On October 23, 2023 Hummingbird Bioscience, a data-driven precision biotherapeutics company discovering and developing transformative biologic medicines for hard-to-treat diseases, reported presentation of positive clinical data for the dose escalation part of the HMBD-001 Phase I/IIa trial (NCT05057013) at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2023 (ESMO 2023). The trial is evaluating HMBD-001 as a monotherapy across various tumor types in the UK (Press release, Hummingbird Bioscience, OCT 23, 2023, View Source [SID1234636281]).

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As of the data cut-off on 8 September 2023, the trial had enrolled 23 heavily pre-treated patients across various tumor types where HER3 may play an important role. The dose escalation trial cleared six monotherapy cohorts with no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and there were no treatment discontinuations due to related adverse events. Of the enrolled patients, 21 were evaluable for efficacy. Disease control rate (DCR) was 43% (9/21), with one patient achieving partial response with a 51% tumor shrinkage after four cycles of HMBD-001 treatment. HMBD-001 as monotherapy had a maximal half-life of 12 days in this trial.

"The favorable safety and tolerability profile of HMBD-001 and its monotherapy activity in biomarker-unselected cohorts are very encouraging and shows that HMBD-001 is an active antibody that effectively inhibits HER3 signaling, which has been shown to be important for cancer growth and survival. HMBD-001 is designed to be a best-in-class HER3 antibody with a differentiated mechanism of action, leveraging knowledge around HER3 biology built up by Hummingbird Bio over the years. To optimize clinical development, we are executing a phased strategy to demonstrate benefit in patients with gene signatures most likely to benefit from HMBD-001. We look forward to evaluating HMBD-001 in patients with squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) and patients with HER3 aberrations, including NRG1 fusions, in the precision Phase Ib clinical trials recently initiated in Australia," said Jerome Boyd-Kirkup, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Hummingbird Bioscience.

"I am convinced that HER3 remains an important target for treating many cancers including prostate cancer, where it is implicated in treatment resistance through an interaction between tumor cell HER3 and hijacked white blood cells generating the protein activating it called NRG1. This clinical trial of a novel antibody targeting HER3 has demonstrated good tolerability and early evidence of anti-tumor activity, with an impressive and ongoing response in a patient with advanced pancreatic cancer who has clearly had clinical benefit. We envision that biology-based trials targeting HER3 deserve to be prioritized to continue this important effort," said Johann De Bono, Chief Investigator of the trial, Professor in Experimental Cancer Medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research, and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

Stephen Nabarro, Ph.D., Interim Director of Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development said: "We are proud to have played an integral part in the significant progress that HMBD-001 has made in the clinic since we presented at ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2022. A year on, and following successful completion of the dose escalation phase, we are seeing promising results emerging from the trial. Having observed anti-tumor activity in one patient already, we are excited about the opening of the metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) expansion arm and hope to continue on this path to bring HMBD-001 to patients with HER3-driven cancers." The Phase I/IIa clinical trial in the UK is sponsored and managed by Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development. This trial began enrolling in October 2021 and is ongoing in the UK.

Based on the encouraging clinical data from the Phase I clinical trial in the UK, Hummingbird Bioscience has initiated two Phase Ib trials studying HMBD-001 in combination with various agents, in patients with sqNSCLC (NCT05910827) and in patients with NRG1 fusions and HER3 mutations (NCT05919537), in Australia in Q3 2023.

Session Details
Date and time: 23rd October 2023, Monday, October 23, 2023, 12:00 – 13:00 CEST
Location: Hall 8

HMBD-001 Clinical Data Poster Details
Poster Title: A CRUK phase I/IIA, first in human dose-escalation and expansion trial of HMBD-001 (an anti-HER3 antibody) in patients with advanced HER3 positive solid tumours
Number: 687P
Presenter: Johann de Bono, Professor in Experimental Cancer Medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research, and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

