Foresight Diagnostics Presents Independent Validation of its CLARITY Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Assay in Multicenter Study of Frontline DLBCL at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting

On May 22, 2025 Foresight Diagnostics, Inc. ("Foresight"), a leading diagnostics company specializing in the development of ultra-sensitive minimal residual disease (MRD) detection, reported the presentation of independent validation data demonstrating the prognostic performance of its Foresight CLARITY MRD assay in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (Press release, Foresight Diagnostics, MAY 22, 2025, View Source [SID1234653336]). The results will be shared in an oral presentation at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting taking place from May 31 to June 3, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.

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The prospective, multi-center observational study, led by Amsterdam UMC in close collaboration with the Hemato-Oncology Foundation for Adults in the Netherlands (HOVON) and Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), is the largest independent validation study of Foresight CLARITY to date, spanning more than 150 patients with frontline DLBCL treated uniformly with curative-intent therapy across 50 sites in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Key Findings:

ctDNA-MRD was detected at end of treatment (EOT) in 24% of patients; 76% were MRD-negative.
MRD-positive patients showed significantly lower progression-free survival (28% vs. 88%) and overall survival (50% vs. 97%) compared to MRD-negative patients.
Among patients who were MRD-negative and achieved PET complete response at EOT, 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 91% and 99%, respectively.
All patients who failed to achieve complete response by PET and remained MRD-positive experienced relapse.
ctDNA-MRD remained a powerful independent predictor of outcomes across multiple clinical subgroups, even after adjusting for standard prognostic factors.
"These results provide important prospective validation of Foresight CLARITY’s clinical performance in frontline DLBCL across a large, real-world patient cohort," said David Kurtz, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Foresight Diagnostics. "This study adds to a growing body of clinical evidence that we believe should strengthen the field’s confidence in our assay’s ability to accurately assess treatment response. We remain on track for a planned launch into the clinical market and look forward to integrating CLARITY into routine clinical practice."

Lead study authors Steven Wang, M.D. and Martine Chamuleau MD PhD, Amsterdam UMC, added: "Our findings confirm that ultra-sensitive ctDNA-MRD detection provides meaningful prognostic information beyond standard imaging and clinical factors. We believe this assay can support better risk stratification than imaging alone and inform post-treatment management decisions in DLBCL."

Oral presentation details:

Title: Prospective validation of end of treatment ctDNA-MRD by PhasED-Seq in DLBCL patients from a national trial
Presenter: Steven Wang, MD, PhD (Amsterdam UMC)
Session: Oral Abstract Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Time: Friday, May 30 | 2:45 – 5:45 p.m. CT
Location: Room S100a or live stream for virtual attendees
Abstract number: 7000
In addition to the oral presentation, Foresight’s technology will be highlighted in other presentations, including:

"Sequencing-guided chemotherapy optimization using real-time evaluation in newly diagnosed DLBCL with circulating tumor DNA: SHORTEN-ctDNA" (NCT06693830) Presenter: Stephanie Meek, Ph.D. (Foresight) in collaboration with Columbia University
Type: Poster #272a
Session: Poster Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Date/Time: Sunday, June 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Poster Hall A

"ALPHA3: A pivotal phase 2 study of first-line (1L) consolidation with cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel) in patients (pts) with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) and minimal residual disease (MRD) after response to standard therapy"
Sponsor: Allogene Therapeutics
Presenter: Jason Westin, M.D., M.S., FACP (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Type: Poster #267a
Session: Poster Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Date/Time: Sunday, June 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Poster Hall A
"Safety and Efficacy of AZD0486, a CD19xCD3 T-cell Engager, in Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma" (NCT04594642)
Sponsor: AstraZeneca
Presenter: Tae Min Kim, M.D. (Seoul National University Hospital)
Type: Poster #229
Session: Poster Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Date/Time: Sunday, June 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Poster Hall A
"Circulating tumor DNA assessment in patients with early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with combination of brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab" (NCT03646123)
Sponsor: Pfizer
Presenter: Ryan Lynch, M.D. (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center)
Type: Poster #223
Session: Poster Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Date/Time: Sunday, June 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Poster Hall A

