Regeneron to Share Clinical Progress of REGN1979 and Cemiplimab (REGN2810) in B-Cell Lymphomas at the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that data from two Phase 1 clinical trials of REGN1979 and cemiplimab (REGN2810) in patients with different forms of B-cell lymphoma will be presented at the 2017 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, December 9-12, 2017, in Atlanta, GA.
Regeneron's clinical presentations will include new safety and activity results from a Phase 1 study of cemiplimab alone or in combination with REGN1979, as well as updated results from a Phase 1 study of REGN1979 monotherapy. Collectively, the two studies enrolled patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) or Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) previously treated with at least one prior therapy and for whom no standard-of-care options exist.
REGN1979 is an investigational bispecific monoclonal antibody that binds to CD3 on immune system T-cells and to CD20 on B-cell malignancies to help trigger tumor killing. Cemiplimab is an investigational human, monoclonal antibody targeting PD-1 (programmed cell death protein 1).
The studies will be presented as posters during the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting as follows:
Safety and Preliminary Antitumor Activity of the Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody REGN2810 Alone or in Combination with REGN1979, an Anti-CD20 x Anti-CD3 Bispecific Antibody, in Patients with B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Abstract # 1495
Saturday, December 9, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Safety and Preliminary Clinical Activity of REGN1979, an Anti-CD20 x Anti- CD3 Bispecific Antibody, in Patients with B-NHL Previously Treated with CD20-Directed Antibody Therapy
Abstract # 1550
Saturday, December 9, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET
The FDA granted orphan drug designation to REGN1979 for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and breakthrough therapy designation status to cemiplimab for metastatic or locally advanced and unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) earlier in 2017. Cemiplimab is being developed jointly with Sanofi under a global collaboration agreement.
REGN1979 and cemiplimab are currently under clinical development, and their safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority.
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Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, including VelocImmune® to yield optimized fully-human antibodies, and ambitious initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
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