Poseida Therapeutics to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences

On November 11, 2024 Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTX), a clinical-stage allogeneic cell therapy and genetic medicines company advancing differentiated non-viral treatments for patients with cancer, autoimmune and rare diseases, reported that the Company will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences (Press release, Poseida Therapeutics, NOV 11, 2024, View Source [SID1234648082]):

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Stifel 2024 Healthcare Conference
Date: Monday, November 18, 2024
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Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 12:00pm ET

Webcasts will be available on the Investors & Media Section of Poseida’s website, www.poseida.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for approximately 90 days following the presentation.

Can-Fite Achieves Milestone with First Patient Dosing in Pancreatic Cancer Phase IIa Clinical Trial

On November 14, 2024 Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CANF), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address oncological and inflammatory diseases, reported the dosing of the first patient in the Phase IIa clinical trial in patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (NCT06387342) (Press release, Can-Fite BioPharma, NOV 11, 2024, View Source [SID1234648081]).

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"We are excited to have the first patient enrolled and hope that we will be able to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of Namodenoson in the pancreatic cancer patient population. This trial provides us the opportunity to explore our innovative treatment approach for patients who are facing significant gaps in effective treatment options," stated Dr. Michael Silverman, Can-Fite’s Medical Officer.

The Phase IIa study is a multicenter open-label trial in patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma whose disease has progressed on at least first-line therapy. The trial is evaluating the safety, clinical activity, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of Namodenoson in this patient population. All patients receive oral Namodenoson 25 mg, administered twice daily for consecutive 28-day cycles. Patients are being evaluated regularly for safety. Approximately 20 evaluable patients will be enrolled. The primary objective of this trial is to characterize the safety profile of Namodenoson and the secondary objective is to evaluate the clinical activity as determined by the Objective Response Rate (ORR) using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Disease Control Rate (DCR), Duration of Response (DoR), and Overall Survival (OS).

The study is being conducted by Dr. Salomon Stemmer, a leading key opinion leader, at the Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Israel and by Dr. Al Mutar from the UT Southwestern Medical Center in the US. Orphan Drug Designation has been granted lately by US FDA.

About Namodenoson

Namodenoson is a small orally bioavailable drug that binds with high affinity and selectivity to the A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR). Namodenoson was evaluated in Phase II trials for two indications, as a second line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma, and as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A3AR is highly expressed in diseased cells whereas low expression is found in normal cells. This differential effect accounts for the excellent safety profile of the drug.

Medigene Presents Latest Data on UniTope & TraCR Technology at PEGS and SITC 2024

On November 11, 2024 Medigene AG (Medigene or the "Company", FSE: MDG1, Prime Standard), an oncology platform company focused on the research and development of T cell receptor (TCR)-guided therapies for the treatment of cancer, reported latest updates on its End-to-End (E2E) Platform technology – the UniTope and TraCR technology, a universal detection system for tagging and tracking recombinant TCRs (rTCRs), at the Protein & Antibody Engineering Summit (PEGS) in Barcelona from November 5-7, 2024, and the Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) (Free SITC Whitepaper) 2024 conference in Houston, TX, USA from November 6-10, 2024 (Press release, MediGene, NOV 11, 2024, View Source [SID1234648080]).

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The presentation "Seamless Integration of a Universal Epitope into Recombinant TCRs for Tagging and Tracking of TCR-T Cells Expressing 3S TCRs"and the poster "UniTope & TraCR – A universal tagging and tracking system for TCR-T cells directly integrated in recombinant TCRs"are available on the Medigene website: View Source

"Precise tracking of T cells engineered to express rTCRs is essential for thoroughly vetting rTCR candidates to identify optimal 3S (specific, sensitive and safe) lead candidates, assess specific rTCR sequences during drug product development, and provide consistent monitoring of TCR-T cells throughout Good Manufacturing Practice production," said Dolores Schendel, CSO of Medigene AG. "At Medigene, we are constantly aiming to expand our End-to-End (E2E) Platform by integrating new proprietary technologies such as the UniTope & TraCR system to optimize our discovery process for selection of 3S rTCRs. With UniTope & TraCR, rTCR sequences of any specificity can also be precisely identified during drug product manufacture through accurate assessment of rTCR expression and frequency of rTCR-T cells. During the clinical phases of development, these technologies support robust quality control processes for drug product release, facilitates precise dosing calculations for therapeutic administration and provides a simple methodology for assessing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of TCR-T cells post-infusion in patients, all of which contribute to optimizing patient safety."

