Galapagos showcases innovative approach in hematological cancer care with clinical and translational data presentations at EBMT congress 2024

On April 4, 2024 Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) reported that four abstracts, including two oral presentations on encore preliminary clinical and translational data for its seven-day vein-to-vein CAR-T product candidates GLPG5101 and GLPG5201, will be presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) to be held in Glasgow, UK, on 14-17 April 2024 (Press release, Galapagos, APR 4, 2024, View Source [SID1234641866]).

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ATALANTA-1 and EUPLAGIA-1 are ongoing Phase 1/2 open-label, multi-center studies designed to assess the safety, efficacy and feasibility of point-of-care manufactured GLPG5101 and GLPG5201 in patients with relapsed/refractory NHL, and relapsed/refractory CLL and RT, respectively. The primary objective of the Phase 1 part of the studies is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy to determine the recommended dose for the Phase 2 part of the study. The primary objective of the Phase 2 part of the studies is to assess the Objective Response Rate (ORR) and the secondary objectives include the analysis of the Complete Response (CR), duration of response, progression free survival, overall survival, safety, pharmacokinetic profile, and feasibility of point-of-care manufacturing. GLPG5101 and GLPG5201 are second generation anti-CD19/4-1BB CAR-T product candidates, administered as a single fixed intravenous dose.

"We are committed to accelerating breakthrough innovations to extend the reach of CAR-T therapies to patients with rapidly progressing cancers," said Dr. Jeevan Shetty, M.D., Head of Clinical Development Oncology at Galapagos. "We believe that the preliminary safety and efficacy data from our ongoing Phase 1/2 studies with our CD19 CAR-T therapy candidates in patients with relapsed/refractory NHL, CLL and RT, combined with our unique, innovative decentralized manufacturing approach that enables a seven-day vein-to-vein time, support the promise of GLPG5101 and GLPG5201 in addressing the critical needs of patients facing poor prognosis."

The following table provides a summary of Galapagos’ presentations at EBMT 2024:

Abstract Title Authors/Presenter Presentation date/time
Galapagos encore abstracts
Seven-Day Vein-to-Vein Point-of-Care Manufactured CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy (GLPG5101) in Relapsed/Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL): Results from the Phase 1 ATALANTA-1 Trial Marie José Kersten, Kirsten Saevels, Sophie Servais, Yves Beguin, Joost S.P. Vermaat, Eva Santermans, Stavros Milatos, Maike Spoon, Marte C. Liefaard, Claire Vennin, Margot J. Pont, Anna D.D. van Muyden, Maria T. Kuipers, Sébastien Anguille Oral presentation number: OS16-04
Date: 17 April, 12:57-13:06 (session runs 12:30-13:45)
Session: Oral Session 16: CAR-T outcomes in ALL
Seven-Day Vein-to-Vein Point-of-Care–Manufactured CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy (GLPG5201) in Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Including Richter Transformation: Results from the Phase 1 EUPLAGIA-1 Study

Valentin Ortiz-Maldonado, Nuria Martinez-Cibrian, Julio Delgado, Sergi Betriu, Leticia Alserawan, Ana Triguero, Nadia Verbruggen, Maike Spoon, Marte C. Liefaard, Anna D.D. van Muyden, Natalia Tovar Oral presentation number: OS16-05
Date: 17 April, 13:06-13:15 (session runs 12:30-13:45)
Session: Oral Session 16: CAR-T outcomes in ALL

EUPLAGIA-1: Seven-Day Vein-to-Vein Point-of-Care Manufactured GLPG5201 Anti-CD19 CAR-T Cells Display Early Phenotypes in Relapsed/Refractory CLL, including RT Esmée P. Hoefsmit, Sandra Blum, Claire Vennin, Kirsten Van Hoorde, Sergi Betriu,
Leticia Alserawan, Julio Delgado, Nadia Verbruggen, Anna D.D. van Muyden, Henriëtte Rozema, Ruiz Astigarraga, Margot J. Pont Poster number: A073
Date: 15 April, 18:00-19:00
Session: Printed poster: CAR-based Cellular Therapy – Clinical

PAPILIO-1: Phase 1/2, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy of Point-of-Care–Manufactured Anti-BCMA CAR T-Cell Therapy (GLPG5301) in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Niels W.C.J. van de Donk, Sébastien Anguille, Jo Caers, Marte C. Liefaard, Christian Jacques, Anna D.D. van Muyden Poster number: P049
Date: 14 April, 08:30-18:00
Session: ePoster: CAR-based Cellular Therapy – Clinical
About Galapagos’ decentralized CAR-T manufacturing platform
Galapagos’ decentralized, innovative CAR T-cell manufacturing platform near the point-of-care offers the potential for the administration of fresh, fit cells with a vein-to-vein time of seven days, greater physician control and a significantly improved patient experience. The platform consists of an end-to-end xCellit workflow management and monitoring software system, a decentralized, functionally closed, automated manufacturing platform for cell therapies (using Lonza’s Cocoon) and a proprietary quality control testing and release strategy.

