Catamaran Bio to Present Preclinical Efficacy Data on Allogeneic Solid Tumor CAR-NK Program at AACR Annual Meeting 2022

On March 9, 2022 Catamaran Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company developing off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-NK cell therapies to treat cancer, reported that the company will present preclinical efficacy data for its CAT-179 program, an allogeneic solid tumor CAR-NK cell therapy, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2022, being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 8-13, 2022 (Press release, Catamaran Bio, MAR 9, 2022, View Source [SID1234609821]). CAT-179 is an allogeneic, cryopreserved HER2-targeted CAR-NK cell therapy engineered using Catamaran’s TAILWIND platform.

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Details of the poster presentation are as follows:

Presentation Title: Allogeneic natural killer cells engineered to express HER2 CAR, interleukin 15 and TGF beta dominant negative receptor effectively control HER2+ tumors
Session Title: Adoptive Cell Therapy 1
Session Date & Time: Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: New Orleans Convention Center, Exhibit Halls D-H, Poster Section 36
Abstract Number: 555

The abstract is now available on the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) conference website.

Nordic Nanovector Announces Presentation of Preclinical Data on Alpha37, at the American Association for Cancer Research 2022 Annual Meeting

On March 9, 2022 Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANOV), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on CD37-targeted therapies for haematological cancers and immune diseases, reported that an E-poster regarding Alpha37, entitled "Targeted alpha therapy with 212Pb-NNV003 in treatment of NHL", will be presented at the 2022 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting held 8-13 April in New Orleans, USA (Press release, Nordic Nanovector, MAR 9, 2022, View Source [SID1234609836]).

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The data in the E-poster show that a single injection of 212Pb-NNV003, or Alpha37, is safe and effective for the treatment of CD37-positive chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) in mouse models. Promising efficacy in both ibrutinib-resistant and ibrutinib-sensitive CLL models was observed and treatment with Alpha37 was superior to both ibrutinib and oblinutuzumab, confirming that further clinical development is warranted. These data were previously presented at the company’s R&D Day in November 2021.

Alpha37 has been developed as a targeted alpha radioimmunotherapy where the CD37-specific antibody NNV003 is coupled to the alpha particle generating isotope 212Pb for the treatment of NHL and CLL. Despite the availability of current treatments, most patients with these diseases inevitably relapse meaning that there is a significant unmet need for new, alternative therapies.

Jostein Dahle, Co-founder and CSO of Nordic Nanovector, commented: "The pre-clinical data that we have amassed on Alpha37 is taking us closer towards our goal of filing for an IND to begin human clinical testing. We are focussed on high risk and/or ibrutinib resistant/refractory CLL as the entry indication but believe there is a broader unmet need beyond this that Alpha37 may be able to fulfil. We look forward to the further development of this next generation targeted anti-CD37 alpha radio-immunoconjugate."

Ayala Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 32nd Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference

On March 9, 2022 Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AYLA), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing and commercializing small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from rare and aggressive cancers, primarily in genetically defined patient populations, reported that it will present at the 32nd Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference, taking place on March 15-17, 2022 (Press release, Ayala Pharmaceuticals, MAR 9, 2022, View Source [SID1234609756]). The company will also participate in one-on-one investor meetings at the conference.

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Details on the presentation can be found below.

32nd Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference

Format: Virtual Presentation

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Time: 10:40 AM – 11:10 AM EDT
A webcast of the presentation will be available on the "Events and Presentations" section of the Ayala Pharmaceuticals website.

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Announces Closing of $12 Million Private Placement

On March 9, 2022 Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTX) ("Brooklyn"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on exploring the role that cytokine, and gene editing/cell therapy can have in treating patients with cancer, blood disorders, and monogenic diseases, reported that it has closed its previously announced private placement with a leading healthcare investor (Press release, Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, MAR 9, 2022, View Source [SID1234609775]). The gross proceeds to Brooklyn from the private placement, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other estimated fees and expenses related to the offering payable by Brooklyn, were approximately $12 million. Brooklyn intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement for general working capital purposes.

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Pursuant to the terms of the securities purchase agreement, Brooklyn issued 6,857,142 units at a price of $1.75 per unit to the investor. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock (or one pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof), and a five-and-a-half-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acted as placement agent for the private placement.

The securities were offered and sold in a private placement and were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. Brooklyn has agreed to file a resale registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), for purposes of registering the resale of the shares of common stock issued or issuable in connection with the offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Revolution Medicines Announces Seven Oral Presentations at the Upcoming American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022

On March 9, 2022 Revolution Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVMD), a clinical-stage oncology company developing targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers, reported the company will make seven oral presentations at the upcoming American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2022 being held April 8-13, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana (Press release, Revolution Medicines, MAR 9, 2022, View Source [SID1234609791]).