The data presented at both conferences showcased Medigene’s novel UniTope and TraCR System for universal identification of rTCRs in TCR-T therapies. This system enables standardized tagging, enrichment and tracking of rTCRs by use of simple flow cytometry-based technologies with a single detection reagent.

Bioinformatic studies were used to identify a unique, six-amino-acid peptide, designated as UniTope, with predicted low immunogenicity. This sequence is absent in all natural TCR chains, enabling rTCRs to be earmarked with a unique identifier through seamless integration of UniTope directly in the rTCR sequence of either chain of any TCR heterodimer. A corresponding antibody, designated TraCR, was developed that specifically binds to UniTope-modified rTCRs, but not to any natural TCR sequence, enabling precise identification of tagged rTCRs.

Comprehensive studies compared UniTope-modified rTCRs with unmodified rTCRs for 3S attributes of specificity, sensitivity and safety. In vitro tests showed that integrating UniTope in rTCRs expressed by TCR-T cells targeting the neoantigen mKRAS G12V or the cancer-testis antigens NY-ESO-1 and PRAME preserved TCR expression as well as function, confirming that UniTope-modification had no impact on the rTCRs structural and functional attributes. Safety assessments further validated TCR-T cells with UniTope-modified rTCRs maintained a high safety profile with no signals for unintended recognition of cells originating from primary healthy tissues.

Overall, equivalent specificity, safety, and functionality of UniTope-modified rTCRs, compared with unmodified rTCRs, demonstrates the versatility of the UniTope & TraCR System as a high precision technology that facilitates optimized development of TCR-T therapies.

SpringWorks Therapeutics Announces Mirdametinib Data to be Presented at the 2024 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting

On November 11, 2024 SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, reported that three abstracts from the pivotal Phase 2b ReNeu trial of mirdametinib, an investigational MEK inhibitor, in adults and children with neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN) will be presented in oral and poster sessions at the 29th Annual Meeting & Education Day of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), being held November 21-24, 2024 (Press release, SpringWorks Therapeutics, NOV 11, 2024, View Source [SID1234648077]).

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ReNeu (NCT03962543) is a multicenter, single-arm trial and the largest study conducted to date in patients with NF1-PN. As previously reported, data from the ReNeu trial demonstrated deep and sustained reductions in tumor volume as well as improvement in pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in both the adult and pediatric cohorts. New data being presented at SNO show that the deep responses in tumor volume reduction were achieved regardless of baseline characteristics, and suggest a trend between deep response and both earlier achievement of a first confirmed response and longer treatment duration. In addition, the improvements in HRQoL were clinically meaningful, early, and sustained over the course of mirdametinib treatment.

Data from the Phase 1/2 trial of mirdametinib in pediatric and young adult patients with low-grade gliomas (LGG) will also be presented in an oral presentation at SNO and suggest that mirdametinib is well-tolerated and has promising clinical activity in this patient population, including a 63% objective response rate in patients with measurable tumors and a median time to response of 5.4 months.

"We are very pleased that new data analyses from our ReNeu trial continue to support the potentially differentiated profile of mirdametinib for patients with NF1-PN, including deeper responses in target tumors for those who were on treatment for a longer duration, and meaningful improvements across quality-of-life measures," said Jim Cassidy, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of SpringWorks Therapeutics. "We are also encouraged by the data in children and young adults with LGG treated with mirdametinib and look forward to the phase 2 portion of the trial to further evaluate the efficacy and safety of mirdametinib in this patient population."

A New Drug Application (NDA) for mirdametinib in adults and children with NF1-PN was granted Priority Review designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date of February 28, 2025. In addition, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for mirdametinib for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with NF1-PN.