About the ATALANTA-1 study (EudraCT 2021-003272-13)
ATALANTA-1 is an ongoing Phase 1/2, open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the safety, efficacy and feasibility of point-of-care manufactured GLPG5101, a CD19 CAR-T product candidate, in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (rrNHL). GLPG5101 is a second generation anti-CD19/4-1BB CAR-T product candidate, administered as a single fixed intravenous dose. The primary objective of the Phase 1 part of the study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy to determine the recommended dose for the Phase 2 part of the study. Secondary objectives include assessment of efficacy and feasibility of near the point-of-care manufacturing of GLPG5101. The dose levels that were evaluated in Phase 1 are 50×106 (DL1) and 110×106 (DL2) and 250×106 (DL3) CAR+ viable T cells. The primary objective of the Phase 2 part of the study is to evaluate the Objective Response Rate (ORR), while the secondary objectives include Complete Response (CR), duration of response, progression free survival, overall survival, safety, pharmacokinetic profile, and the feasibility of point-of-care manufacturing. Each enrolled patient will be followed for 24 months.

About the EUPLAGIA-1 study (EudraCT 2021-003815-25)
EUPLAGIA-1 is an ongoing Phase 1/2 open-label, multi-center study evaluating the safety, efficacy and feasibility of point-of-care manufactured GLPG5201, a CD19 CAR-T product candidate, in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (rrCLL) and small cell lymphocytic lymphoma (rrSLL), with or without Richter transformation (RT). GLPG5201 is a second generation anti-CD19/4-1BB CAR-T product candidate, administered as a single fixed intravenous dose. Patients with CD19+ rrCLL or rrSLL with ≥2 lines of prior therapy are eligible to participate, and patients with RT are eligible regardless of prior therapy. The primary objective of the Phase 1 part of the study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy to determine the recommended dose for the Phase 2 part of the study. The dose levels that were evaluated in the Phase 1 part of the study are 35×106 (DL1) and 100×106 (DL2) CAR+ viable T cells. The primary objective of the Phase 2 part of the study is to assess the Objective Response Rate (ORR) and the secondary objectives include the analysis of the Complete Response (CR), duration of response, progression free survival, overall survival, safety, pharmacokinetic profile, and feasibility of point-of-care manufacturing.

Sirona Biochem Announces Close of Private Placement

On April 4, 2024 Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V: SBM) (Frankfurt: ZSB) ("Sirona") reported that it has closed its private placement (Private Placement") for gross proceeds of $132,500 CAD. The Private Placement consists of 1,325,000 units, (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit (Press release, Sirona Biochem, APR 4, 2024, View Source;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sirona-biochem-announces-close-of-private-placement [SID1234641816]). Each Unit consists of one common share and one transferable share purchase warrant, each whole warrant exercisable into one additional common share of the Company for a period of 2 years from the date of issue at a price of $0.15 per Share in year one and $0.25 per Share in year two. All securities issued under the Private Placement are subject to statutory hold periods expiring on August 4, 2024.
Proceeds will be used for general working capital purposes.
No insiders participated in the Private Placement.
No finders’ fees were paid from the Private Placement.

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Huahui Health to Present Preclinical Data of HH018-sesutecan at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting

On April 4, 2024 Huahui Health Ltd.("Huahui Health"), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing virology, hepatology, and oncology therapies, reported that it will present the results of preclinical data of HH018-sesutecan, a tumor microenvironment targeting CD98-directed ADC, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2024 (Press release, Huahui Health, APR 4, 2024, View Source [SID1234641809]).

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The AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) meeting will be held April 5–10, 2024, in San Diego, California.

Topic: A tumor microenvironment-targeting CD98-directed ADC confers robust anti-tumor activity in multiple cancers with favorable pharmacokinetics and safety profiles in preclinical models

Session Title: Late-Breaking Research: Experimental and Molecular Therapeutics 4
Session Date and Time: Wednesday Apr 10, 2024 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Poster Section 54
Poster Board Number: 1
Abstract Presentation Number: LB425
Presenter: Bin Chen, CEO of Huahui Health. Zhu Chen, CSO of ProfoundBio

Nucleix Demonstrates Potential of its PCR EpiCheck® Assay to Accurately Differentiate Between Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Subtypes

On April 4, 2024 Nucleix, a liquid biopsy company revolutionizing cancer treatment by detecting the disease earlier, reported data from a pilot study demonstrating the potential of a simple PCR assay based on EpiCheck technology to accurately differentiate between small cell lung cancer (SCLC) subtypes (Press release, Nucleix, APR 4, 2024, View Source [SID1234641808]). The Company is presenting the data in a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2024 in San Diego, April 5-10.