Evaxion doses first patient in extension of phase 2 trial exploring the full potential of AI-designed personalized cancer vaccine EVX-01

On May 22, 2925 Evaxion A/S (NASDAQ: EVAX) ("Evaxion"), a clinical-stage TechBio company specializing in developing AI-Immunology powered vaccines, has dosed the first patient in its one-year extension of the ongoing phase 2 trial with its lead asset EVX-01 (Press release, Evaxion Biotech, MAY 22, 2025, View Source [SID1234653291]). Designed with Evaxion’s AI-Immunology platform, EVX-01 is a personalized cancer vaccine currently being evaluated as a treatment for advanced melanoma (skin cancer).

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The extension will further explore the full potential of EVX-01 as a possible new and innovative treatment of advanced melanoma, particularly its long-term clinical and immune benefits. The trial extension involves minimal cost as trial sites are running and the vaccine product has already been produced.

Having completed the initial two-year treatment, the first patient in the extension of the trial has now received the first additional dose of EVX-01. Patients entering the one-year extension of the trial will in total receive two additional EVX-01 doses as monotherapy.

In the first two years of the trial, EVX-01 was administered in combination with standard anti-PD-1 therapy (checkpoint inhibitors). With checkpoint inhibitor treatment restricted to a two-year duration, the extension phase provides an opportunity to evaluate the benefits of EVX-01 monotherapy. This could position EVX-01 as a potential standalone treatment for advanced melanoma.

"Extending the trial allows us to explore EVX-01’s potential beyond its combination use with checkpoint inhibitors. By studying EVX-01 as a monotherapy, we aim to assess the independent effects of EVX-01, including its induced immune response and clinical outcome. Given that checkpoint inhibitor therapy is not approved beyond two years of treatment, this additional EVX-01 treatment option could offer a meaningful option for patients", says Birgitte Rønø, Chief Scientific Officer of Evaxion.

EVX-01 is designed with Evaxion’s AI-Immunology platform and tailored to target the unique tumor profile and immune characteristics of each individual patient. It engages the patient’s immune system to fight off cancer by mounting a targeted response against tumors.

The phase 2 trial investigates EVX-01 in combination with MSD’s (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA) anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in patients with advanced melanoma (skin cancer). Each patient enrolled in the trial has received a unique vaccine designed and manufactured based on their individual biology. KEYTRUDA is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

Convincing one-year phase 2 data
Initially planned to run for two years, the trial remains on track to yield two-year data for presentation in the second half of 2025. Convincing interim one-year data from the trial was presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Congress in September 2024. Data demonstrated a 69% Overall Response Rate, reduction in tumor target lesions in 15 out of 16 patients, and a positive correlation between the AI-Immunology platform predictions and immune responses induced by the individual neoantigens in the EVX-01 vaccine (p=0.00013).

Further, 80% of EVX-01’s vaccine targets triggered a targeted immune response, as presented at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting in April 2025. This number compares very favorably to what is seen with other approaches.

About EVX-01
EVX-01 is a personalized peptide-based cancer vaccine intended for first-line treatment of multiple advanced solid cancers. It is Evaxion’s lead clinical asset.

EVX-01 is a personalized therapy designed with our AI-Immunology platform and is tailored to target the unique tumor profile and immune characteristics of each patient. It engages the patient’s immune system to fight off cancer by mounting a targeted response against tumors.

In the completed phase 1/2a clinical trial (NCT03715985), assessing EVX-01 in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor, eight of twelve metastatic melanoma patients (67%) had objective clinical responses, with two complete and six partial responses.

In addition, vaccine-induced T cells were detected in all patients and a significant correlation between clinical response and the AI-Immunology predictions was observed, underlining the predictive power of the platform.

