcast

Incyte will host an in-person analyst and investor event on Sunday, December 11, 2022, from 8:00-9:30 p.m. CT (9:00–10:30 p.m. ET) to discuss the key data presentations at ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper). The event will be webcasted and can be accessed via the Events and Presentations tab of the Investor section of Incyte.com and it will be available for replay for 90 days.

Conference call details will be provided on our website.

About LIMBER

Incyte is a leader in the discovery and development of therapies for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The Leadership In MPNs and GVHD BEyond Ruxolitinib (LIMBER) program is designed to evaluate multiple monotherapy and combination strategies to improve and expand treatments for patients with MPNs and GVHD. The program currently has three key areas of focus: development of a new, once-daily formulation of ruxolitinib; ruxolitinib-based combinations with new targets such as PI3Kδ, BET and ALK2; and new therapeutic options such as Mutant CALR.

About Jakafi (ruxolitinib)

Jakafi (ruxolitinib) is a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor approved by the U.S. FDA for treatment of polycythemia vera (PV) in adults who have had an inadequate response to or are intolerant of hydroxyurea; intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF), including primary MF, post-polycythemia vera MF and post-essential thrombocythemia MF in adults; steroid-refractory acute GVHD in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older; and chronic GVHD after failure of one or two lines of systemic therapy in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older4.

Jakafi is marketed by Incyte in the United States and by Novartis as Jakavi (ruxolitinib) outside the United States. Jakafi is a registered trademark of Incyte Corporation. Jakavi is a registered trademark of Novartis AG in countries outside the United States.

About Pemazyre (pemigatinib)

Pemazyre is a kinase inhibitor indicated in the United States for the treatment of adults with previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion or other rearrangement as detected by an FDA-approved test*. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

Pemazyre is also the first targeted treatment approved for use in the United States for treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (MLNs) with FGFR1 rearrangement.

In Japan, Pemazyre is approved for the treatment of patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer (BTC) with a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion gene, worsening after cancer chemotherapy.

In Europe, Pemazyre is approved for the treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion or rearrangement that have progressed after at least one prior line of systemic therapy.

Pemazyre is a potent, selective, oral inhibitor of FGFR isoforms 1, 2 and 3 which, in preclinical studies, has demonstrated selective pharmacologic activity against cancer cells with FGFR alterations.

Pemazyre is marketed by Incyte in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Pemazyre is a trademark of Incyte Corporation.

* Pemazyre (pemigatinib) [Package Insert]. Wilmington, DE: Incyte; 2020.

About Tafasitamab (Monjuvi / Minjuvi)

Tafasitamab is a humanized Fc-modified CD19 targeting immunotherapy. In 2010, MorphoSys licensed exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize tafasitamab from Xencor, Inc. Tafasitamab incorporates an XmAb engineered Fc domain, which mediates B-cell lysis through apoptosis and immune effector mechanism including Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity (ADCC) and Antibody-Dependent Cellular Phagocytosis (ADCP).

In the United States, Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from low grade lymphoma, and who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

In Europe, Minjuvi (tafasitamab) received conditional marketing authorization in combination with lenalidomide, followed by Minjuvi monotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).

Tafasitamab is being clinically investigated as a therapeutic option in B-cell malignancies in several ongoing combination trials.

Monjuvi and Minjuvi are registered trademarks of MorphoSys AG. Tafasitamab is co-marketed by Incyte and MorphoSys under the brand name MONJUVI in the U.S., and marketed by Incyte under the brand name Minjuvi in Europe and Canada.

XmAb is a registered trademark of Xencor, Inc.

About Iclusig (ponatinib) tablets

Ponatinib (Iclusig) targets not only native BCR-ABL but also its isoforms that carry mutations that confer resistance to treatment, including the T315I mutation, which has been associated with resistance to other approved TKIs.

In the EU, Iclusig is approved for the treatment of adult patients with chronic phase, accelerated phase or blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who are resistant to dasatinib or nilotinib; who are intolerant to dasatinib or nilotinib and for whom subsequent treatment with imatinib is not clinically appropriate; or who have the T315I mutation, or the treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) who are resistant to dasatinib; who are intolerant to dasatinib and for whom subsequent treatment with imatinib is not clinically appropriate; or who have the T315I mutation.

Click here to view the Iclusig EU Summary of Medicinal Product Characteristics.