Oral and Poster Presentations at 2024 SNO Annual Meeting

Pivotal, phase 2b ReNeu trial of mirdametinib in children and adults with neurofibromatosis type-1 associated plexiform neurofibroma (NF1-PN): A spotlight on patients achieving deep response
Poster Presentation
Abstract #: CTNI-21
Date and Time: November 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CST (8:30-10:30 p.m. EST)

As previously reported at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, the Phase 2b ReNeu trial met its primary endpoint of confirmed objective response rate, as assessed by blinded independent central review, in both adults and children. Tumor volume reductions were deep and durable over the course of the study. The data being presented at SNO demonstrate that the deep responses in target tumors were achieved regardless of different baseline characteristics and also show that patients with a deep response had longer treatment duration with mirdametinib. The SNO data include:

Of the 41% (24/58) of adults and 52% (29/56) of children who experienced a confirmed objective response during the 24-cycle treatment phase (approximately 22 months), 62% (15/24) of adults and 52% (15/29) of children achieved deep response (defined as >50% best reduction from baseline in target PN volume).
Of those with a deep response in the total cohort, 35% of adults (6/17) and 72% of children (13/18) were investigator-defined as having progressing PN at baseline.
Patients achieved deep response regardless of age, sex, target PN volume, tumor location, or progression status at baseline.
The median time to best percent change from baseline in PN volume for patients achieving deep response was 25 months for adults and 22 months for children. For patients with ≥20% to ≤50% PN volume reduction, the median time to best percent change from baseline was 15 months for adults and 15 months for children.
"It is very encouraging to see such deep tumor volume reductions across subgroups of patients, and the trend we observed between deep response and longer treatment duration suggests that patients can benefit from prolonged therapy with mirdametinib," said Timothy R. Gershon, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, Director of the Children’s Center for Neurosciences Research at Emory University, and ReNeu trial investigator. "The collective findings from the ReNeu trial support the potential for mirdametinib to be a much-needed therapy for patients with this debilitating disease."

Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in adults and children with neurofibromatosis type-1 associated plexiform neurofibroma (NF1-PN) treated with mirdametinib: Pivotal, phase 2b ReNeu trial
Oral Presentation
Abstract #: QOL-08
Date and Time: November 24, 10:25-10:35 a.m. CST (11:25-11:35 a.m. EST)

In the ReNeu trial, change in HRQoL in adults and children was assessed by the Pediatric QoL Inventory (Peds QL) Total Score; change from baseline at Cycle 13 was a prespecified secondary endpoint. Results showed clinically meaningful, early, and sustained benefits in HRQoL, including:

Improvement (least-squares mean, LSM [SE] change) from baseline at Cycle 13 was 3.9 (1.6; P=.018; n=34) for adults, 4.0 (2.4; P=.096; n=38) for children by patient-report, and 5.6 (1.9; p=0.005; n=43) by parent proxy-report.
Improvements for adults and children by parent proxy-report were observed early (at Cycle 5 and Cycle 3, respectively) and sustained at most time points through Cycle 13.
Clinically meaningful improvement from baseline at Cycle 13 was achieved by 37% (10/27) of adults, 45% (13/29) of children by patient-report, and 47% (15/32) of children by parent proxy-report (among patients who could have achieved a clinically meaningful change from baseline).
"Patients with NF1-PN experience pain and other symptoms that negatively impact their functioning and quality of life," said Rene Y. McNall-Knapp, M.D., a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Jimmy Everest Center at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health and ReNeu study investigator. "In the ReNeu trial, both adults and children experienced early and sustained improvements in health-related quality of life over the course of treatment with mirdametinib, which is an important outcome of treatment for those living with this devastating disease."

Addressing skin adverse events (AEs) during mirdametinib treatment in patients with neurofibromatosis type-1 associated plexiform neurofibroma (NF1-PN): Guidance from a multidisciplinary group of experts on the management of MEK inhibitor-associated skin AEs
Poster Presentation
Abstract #: CTNI-20
Date and Time: November 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CST (8:30-10:30 p.m. EST)

Skin adverse events (AEs) are commonly seen with MEK inhibitors as a class and were common in the ReNeu trial. To prevent and manage skin AEs, a multidisciplinary team retrospectively reviewed skincare practices at one high-enrolling ReNeu trial site and provided a series of recommendations to healthcare professionals to support treatment adherence.