Immix Biopharma Announces Positive Results for NXC-201 at ASCO Oral Presentation, Enabling Pathway to Best-in-Class Therapy for relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis

On May 22, 2025 Immix Biopharma, Inc. ("ImmixBio", "Company", "We" or "Us" or "IMMX"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies for AL Amyloidosis and other serious diseases, reported publication of cell therapy NXC-201 Abstract #7508, selected for oral presentation at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting (ASCO 2025) being held in Chicago, Illinois (Press release, Immix Biopharma, MAY 22, 2025, View Source [SID1234653306]). The abstract summarizes positive results from the U.S. multi-site NEXICART-2 trial evaluating NXC-201 in relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis with a data cutoff of January 28, 2025.

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On June 3, 2025 Heather Landau, MD of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York will present further updated results at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) oral presentation in Chicago, IL. A Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event to discuss the significance will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2025 3:00pm ET with live Q&A (register here to participate).

"We are beyond thrilled with the strength of these results. I believe these results could transform the paradigm of relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis treatment," said Ilya Rachman, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Immix Biopharma. Gabriel Morris, Chief Financial Officer of Immix Biopharma, added, "Recent NXC-201 FDA RMAT designation and ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) interim readout demonstrate our progress toward completion of NEXICART-2 enrollment and BLA submission."

Immix’s Phase 1/2 NEXICART-2 clinical trial is a U.S. multi-site, single-arm study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NXC-201 in patients who are refractory to, or relapse on treatment for relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis.

ASCO Abstract Results
Prior to NXC-201 treatment, the median lines of therapy was 4 (range: 2-9). All patients had baseline relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis organ involvement. After NXC-201 treatment, all patients normalized pathological disease markers. Complete responses (CRs) were observed in 71% (5 out of 7) of patients treated with NXC-201. The remaining 2 patients are bone marrow minimum residual disease (MRD) negative (10-6), predicting future CR (Immix believes remaining two MRD negative (10-6) patients could be confirmed as CRs in the coming weeks and months). Downstream clinical improvement, including cardiac and renal organ responses, were recorded after CRs. There have been no relapses recorded to-date and no safety signals identified. No neurotoxicity has been observed. Only low-grade cytokine release syndrome has been observed, lasting less than 24 hours. The ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) abstract contains clinical data as of January 28, 2025.

Current treatments typically result in a lower than 10% complete response (CR) rate in relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis according to Zanwar, et al 2024, indicating a high unmet medical need.

Updated NXC-201 results with a later data cutoff, including endpoint analysis, will be presented on June 3, 2025 by lead investigator Heather Landau, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:

Upcoming ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Presentation

Title "Safety and efficacy data from NEXICART-2, the first US trial of CAR-T in R/R light chain (AL) amyloidosis, NXC-201"
Presentation
Date/Time
Session Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 12:09pm CT (1:09pm ET)
Abstract Number: 7508
Session Name: 652. Oral Abstract Session – Hematologic Malignancies-Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
KOL Event to Discuss NXC-201 ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Clinical Data Presentation
A Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event with lead investigator Heather Landau, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Shahzad Raza, MD of Cleveland Clinic and Jeffrey Zonder, MD of Karmanos Cancer Center will be held subsequently Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET to discuss these results. Register here: View Source

About NEXICART-2
NEXICART-2 (NCT06097832) is an ongoing single-arm multi-site U.S. Phase 1/2 clinical trial of sterically-optimized CAR-T NXC-201 in relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis. NEXICART-2 is expected to enroll 40 patients with preserved heart function (excluding patients with pre-existing heart failure) who have not been exposed to prior BCMA-targeted therapy. The primary endpoint of the Phase 1 portion is safety. The primary endpoint of the Phase 2 portion is efficacy.

About NXC-201
NXC-201 is a sterically-optimized BCMA-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy with a "digital filter" that filters out non-specific activation. Initial data from ex-U.S. study NEXICART-1 has demonstrated high complete response rates in relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis. U.S. Phase 1/2 study NEXICART-2 is ongoing. NXC-201 has been awarded Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) by the FDA, and Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the US FDA and in the EU by the EMA.