HMBD-001 Pharmacokinetic Data Poster Details
Poster Title: Pharmacokinetics of HMBD-001, a human monoclonal antibody targeting HER3, a CRUK first-in-human phase I trial in patients with advanced solid tumours
Number: 688P
Presenter: Oladipo Idowu, Ph.D., Biomarker Research Associate, Cancer Pharmacology, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer

About HMBD-001

HMBD-001 is a clinical-stage IgG1 antibody designed to target HER3, discovered using Hummingbird Bioscience’s proprietary Rational Antibody Discovery (RAD) platform. We believe HMBD-001 is the only anti-HER3 antibody in development that has the potential to fully block both ligand-dependent and -independent HER3 activation and oncogenic signaling, by targeting a key epitope located at the interface where HER3 forms heterodimers with HER2 or EGFR. In preclinical models evaluating HMBD-001, superior affinity and more potent tumor growth inhibition compared to existing anti-HER3 antibodies were observed. HMBD-001 is currently in Phase Ib clinical trials for biomarker-selected indications with a strong scientific rationale, which includes squamous non-small cell lung cancer, NRG1 fusions, and HER3 mutations.

On October 23, 2023 Mabwell (688062.SH), an innovative biopharmaceutical company with entire industry chain, reported the latest clinical progress of 2 novel drugs including Nectin-4 ADC 9MW2821, as well as the clinical study data to be reported on ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2023 (Press release, Mabwell Biotech, OCT 23, 2023, View Source [SID1234636280]).

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Latest progress & phase I/II study data to report on ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2023 of 9MW2821

Up to now, 195 patients with advanced solid tumor have been enrolled in the phase I/II study of Nectin-4 ADC 9MW2821. Among 115 patients with solid tumor treated with 9MW2821 at 1.25mg/kg or above and evaluable for tumor assessment, objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) was 43.5% and 81.7%, respectively. In 37 patients with UC who experienced platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors, dosed at 1.25mg/kg and were evaluable for tumor assessment, ORR and DCR was 62.2% and 91.9%, respectively.

Core data reported on ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) from phase I/II study of 9MW2821 showed that among 39 subjects with solid tumor who treated with 9MW2821 at 1.25mg/kg or above and evaluable for tumor assessment, ORR and DCR was 38.5% and 84.6%, respectively. In 18 patients with UC who dosed at 1.25mg/kg and evaluable for tumor assessment, ORR and DCR was 55.6% and 94.4%, respectively. All UC patients have been treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors before enrollment.

The results showed that 9MW2821 had manageable safety profile. Treatment related death was not observed. Objective responses were also observed in patients with breast cancer and cervical cancer. Enrollment continues to determine efficacy of 9MW2821 in certain solid tumors.

Proactive communication on pivotal trial of 9MW2821 is ongoing.

Latest progress & phase III study data to report on ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2023 of 8MW0511

Up to now, Mabwell is in the preparation of New Drug Application submission of 8MW0511 within the year.

Core data from phase III study of recombinant (yeast-secreted) human granulocyte-colony stimulation factor fusion protein 8MW0511 for injection, reported at ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper), showed that 8MW0511 was clinically effective, non-inferior to the positive control. It is able to improve the incidence and duration of grade 4 neutropenia, with a significantly lower incidence and duration of grade 4 neutropenia observed at cycle 2-3 than in the positive control group. The overall safety profile is similar to that of the positive control group, which indicates manageable safety profile and good tolerance in humans.

About 9MW2821

Developed by Mabwell’s ADC platform and automated high-throughput hybridoma antibody molecular discovery platform, 9MW2821 is the first clinical stage Nectin-4-targeting ADC developed by Chinese company. Multiple clinical studies of 9MW2821 is ongoing to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary antitumor activity in patients with different types of advanced solid tumors.

About 8MW0511

8MW0511 is a recombinant (yeast-secreted) human granulocyte-colony stimulation factor fusion protein, belonging to Category 1 Therapeutic Biological Products. It is indicated for use in adult patients with non-myeloid malignancies to reduce the incidence of infections manifested by febrile neutropenia when treated with myelosuppressive anticancer drugs that predispose to febrile neutropenia.