Incyte has an exclusive license from Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG to commercialize ponatinib in the European Union and 29 other countries, including Switzerland, UK, Norway, Turkey, Israel and Russia. Iclusig is marketed in the U.S. by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

Presentations on Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b During ASH Annual Meeting Highlight Momentum in the Care of Polycythemia Vera

On November 3, 2022 PharmaEssentia USA Corporation, a subsidiary of PharmaEssentia Corporation (TPEx:6446), a global biopharmaceutical innovator based in Taiwan leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver new biologics in hematology and oncology, reported that new data on ropeginterferon-alfa-2b will be presented during the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, December 10-13, 2022 (Press release, PharmaEssentia, NOV 3, 2022, View Source [SID1234623039]).

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Data to be presented at the meeting further explore the clinical profile of ropeginterferon alfa-2b in PV patients, including interim results from a regional study as well as safety and efficacy data in different risk populations. The company will also present details of the planned ECLIPSE-PV Phase 3b clinical trial, which aims to support an amended dosing regimen for ropeginterferon alfa-2b.

"The latest research to be presented at ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) will explore new insights on the profile of ropeginterferon alfa-2b as a therapeutic option for the treatment of PV," said Raymond Urbanski, M.D., Ph.D., U.S. Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs. "We look forward to convening with the scientific community to discuss this latest research and our continued plans to address unmet needs in the PV community."

ASH abstract details

A Phase 3b, Single-Arm, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b-Njft (P1101) in Adult Patients with Polycythemia Vera
Abstract 3004 – Sunday, December 11, 2022, 6:00 PM-8:00PM
Phase II, Open-Label, Multicenter, Single-Arm Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b in Chinese Patients with Polycythemia Vera Resistant or Intolerant to Hydroxyurea (HU)
Abstract 3050 – Sunday, December 11, 2022, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b Treatment in Patients with Low-Risk and High-Risk Polycythemia Vera (PV)
Abstract 4345 – Monday, December 12, 2022, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
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About Polycythemia Vera (PV)

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a cancer originating from a disease-initiating stem cell in the bone marrow resulting in a chronic increase of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. PV may result in cardiovascular complications such as thrombosis and embolism, and often transforms to secondary myelofibrosis or leukemia. While the molecular mechanism underlying PV is still subject of intense research, current results point to a set of acquired mutations, the most important being a mutant form of JAK2.1

About BESREMi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft)

BESREMi is an innovative monopegylated, long-acting interferon. With its unique pegylation technology, BESREMi has a long duration of activity in the body and is aimed to be administered once every two weeks (or every four weeks with hematological stability for at least one year), allowing flexible dosing that helps meet the individual needs of patients.

BESREMi has orphan drug designation for treatment of polycythemia vera (PV) in adults in the United States. The product was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2019, in the United States in 2021, and has also received approval in Taiwan and South Korea. The drug candidate was invented by PharmaEssentia and is manufactured in the company’s Taichung plant, which was cGMP certified by TFDA in 2017 and by EMA in January 2018. PharmaEssentia retains full global intellectual property rights for the product in all indications.

BESREMi was approved with a boxed warning for risk of serious disorders including aggravation of neuropsychiatric, autoimmune, ischemic and infectious disorders.

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Adicet Bio Reports ASH Abstract Data from Ongoing ADI-001 Phase 1 Trial in Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL)

On November 3, 2022 Adicet Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACET), a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapies for cancer, reported that an abstract detailing updated safety and efficacy data from the Company’s Phase 1 study of ADI-001 for the potential treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) was made available as part of the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, which is being held December 10-13, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana (Press release, Adicet Bio, NOV 3, 2022, View Source [SID1234623038]). The abstract outlines a summary of clinical data as of a July 15, 2022 data-cut date. Clinical data will be provided during a poster presentation by Sattva Neelapu, M.D., from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting on Saturday, December 10, 2022.

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"The latest data-cut from our ongoing study of ADI-001 is extremely encouraging, as we continue to see complete responses and preliminary durability coupled with a benign safety profile in heavily pre-treated patients with aggressive NHL. We look forward to providing additional clinical data from a later data-cut date during the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting," said Francesco Galimi, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Adicet Bio. "With the data generated to date coupled with the pace of enrollment in dose level 4, we remain on track to initiate a potentially pivotal program for ADI-001 in the first half of 2023."

Data highlights as of the July 15, 2022 data-cut date included in the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) abstract were as follows:

Of the nine evaluable patients, three patients were treated at each of the three dose levels: dose level 1 (DL1; 30 million CAR+ cells), dose level 2 (DL2; 100 million CAR+ cells), and dose level 3 (DL3; 300 million CAR+ cells). Two patients at DL3 were re-dosed with a second course of ADI-001, per protocol. Six of nine were male (67%) and the median age was 62 years (range 45-75). There were eight patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) and one with mantle cell lymphoma. Of the eight patients with LBCL, five had diffuse-large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), two had high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBCL) with double/triple hit, and one had HGBCL not otherwise specified. Indolent lymphomas, such as follicular lymphoma, are currently excluded from the study.
Overall, the patients were heavily pretreated with a median number of prior therapies of four (range 2-5), and had a poor prognostic outlook as indicated by the median International Prognostic Index (IPI) score of four (range 2-4); the median tumor burden was 2,974 (150-7,919) mm2, and 89% (8/9) had stage III/IV disease.
The best overall response rate (ORR) and complete response rate (CR) was 78% (7/9). For the four patients who had prior autologous CD19 CAR T therapies, the ORR and CR rate was 100% (4/4). As of the data-cut date, of the seven patients who had achieved CR, two patients progressed, one died of unrelated causes while in complete remission and four were still in CR and in active follow up, with a range of follow-up time between 1.2 and 8.8 months.
CAR+ gamma delta T cell kinetics in the peripheral blood increased in a dose-dependent manner with peak cell expansion occurring between Days seven and 10 at DL3 based on flow cytometry.
Of the nine patients, there were no ≥ Grade 3 Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) or Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS) events. Two patients developed CRS: one Grade 1 and one Grade 2. At the time of the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) abstract submission, there were three reported related serious adverse events: Grade 2 CRS, Grade 1 ICANS and Grade 3 adenoviraemia. There was no reported graft versus host disease or protocol-defined dose-limiting toxicity events.
Response data were evaluated per Lugano 2014 criteria by independent radiographic review.
The full abstract is available online on the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) website.

Clinical data will be presented during a poster presentation by Sattva Neelapu, M.D. at the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting on Saturday, December 10, 2022 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. CT. Adicet will provide data from a more recent data-cut date from the Phase 1 study in a press release and company webcast on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. CT/ 9:00 a.m. ET.

Details of the poster presentation are as follows:

Session Title: 704. Cellular Immunotherapies: Early Phase and Investigational Therapies: Poster I
Title: A Phase 1 Study of ADI-001: Anti-CD20 CAR-Engineered Allogeneic Gamma Delta1 (γδ) T Cells in Adults with B-Cell Malignancies
Presenting Author: Sattva Neelapu, M.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center
Date/Time: Saturday, December 10, 2022 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. CT.

Adicet ADI-001 Webcast Information

The Company will host a webcast event on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. CT/ 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss recent data from its ongoing Phase 1 clinical study of ADI-001 in relapsed or refractory aggressive B-cell NHL.

About ADI-001

ADI-001 is an investigational allogeneic gamma delta CAR T cell therapy being developed as a potential treatment for relapsed or refractory B-cell NHL. ADI-001 targets malignant B-cells via an anti-CD20 CAR and via the gamma delta innate and T cell endogenous cytotoxicity receptors. Gamma delta T cells engineered with an anti-CD20 CAR have demonstrated potent antitumor activity in preclinical models, leading to long-term control of tumor growth. In April 2022, ADI-001 was granted Fast Track Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the potential treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell NHL.

About the GLEAN Study

This Phase 1 study is an open-label, multi-center study of ADI-001 enrolling adults diagnosed with B-cell malignancies who have either relapsed, or are refractory to at least two prior regimens. The primary objectives of the study are to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ADI-001, and to determine optimal dosing as a monotherapy. The study is expected to enroll approximately 75 patients. For more information about the clinical study design, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04735471).

Ajax Therapeutics Announces Oral and Poster Presentations on Next‑Generation JAK2 Inhibitors at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

On November 3, 2022 Ajax Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company applying computational chemistry and structure-based technologies to develop novel, selective small molecules for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), reported two abstracts have been accepted for oral and poster presentations at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting and Exposition, to be held December 10-13, 2022 in New Orleans (Press release, Ajax Therapeutics, NOV 3, 2022, View Source [SID1234623037]). The presentations highlight preclinical data on Ajax’s next-generation JAK2 inhibitors for the treatment of MPNs.

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Asher Bio to Present New Preclinical Data for Selective Support of CAR-T Cell Therapies by Cis-Targeted IL-2 and IL-21 Cytokines at ASH 2022

On November 3, 2022 Asher Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Asher Bio), a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies to precisely engage specific immune cells to fight cancer, chronic viral infection and autoimmune disease, reported that it will present preclinical data showing that cis-targeted IL-2 or IL-21 cytokine fusion molecules selectively augment CAR-Ts in vitro and enhance in vivo anti-tumor activity and survival at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 10-13, 2022 (Press release, Asher Biotherapeutics, NOV 3, 2022, View Source [SID1234623036]).

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Asher Bio’s cis-targeted cytokine fusions consist of a targeting antibody directed against a tag expressed on the CAR-T surface that is co-expressed with the CAR and a cytokine mutein with attenuated binding to its cognate cytokine receptor.