About AL Amyloidosis
AL amyloidosis is caused by abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow, which produce misfolded amyloid proteins that circulate in the blood, then build-up in the heart, kidney, liver, and other organs. This build-up causes progressive and widespread organ damage, including heart and renal failure, leading to high mortality rates.

The U.S. observed prevalence of relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis is estimated to be growing at 12% per year according to Staron, et al Blood Cancer Journal, to approximately 33,277 patients in 2024.

The Amyloidosis market was $3.6 billion in 2017, and is expected to reach $6 billion in 2025, according to Grand View Research.

Merus’ Petosemtamab with Pembrolizumab Interim Data Demonstrates Robust Efficacy and Durability in 1L PD-L1+ r/m HNSCC

On May 22, 2025 Merus N.V. (Nasdaq: MRUS) (Merus, the Company, we, or our), an oncology company developing innovative, full-length multispecific antibodies and antibody drug conjugates (Biclonics, Triclonics and ADClonics), reported interim clinical data as of a February 27, 2025 data cutoff from the ongoing phase 2 trial of the bispecific antibody petosemtamab in combination with pembrolizumab (Press release, Merus, MAY 22, 2025, View Source [SID1234653321]). These data will be presented by Dr. Carla M. L. van Herpen M.D. Ph.D., Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting on Monday, June 2 at 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT.

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"By essentially every metric, we believe these interim data are significantly better than pembrolizumab monotherapy, the control arm of our ongoing phase 3 trial, and underscores the opportunity petosemtamab holds to become a new standard of care, if approved, in head and neck cancer," said Bill Lundberg, M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer of Merus. "Additionally, we believe our execution is outstanding with rapid site initiation. We are looking forward to potentially sharing top line interim readout of one or both of our phase 3 trials in 2026."

"Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality rate, and there remains a need for new treatment options for patients," added Dr. van Herpen. "In my clinic, I have witnessed firsthand profound tumor shrinkage with petosemtamab administration, and the efficacy results petosemtamab has shown thus far in combination with the current standard of care, pembrolizumab. I’m excited by the impressive ORR and durability of those responses, and what these results, if replicated more broadly could mean for the future of our practice in head and neck cancer."

Petosemtamab (MCLA-158: EGFR x LGR5 Biclonics): Solid Tumors

Presentation title: Petosemtamab (MCLA-158) with pembrolizumab as first-line (1L) treatment of PD-L1+ recurrent/metastatic (r/m) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): Phase 2 trial

Observations in the presentation include as of a February 27, 2025 data cutoff date:

45 patients (pts) were treated
The efficacy evaluable population consisted of 43 patients who were treated (with one or more doses) as of the data cutoff date and either ≥1 post-baseline tumor assessment, or discontinued early due to disease progression or death
Median follow up of 14.3 months for the 45 patients
In 43 evaluable patients:
Confirmed overall response rate: 63% (27/43, 95% CI: 49-75), including 6 complete responses, 21 partial responses by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1. per investigator assessment, including:
4 of 8 patients with HPV associated cancer responded
Responses observed across PD-L1 levels (CPS 1-19: 47% [8/17]; CPS > 20: 73% [19/26])
Median progression-free survival was 9 months (95% CI: 5.2-12.9)
Median duration of response and median overall survival (OS) were not reached
79% overall survival rate at 12-months (30/43 censored)
At the time of data cutoff, 14 patients, each of whom are responders, remained on treatment
In 45 patients the combination was generally well tolerated and no significant overlapping toxicities with pembrolizumab were observed
Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported in 45 pts
G≥3 TEAEs occurred in 27 (60%) patients, including 20 (44%) patients who experienced treatment-related TEAEs
Infusion-related reactions (composite term) were reported in 38% of patients (all Gs) and 7% (G3), no G4 or 5, mainly occurred during the first infusion and were resolved
Abstract #: 6024
Poster Board: 432
Session Title: Head and Neck Cancer
Session Date and Time: June 2, 2025, 9:00-12:00 CT

As full presentations become available at the 2025 ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, they will contemporaneously be available on the Merus website.