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The 13-marker PCR assay developed for this pilot study stemmed from data from a recent study published in Cancer Cell demonstrating the detection of SCLC using DNA methylation in plasma samples from heavy smokers, yielding a sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 95%. Based on the strength of these results, Nucleix collaborated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to develop novel biomarkers for the classification of SCLC into subtypes to reduce time between diagnosis and tailored treatment interventions. In the data being presented at AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper), the 13-marker PCR assay correctly classified 97% of the SCLC tissue samples in a blinded cohort.

"For decades, SCLC was considered a single, monolithic entity resulting in our current clinical protocols being based on disease stage, with no consideration of biomarkers that have predictive or prognostic significance, leading to expectedly poor outcomes," said Mathias Ehrich, M.D., chief scientific officer. "These data show that we can potentially reduce the time between patient diagnosis and initiation of tailored treatment or inclusion in clinical studies from a month, in best-case scenarios, to just a few days, by using our PCR EpiCheck-based assay for the classification of SCLC subtypes."

Details of the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) presentation are as follows:

Title: "Subtype classification of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tissues using the EpiCheck methylation sensitive restriction-based PCR platform"
Session Title: Epigenetic Targets in Oncology
Session Date and Time: Monday, April 8, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT
Session Type: Poster Presentation
Abstract / Poster Number: 1722 / 7

Debiopharm to Showcase Research Results of Their DDR Inhibitors at the 2024 AACR Conference in San Diego

On April 4, 2024 Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a privately-owned, Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company aiming to establish tomorrow’s standard-of-care to cure cancer and infectious diseases, reported preclinical data releases for two of their compounds inhibiting the DNA-damage response (DDR) of cancer cells, including Debio 0123 [selective WEE1 inhibitor] and Debio 0432 [Selective USP1 Inhibitor] at the 2024 Annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) summit in San Diego, California (Press release, Debiopharm, APR 4, 2024, View Source [SID1234641807]).

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"Since 2017, Debiopharm has been growing its expertise in the DDR inhibitor field, firstly through its WEE1-inhibitor Debio 0123 and through the recently in-licensed asset, targeting USP1. These posters are proof of our commitment to stay at the forefront of DDR-inhibitor development and outsmart hard-to-treat cancers through synthetic lethality or other groundbreaking combinations." – Angela Zubel, Chief Development Officer at Debiopharm

AACR 2024 Poster Presentations

Debiopharm compound

Title

Presenter

Mon, April 8th
Poster display: 9:00-12:30pm

Abstract #: CT064

Poster Section: 48

Poster Board #: 14

Debio 0123

Impact of food and high gastric pH on the bioavailability of the WEE1 inhibitor Debio 0123 assessed in a

Phase 1 dose escalation study

Anne Bellon, Clinical Pharmacology Lead

Mon, April 8th
Poster display: 1:30-5:00pm

Abstract #: 3370

Poster Section: 29

Poster Board #: 27

Debio 0123

Anti-tumor activity of Debio 0123 in combination with sacituzumab govitecan in preclinical models of breast cancer

Luke Piggott, Principal Scientist

Tue, April 9th
Poster display: 1:30-5:00pm

Abstract #: 6507

Poster Section: 46

Poster Board #: 24

Debio 0123

Simulation driven identification of combination for the WEE1 inhibitor Debio 0123 results in synergistic effect with cabozantinib validated in vivo

Luke Piggott, Principal Scientist

& Turbine AI

Wed, April 10th
Poster display: 9:00-12:30pm

Abstract #: 7145

Poster Section: 23

Poster Board #: 7

Debio 0432

Identification of Debio 0432 as a potent and selective USP1 inhibitor for cancer therapy

Noemie Luong, Associate Principal Scientist

About DNA-Damage Repair (DDR)

When cells have damaged DNA, they need to undergo a repair process called DDR to be able to survive. Cancer cells rely a lot on DDR as they divide and grow uncontrollably. Inhibition of DDR, particularly in combination with other anticancer agents, prevents cancer cells from repairing their DNA, which ultimately activates a self-destruction program in cancer cells. DDR inhibitors such as Debiopharm’s WEE1 and USP1 inhibitors, are being tested in clinical and preclinical studies.