On October 23, 2023 Luoxin Pharmaceuticals Group Stock Co., Ltd. (Luoxin Pharmaceutical), reported that LX-039, an innovative anti-tumor drug was selected for poster presentation at the 2023 ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Annual Congress (Press release, Luoxin Pharmaceutical, OCT 23, 2023, View Source [SID1234636279]).

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ESMO is one of the most influential oncology conferences globally, attracting over 30,000 professionals every year from more than 150 countries and regions. The Congress covers basic research, translational research, and the latest advancements in clinical studies, providing an exchange platform in clinical diagnosis, treatment, and academic discussions.

LX-039 is an innovative selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) for oral administration. The aims of the dose escalation and expansion phase I study was to explore the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) profiles of LX-039 in postmenopausal patients with ER+ and HER2- advanced breast cancer who have failed endocrine therapy. The study was led by Professor Hu Xichun from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center.

In a 3+3 design, the trial evaluated the safety and tolerability from a daily dose of 50 mg to 1200 mg, with two dosage groups selected for expansion. [18F] Fluoroestradiol PET/CT imaging was used for PD study. All 44 enrolled subjects had previously undergone multiple lines of endocrine therapy. Specifically, 72.7% had received second-line therapy or higher. More than half had been treated with fulvestrant, a medication commonly used for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Also, over 50% had received advanced chemotherapy, and 40.9% had been treated with CDK4/6 inhibitors.

Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was not reached in this study. Most adverse events are graded as mild to moderate (grade 1-2). The exposure of LX-039 increased along with the dose escalation, and no obvious accumulation after multiple doses. Inhibition of the ER pathway is observed in all subjects participating in the PD exploration. Four subjects achieved partial response, with an objective response rate of 10.8% and a clinical benefit rate at 24 weeks of 40%. LX-039 demonstrates good tolerability and PK/PD properties in ER+ and HER2- advanced breast cancer and shows preliminary anti-tumor activity. These encouraging results suggest that LX-039 holds great potential for further development. Consequently, a phase II study is under planning.

About 75% of breast cancer cases are classified as ER+. This subtype of breast cancer relies on the estrogen signaling pathway for its growth and progression. The primary therapeutic approach for ER+ breast cancer involves inhibiting the estrogen signaling pathway through various methods. Notably, drugs like tamoxifen and fulvestrant have been utilized in clinical settings to target the ER pathway. However, tamoxifen resistance and treatment non-compliance with fulvestrant have led to unmet clinical needs.

LX-039, an orally administered selective ER degrader (SERD) developed by Louxin Pharmaceutical, specifically focuses on modulating the estrogen signaling pathway. It antagonizes ER actions and promotes its ubiquitination and degradation within breast cancer cells, downregulating ER expression. LX-039 offers unique therapeutic benefits compared to selective ER modulators and aromatase inhibitors. Additionally, its oral formulation enhances patient convenience and compliance, as it eliminates the need for injections. There are currently no domestically available oral drugs with a similar mechanism of action to LX-039 in the market.

References:

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On October 23, 2023 Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc., reported that Health Canada has approved ORGOVYX (relugolix), an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer (Press release, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals, OCT 23, 2023, View Source [SID1234636278]). The approval is based on efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 HERO study of ORGOVYX in men with advanced prostate cancer. ORGOVYX is expected to be available for prescription in Canada in Q1 2024.

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"Roughly 1 in 8 Canadian men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime, and the ability to suppress testosterone, primarily achieved through androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), is foundational in the treatment of the advanced stages of the disease," said Fred Saad, M.D., FRCS, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Director of Genitourinary Oncology at the University of Montreal. "In the HERO study, ORGOVYX demonstrated rapid, sustained, and profound testosterone suppression when compared to leuprolide. ORGOVYX is the first approved ADT in Canada that can be administered orally, and once daily, offering a safe and effective option for advanced prostate cancer patients in the country."