An analysis of the confirmed responses observed from administration of petosemtamab across the first line combination (as of the February 27, 2025 data cutoff date) and second-line plus monotherapy phase 2 cohorts (as of the July 5, 2024 data cutoff date), demonstrated that two-thirds of these responses with petosemtamab in HPV-associated p16+ oropharyngeal cancer occurred in never-smokers.

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Novita Highlights Positive Data from Phase 2 Trial of NP-G2-044 in Patients with Advanced and Metastatic Solid Tumors at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting

On May 22, 2025 Novita Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Novita"), a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel cancer drugs through its proprietary fascin inhibitor technology, reported additional results from its Phase 2 study (NCT05023486) evaluating NP-G2-044 in combination with SOC anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with advanced solid tumors resistant to prior anti-PD-1 therapy at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting (Press release, Novita Pharmaceuticals, MAY 22, 2025, View Source [SID1234653337]). The oral presentation, titled "Durable responses in ICI-refractory or acquired resistance: Phase 2 study of NP-G2-044 combined with anti-PD-1 therapy", further supports the potential therapeutic benefit of NP-G2-044 in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) to block metastasis and enhance immune response.

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"We are encouraged by the continued positive data from our Phase 2 trial of NP=G2-044, which highlight the therapeutic opportunity of our first-in-class fascin inhibitor for patients with advanced and metastatic solid tumors," said Jillian Zhang, Ph.D., President & Chief Scientific Officer of Novita. "Continued safety and durable efficacy findings across multiple tumor types speak to the impact of our novel therapy, as we see favorable response rates and no new metastases from more than half of patients. These data set the foundation for our Phase 3 study of NP-G2-044 + PLD in platinum resistant ovarian cancer, which we plan to start enrolling later this year."

Among the 45 patients treated with NP-G2-044 as of the most recent data cutoff (April 23, 2025), all had progressed on prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapies, with a median number of 2 prior lines, and with 20% of patients having at least 4 prior lines. The anti-PD-1 Combination RP2D for NP-G2-044 was 1600 mg QD with 4-week cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR), and secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), metastasis-free interval (MFI), overall survival (OS), safety, and tolerability.

Key highlights include:

A Disease Control Rate of 76% (includes patients with Stable Disease and Objective Responses).
An ORR of 21% including three patients with Partial Response (PR) and four patients with Complete Responses (CR) including two Pathologic Complete Responses.
Results indicate durable responses and tumor control in a significant proportion of patients across at least seven cancer types, including cases converted from ICI-non-responsive to ICI-responsive.
Long lasting objective responses have been observed across multiple tumor types, with four patients in ongoing treatment, two of which show duration lasting more than 80 weeks in pancreatic cancer and endometrial cancer.
55% of all patients show no new metastases.
Notable outcomes include continued CR in a cervical cancer patient, target lesion CR in an endometrial cancer patient, pathological CRs in a pancreatic cancer patient and a patient with gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, clinical CR in a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patient, and PRs in non-small cell lung cancer and cholangiocarcinoma.
Increased T-cell infiltration and enhanced proliferation as well as expanded activated dendritic cells (DCs) in the tumor microenvironment were observed, supporting the therapeutic function of fascin inhibition and immune activation.
An amendment to the study is currently underway to open additional cohorts, which will aim to further evaluate the combination of NP-G2-044 with anti-PD-1 therapy across patient populations and solid tumor subtypes. Future analysis will also explore biomarkers for response prediction and mechanisms of resistance, guiding personalized approaches in treatment-resistant cancer. Novita plans to share additional data from the Phase 2 expansion cohort of NP-G2-044 in combination with ICI in the second half of 2025 with enrollment in its pivotal Phase 3 study of NP-G2-044 + PLD in platinum resistant ovarian cancer expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025.