Results from the Phase 1 and Phase 1 expansion cohorts of SJ901: A Phase 1/2 trial of single-agent mirdametinib (PD-0325901) in children, adolescents, and young adults with low-grade glioma
Oral Presentation
Abstract #: CTNI-70
Date and Time: November 22, 11:50-11:55 a.m. CST (12:50-12:55 p.m. EST)

Data from the Phase 1 and Phase 1 expansion cohorts of an ongoing Phase 1/2 trial (NCT04923126) evaluating mirdametinib in patients ages 2 to 24 with pediatric and young adult low-grade gliomas (LGG) suggest that mirdametinib, which has high blood brain barrier penetration, is well tolerated and has promising clinical activity in patients with recurrent/progressive LGG across a variety of MAPK pathway aberrations. Results demonstrated:

Of the 23 patients enrolled in the trial, 17 (74%) completed or remain on-therapy; 4 (17%) stopped for progression, and two discontinued for toxicities.
Twelve (63%) of the 19 patients with measurable tumors achieved an objective response (one major, six partial, and five minor responses).
The median time to an objective response was 5.4 months (range: 1.7 to 7.3).
Mirdametinib was well-tolerated in the Phase 1 portion of the trial.
This trial is being conducted pursuant to a research agreement that SpringWorks entered into with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. These data were previously presented at the 21st International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO 2024). The Phase 2 portion of the trial is ongoing and recruiting patients.

About the ReNeu Trial

ReNeu (NCT03962543) is an ongoing, multi-center, open-label, single arm, Phase 2b trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of mirdametinib in patients ≥2 years of age with an inoperable NF1-associated PN causing significant morbidity. The study enrolled 114 patients to receive mirdametinib at a dose of 2 mg/m2 twice daily (maximum dose of 4 mg twice daily) without regard to food. Mirdametinib was administered orally in a 3-week on, 1-week off dosing schedule as either a capsule or dispersible tablet. The primary endpoint is confirmed objective response rate defined as the proportion of patients with a ≥ 20% reduction in target tumor volume on consecutive scans during the 24-cycle treatment phase, as measured by MRI and assessed by blinded independent central review. Secondary endpoints include safety and tolerability, duration of response, and changes in patient reported outcomes from baseline to Cycle 13. The treatment phase of the trial is complete, and results were presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting. Patients who completed the treatment phase were eligible to continue receiving treatment in the optional long-term follow up portion of the study, which is ongoing.

About NF1-PN

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare genetic disorder that arises from mutations in the NF1 gene, which encodes for neurofibromin, a key suppressor of the MAPK pathway.1,2 NF1 is the most common form of neurofibromatosis, with an estimated global birth incidence of approximately 1 in 2,500 individuals, and approximately 100,000 patients living with NF1 in the United States.3,4 The clinical course of NF1 is heterogeneous and manifests in a variety of symptoms across numerous organ systems, including abnormal pigmentation, skeletal deformities, tumor growth and neurological complications, such as cognitive impairment.5 Patients with NF1 have an 8 to 15-year mean reduction in their life expectancy compared to the general population.3

NF1 patients have approximately a 30-50% lifetime risk of developing plexiform neurofibromas, or PN, which are tumors that grow in an infiltrative pattern along the peripheral nerve sheath and that can cause severe disfigurement, pain and functional impairment; in rare cases, NF1-PN may be fatal.6,7 NF1-PNs are most often diagnosed in the first two decades of life.6 These tumors can be aggressive and are associated with clinically significant morbidities; typically, they grow more rapidly during childhood.8,9

Surgical removal of these tumors is challenging due to the infiltrative tumor growth pattern along nerves and can lead to permanent nerve damage and disfigurement.10 MEK inhibitors have emerged as a validated class of treatment for NF1-PN.11

About Mirdametinib

Mirdametinib is a potent, oral, CNS-penetrant, allosteric small molecule MEK inhibitor in development as a monotherapy treatment for neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN) and low-grade glioma (LGG), and as a combination therapy for the treatment of several subsets of biomarker-defined metastatic solid tumors. Mirdametinib is an investigational drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established.