"We’re pleased that with Health Canada’s approval of ORGOVYX, we are helping to expand upon treatment options for Canadian men living with advanced prostate cancer," said Lisa Mullett, General Manager of Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc. "We are committed to making ORGOVYX available to patients across Canada early in the new year."

The Health Canada approval was based on the results of the Phase 3 HERO study, a randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multinational clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of ORGOVYX in over 1,000 men with androgen-sensitive advanced prostate cancer who required at least one year of continuous ADT. In the Phase 3 study, ORGOVYX met the primary endpoint and demonstrated superiority in sustained testosterone suppression to castrate levels (< 50 ng/dL) through 48 weeks compared to those receiving leuprolide acetate injections, the current standard of care. The most frequent adverse events reported in at least 10% of men in the ORGOVYX group were hot flush, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, constipation, and mild to moderate diarrhea.

ORGOVYX was previously approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 18, 2020 and granted marketing authorization by the European Commission for advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer on April 29, 2022.

About Advanced Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men, and, in 2023 an estimated 24,700 men will be diagnosed.1 Prostate cancer is considered advanced when it has spread or come back after initial treatment and may include biochemical recurrence (rising prostate-specific antigen in the absence of metastatic disease on imaging), locally advanced disease, or metastatic disease.

Front-line medical therapy for advanced prostate cancer typically involves androgen deprivation therapy, which reduces testosterone to very low levels, commonly referred to as castrate levels (< 50 ng/dL). Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) receptor agonists, such as leuprolide acetate, are depot injections and the current standard of care for androgen deprivation therapy. However, LHRH receptor agonists may be associated with mechanism-of-action limitations, including the potentially detrimental initial surge in testosterone levels that can exacerbate clinical symptoms, which is known as clinical or hormonal flare, and delayed testosterone recovery after the drug is discontinued.

About ORGOVYX (relugolix)
ORGOVYX (relugolix) is the first and only oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission and Health Canada for the treatment of adult patients with advanced prostate cancer. As a GnRH antagonist, ORGOVYX blocks the GnRH receptor and reduces production of testicular testosterone, a hormone known to stimulate the growth of prostate cancer.

On October 23, 2023 TC BioPharm (Holdings) PLC ("TC BioPharm" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TCBP) a clinical stage biotechnology company developing platform allogeneic gamma-delta T cell therapies for cancer, reported submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of TCB-008 in the treatment of relapse/refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Press release, TC Biopharm, OCT 23, 2023, View Source [SID1234636277]). TCB-008, an allogeneic unmodified gamma delta t-cell, is the Company’s lead product and is currently in Phase 2b trials in the U.K. for the treatment of AML.).

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The IND application leverages pioneering research on the use of Gamma Deltas in the treatment of relapse/refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. TCB-008 has been designated Orphan Drug Status in the treatment arena of AML previously.

"Filing of the IND for TCB-008 is the next step in the clinical development of TCB-008 and aligns with our strategic refocus announced in Q2 of this year to target our clinical strategy to US trials in the future." said Bryan Kobel, Chief Executive Officer of TC BioPharm. "The IND application leverages supporting clinical study data from ongoing studies in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and is also a reflection of substantial pre-clinical IND enabling work done over the course of the last 6 months by the TCB team. I would like to thank our entire team, who worked tirelessly to complete the Company’s first ever US FDA trial filing. We look forward to working closely with the FDA to garner acceptance of our IND over the coming 30 days and advancing our lead candidate through clinical phases of development."

The FDA will review the application and determine the acceptability of the data before TC BioPharm begins its first clinical trial for TCB-008 It is possible that the FDA will require additional information.

About OmnImmune

OmnImmune an allogeneic unmodified cell therapy consisting of activated and expanded gamma delta T cells. The trial, for treatment of patients suffering from relapse/refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). The therapeutic comprises GDT cells sourced from healthy donors, expanded and activated in large numbers before being purified and formulated for infusion into patients. OmnImmune is a frozen and thawed product, now "banked" from donor derived cells.