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Four of the company’s oral presentations will be featured in the conference mini-symposium session entitled "Targeting the RAS Oncogene." These presentations will describe recent research findings regarding Revolution Medicines’ broad pipeline of RAS(ON) Inhibitors currently in development, including RMC-6236 (RASMULTI), RMC-6291 (KRASG12C), RMC-9805 (KRASG12D) and RMC-8839 (KRASG13C).

Three additional oral presentations from Revolution Medicines will provide deeper insights into the tri-complex RAS(ON) inhibitor platform. These will highlight the mechanisms underlying this novel inhibitor modality and the broad potential of this platform to target the RAS(ON) form of multiple oncogenic RAS variants and deliver first-in-class therapeutics designed to address the significant unmet needs of patients with RAS-addicted cancers.

Additionally, collaborators of Revolution Medicines will make four separate poster presentations. Three of these describe the activity of the company’s RAS(ON) Inhibitors and/or RAS Companion Inhibitors in preclinical models. A fourth relates to machine-learning digital pathology in support of clinical biomarker strategies.

Details of the planned presentations are as follows:

Revolution Medicines Oral Presentations:

Title: Direct targeting of KRASG12X mutant cancers with RMC-6236, a first-in-class, RAS-selective, orally bioavailable, tri-complex RASMULTI(ON) inhibitor
Presenter: Mallika Singh, Ph.D., vice president, translational research
Abstract Number: 3597
Session: Targeting the RAS Oncogene
Date/Time: 2:35 – 2:50 p.m. Central on April 12, 2022

Title: RMC-6291, a next-generation tri-complex KRASG12C(ON) inhibitor, outperforms KRASG12C(OFF) inhibitors in preclinical models of KRASG12C cancers
Presenter: Bob Nichols, Ph.D., project team leader for RMC-6291
Abstract Number: 3595
Session: Targeting the RAS Oncogene
Date/Time: 2:50 – 3:05 p.m. Central on April 12, 2022

Title: RM-036 (RMC-9805), a first-in-class, orally-bioavailable, tri-complex covalent KRASG12D(ON) inhibitor, drives profound anti-tumor activity in KRASG12D mutant tumor models
Presenter: John Knox, Ph.D., senior director, computational chemistry
Abstract Number: 3596
Session: Targeting the RAS Oncogene
Date/Time: 3:05 – 3:20 p.m. Central on April 12, 2022

Title: A first-in-class tri-complex KRASG13C(ON) inhibitor validates therapeutic targeting of KRASG13C and drives tumor regressions in preclinical models
Presenter: Christopher Schulze, Ph.D., associate director, molecular and cellular cancer biology
Abstract Number: 3598
Session: Targeting the RAS Oncogene
Date/Time: 3:20 – 3:35 p.m. Central on April 12, 2022

Title: Discovery and development of RAS(ON) inhibitors beyond KRASG12C
Presenter: Elena S. Koltun, Ph.D., vice president, medicinal chemistry
Session: Chemistry to the Clinic, Part 1 of 3 – Targeting RAS Beyond KRASG12C
Date/Time: 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Central on April 9, 2022

Title: Translating frontier oncology targets to outsmart cancer
Presenter: Matthew Holderfield, Ph.D., senior director, cancer cell and systems biology
Session: Challenging Drug Targets
Date/Time: 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. Central on April 12, 2022

Title: Pediatric Cancer Drug Discovery: The RAS/MAPK Pathway
Presenter: Clay Gustafson, M.D., Ph.D., senior medical director
Session: Pediatric Cancer Working Group Town Hall Meeting
Date/Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Central on April 10, 2022

Collaborator Poster Presentations:

Title: Combination of KRASG12C(ON) and SHP2 inhibitors overcomes adaptive resistance and enhances anti-tumour immunity
Abstract Number: 4029/8
Session: Molecular Pharmacology
Presentation Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Central on April 13, 2022

Title: Effective in vivo treatment of endometrial tumor models with coexistent mutant PI3K and PTEN inactivation with a selective bi-steric mTORC1 kinase inhibitor
Abstract Number: LB089/14
Session: Late-Breaking Research: Experimental and Molecular Therapeutics 1 / Chemistry
Presentation Time: 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. Central on April 11, 2022

Title: Bi-steric mTORC1 inhibitor RMC-6272 synergizes with immune checkpoint inhibitors to induce sustained regression of MYC-driven hepatocellular carcinoma
Abstract Number: 2662/5
Session: Signaling Pathway Inhibitors
Presentation Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Central on April 12, 2022

Title: Machine learning models identify histological features that can predict KEAP1 mutations in lung adenocarcinoma
Abstract Number: 5059
Session: Convergence Science and Systems Biology
Presentation Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Central on April 8, 2022

Additional information on the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2022 is available through the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) website at: View Source