Mirdametinib is designed to inhibit MEK1 and MEK2, which occupy pivotal positions in the MAPK pathway. The MAPK pathway is a key signaling network that regulates cell growth and survival and plays a central role in multiple cancers and rare diseases when genetically altered.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for mirdametinib in adults and children with NF1-PN. The NDA was granted Priority Review designation and has been given a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of February 28, 2025. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for mirdametinib for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with NF1-PN.

In addition, the FDA and the European Commission previously granted Orphan Drug designation for mirdametinib for the treatment of NF1. The FDA has also granted Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients ≥ 2 years of age with NF1-PN that are progressing or causing significant morbidity and Rare Pediatric Disease designation for the treatment of NF1.

SpringWorks Therapeutics Announces Publication of the Pivotal Phase 2b ReNeu Trial Evaluating Mirdametinib in Adults and Children with NF1-PN in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

On November 11, 2024 SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, reported that data from the pivotal, Phase 2b ReNeu trial of mirdametinib, an investigational MEK inhibitor, in adult and pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN), were published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) (Press release, SpringWorks Therapeutics, NOV 11, 2024, View Source [SID1234648076]). Data from ReNeu, which is a multi-center, single arm trial, were previously presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting. The JCO e-publication can be accessed at the following link: View Source

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"Plexiform neurofibromas can cause extreme pain, disfigurement, compression of internal organs, and impaired physical function. There is a substantial unmet need for a highly effective and well tolerated systemic therapy for these patients," said Christopher Moertel, M.D., Medical Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Neurofibromatosis Programs and Kenneth and Betty Jayne Dahlberg Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota and lead author of the JCO publication. "The deep tumor volume reductions and significant improvements in pain and other quality of life measures that we saw in the ReNeu trial, as well as having a formulation option for young children or those who have difficulty swallowing, underscore the potential for mirdametinib to be a valuable new treatment option for adults and children with NF1-PN."

As of the data cutoff of September 20, 2023, the ReNeu trial met its primary endpoint of confirmed objective response rate (ORR), as assessed by blinded independent central review. During the 24-cycle treatment phase (approximately 22 months), the ORR was 41% (95% CI, 29 to 55; n=24/58) in adults and 52% (95% CI, 38 to 65; n=29/56) in children receiving mirdametinib treatment. An efficacy analysis that also included patients who achieved a confirmed objective response after 24 cycles of mirdametinib treatment resulted in an ORR of 45% in adults (n=26/58) and 54% in pediatric (n=30/56) patients. Of the patients who achieved a confirmed objective response during the treatment phase, 96% of adults and 100% of children had durable responses at the time of data cut-off, with 75% of adults and 76% of children having met or exceeded 12 months in response. The median time to onset of confirmed response was 7.8 months (range: 4 to 19) in adults and 7.9 months (range: 4.1 to 18.8) in children. The median duration of treatment at data cutoff was 21.8 months (range: 0.4 to 45.6) in adults and 22 months (range: 1.6 to 40.0) in children, and the median duration of response had not been reached in either cohort.

Tumor volume reductions were deep and durable during the course of the study. The median best percentage change in target PN volume was –41% (range: –90 to 13%) in adults and –42% (range:–91 to 48%) in children. Among those with a confirmed objective response, 62% of adults and 52% of children achieved a best percent reduction in target tumor volume from baseline of >50%. From baseline to Cycle 13, both cohorts reported significant and clinically meaningful improvement in patient- or parent proxy-reported secondary endpoint outcome measures of worst tumor pain severity, pain interference, and health-related quality of life that began early and were sustained during treatment. These improvements began early and were generally sustained at the majority of timepoints over the course of the study. In addition, through an exploratory analysis, the tablet for oral suspension formulation of mirdametinib demonstrated high acceptability by patients and caregivers, providing a dosing option for patients with swallowing difficulties such as young children and adults with tumors in the head and neck region.

