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Saturday, December 1, 2018

ImmunoGen New Data on Novel Antibody Drug Conjugates Presented at ASH


Initial Data for CD123-Targeting IMGN632 Demonstrate Encouraging Anti-Leukemia Activity and Tolerable Safety Profile in Both AML and BPDCN; Dose Exploration Continues
Maturing Data for CD33-Targeting IMGN779 Reflect Consistent Activity and Tolerability Profile in AML; Dose Exploration Continues
Preclinical Data on IMGN632 from Collaborators Further Support the Potential in AML and BPDCN
ImmunoGen, Inc., (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer, today announced that new data from the ongoing Phase 1 studies of IMGN632 and IMGN779, next-generation CD123- and CD33-targeting ADCs, respectively, in patients with relapsed or refractory adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) will be presented during an oral session at the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in San Diego. Preclinical data for IMGN632 as a monotherapy in BPDCN patient-derived xenografts, as well as in combination with a PARP inhibitor in AML models, will also be presented at the conference.
The data presented at ASH demonstrate the potential of ADCs generated from the company’s IGN platform to overcome the narrow therapeutic window seen with previous generations of DNA-targeted agents and offer new treatment options for AML and other hematological malignancies.
“We designed our IGN payloads to alkylate one strand of DNA to produce potent anti-leukemia activity, while reducing toxicity to normal cells caused by the double-stranded damage associated with earlier DNA-acting approaches,” said Anna Berkenblit, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of ImmunoGen. “IMGN779 and IMGN632 each incorporate an IGN payload and we are pleased to share Phase I clinical results for both programs today at ASH.”
“With IMGN632, we are encouraged by both the tolerability and responses seen thus far, including repeat dosing and complete remissions in AML and BPDCN,” said Naval Daver, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center. “We look forward to continuing to enroll patients at several dose levels to establish a recommended Phase 2 dose and schedule for both indications.”
“With IMGN779, I am encouraged to see a significant decrease in blasts in many patients with some achieving CRi,” said Jorge Cortes, MD, Deputy Chair and Professor of Medicine in the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center. “The anti-leukemia activity and tolerability seen with both the weekly and the every two week schedule support continued enrollment to identify a dose and schedule to enable further development of IMGN779 as combination therapy in AML.”

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