Harpoon Therapeutics Presents Updated Interim Results at ASH 2022 for Novel T Cell Engager HPN217 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
- Clinically active across a wide dose range (2.15 to 24 mg) in a Phase 1 trial of heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
- 77% (10/13) objective response rate (ORR) observed across highest doses (12 and 24 mg)
- Responses were durable, with many patients on treatment longer than a year
- Generally well-tolerated with a low incidence of cytokine release syndrome (CRS): Low-grade CRS in 29% of patients across highest step dose regimens; 95% of events occurred following first or second dose; no Grade 3 or higher CRS
- Dose and schedule optimization is ongoing; maximum tolerated dose not yet reached in step dose regimen
- Management to host webcast and conference call to review the HPN217 data presented at ASH and provide a pipeline update on
Monday, December 12, 2022 , at4:30 Eastern Time /3:30 Central Time
The interim results, as of the data cut-off date of
Low-grade CRS occurred in 29% of patients across the highest step dose regimens (12% Grade 1 and 18% Grade 2) and was seen primarily in the earliest doses. No Grade 3 or higher CRS or any immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) events have been observed.
“The encouraging initial clinical activity with deepening and durable responses observed in patients who have received multiple prior lines of therapy, combined with a generally well-tolerated safety profile, suggest the investigational T cell engager HPN217 may offer meaningful clinical benefits for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma,” said
“These data provide further validation of our proprietary TriTAC T cell engager platform, demonstrating robust clinical activity for HPN217 at higher doses, while maintaining tolerability in this heavily refractory patient population,” said
For more details about the ASH Annual Meeting, please visit: https://www.hematology.org/meetings/annual-meeting
The poster (publication #3240) will be available on Harpoon’s website following today’s presentation.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Harpoon’s management will host a live call/webcast on
About HPN217
HPN217 targets B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and is based on Harpoon’s proprietary Tri-specific T cell Activating Construct (TriTAC®) platform designed to recruit a patient’s own immune cells to kill tumor cells.
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About the HPN217 Clinical Trial
HPN217 is being evaluated in an ongoing Phase 1, multicenter, open-label dose escalation study designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and clinical activity in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have had at least three prior systemic treatments, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug and an anti-CD38 antibody, including patients with prior exposure to BCMA therapy. Primary objectives are characterization of safety, tolerability, PK and determination of the recommended Phase 2 dose.
As of the cutoff date on
For additional information about the trial, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov using the identifier NCT04184050.
About
Harpoon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing a novel class of T cell engagers that harness the power of the body’s immune system to treat patients suffering from cancer and other diseases. T cell engagers are engineered proteins that direct a patient’s own T cells to kill target cells that express specific proteins, or antigens, carried by the target cells. Using its proprietary Tri-specific T cell Activating Construct (TriTAC®) platform, Harpoon is developing a pipeline of novel TriTACs initially focused on the treatment of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. Harpoon has also developed a proprietary ProTriTAC™ platform, which applies a prodrug concept to its TriTAC platform to create a therapeutic T cell engager that remains inactive until it reaches the tumor. Harpoon’s third proprietary technology platform, extended release TriTAC-XR, is designed to mitigate cytokine release syndrome. For additional information about
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