Mirdametinib was generally well tolerated in the ReNeu trial, with the majority of adverse events (AEs) being Grade 1 or 2. The most commonly reported treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurring in >20% of adults were dermatitis acneiform (78%), diarrhea (48%), nausea (36%), vomiting (28%) and fatigue (21%). The most commonly reported TRAEs occurring in >20% of children were dermatitis acneiform (43%), diarrhea (38%), paronychia (30%; infection of the tissue adjacent to a fingernail or toenail), nausea (21%), ejection fraction decreased (20%), and increased blood creatine phosphokinase (20%). Among all study participants, 22% of adults and 9% of children discontinued treatment due to AEs.

"ReNeu is the largest multicenter trial conducted to date in patients with NF1-PN and we are very pleased that the JCO publication will serve as an important resource to further disseminate the robust efficacy and safety data of mirdametinib to the broader scientific and clinical community," said Jim Cassidy, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, SpringWorks Therapeutics. "We look forward to continuing to work with the FDA and EMA as they review our applications and are excited by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on this underserved patient community."

About the ReNeu Trial

ReNeu (NCT03962543) is an ongoing, multi-center, open-label, single arm, Phase 2b trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of mirdametinib in patients ≥2 years of age with an inoperable NF1-associated PN causing significant morbidity. The trial enrolled 114 patients to receive mirdametinib at a dose of 2 mg/m2 twice daily (maximum dose of 4 mg twice daily) without regard to food. Mirdametinib was administered orally in a 3-week on, 1-week off dosing schedule as either a capsule or tablet for oral suspension. The primary endpoint is confirmed objective response rate assessed by proportion of patients with a ≥20% reduction in target tumor volume on consecutive scans during the 24 cycle treatment phase, as measured by MRI and assessed by blinded independent central review. Secondary endpoints include safety and tolerability, duration of response, and changes in patient reported outcomes from baseline to Cycle 13. The treatment phase of the trial is complete, and results were presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting. Patients who completed the treatment phase were eligible to continue receiving treatment in the optional long-term follow up portion of the study, which is ongoing.

About NF1-PN

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare genetic disorder that arises from mutations in the NF1 gene, which encodes for neurofibromin, a key suppressor of the MAPK pathway.1,2 NF1 is the most common form of neurofibromatosis, with an estimated global birth incidence of approximately 1 in 2,500 individuals, and approximately 100,000 patients living with NF1 in the United States.3, The clinical course of NF1 is heterogeneous and manifests in a variety of symptoms across numerous organ systems, including abnormal pigmentation, skeletal deformities, tumor growth and neurological complications, such as cognitive impairment.5 Patients with NF1 have an 8 to 15-year mean reduction in their life expectancy compared to the general population.4

NF1 patients have approximately a 30-50% lifetime risk of developing plexiform neurofibromas, or PN, which are tumors that grow in an infiltrative pattern along the peripheral nerve sheath and that can cause severe disfigurement, pain and functional impairment; in rare cases, NF1-PN may be fatal.6,7 NF1-PNs are most often diagnosed in the first two decades of life.6 These tumors can be aggressive and are associated with clinically significant morbidities; typically, they grow more rapidly during childhood.8,9

Surgical removal of these tumors is challenging due to the infiltrative tumor growth pattern along nerves and can lead to permanent nerve damage and disfigurement.10 MEK inhibitors have emerged as a validated class of treatment for NF1-PN.11

About Mirdametinib

Mirdametinib is a potent, oral, CNS-penetrant, allosteric small molecule MEK inhibitor in development as a monotherapy treatment for neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN) and low-grade glioma (LGG), and as a combination therapy for the treatment of several subsets of biomarker-defined metastatic solid tumors. Mirdametinib is an investigational drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established.

Mirdametinib is designed to inhibit MEK1 and MEK2, which occupy pivotal positions in the MAPK pathway. The MAPK pathway is a key signaling network that regulates cell growth and survival and plays a central role in multiple cancers and rare diseases when genetically altered.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for mirdametinib in adults and children with NF1-PN. The NDA was granted Priority Review designation and has been given a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of February 28, 2025. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for mirdametinib for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with NF1-PN.

In addition, the FDA and the European Commission previously granted Orphan Drug designation for mirdametinib for the treatment of NF1. The FDA has also granted Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients ≥ 2 years of age with NF1-PN that are progressing or causing significant morbidity and Rare Pediatric Disease designation for the treatment of NF1.