Bispecific monoclonal antibody

Compugen to Participate in the Stifel Healthcare Conference

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

HOLON, ISRAEL, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapycompany and a pioneer in computational target discovery, announced today that Anat Cohen-Dayag, Ph.D., President and CEO, and additional members of its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming Stifel 2022 Healthcare Conference in New York City.

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  • HOLON, ISRAEL, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapycompany and a pioneer in computational target discovery, announced today that Anat Cohen-Dayag, Ph.D., President and CEO, and additional members of its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming Stifel 2022 Healthcare Conference in New York City.
  • The fireside chat will take place on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 9:10am ET.
  • A live webcast will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Compugen website at www.cgen.com .
  • Compugenis headquartered in Israel, with offices in South San Francisco, CA.Compugen'sshares are listed on Nasdaq and the Tel AvivStock Exchange under the ticker symbol CGEN.

Data From Incyte’s Oncology Portfolio to Be Presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 37th Annual Meeting

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Monday, November 7, 2022

Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) today announced that abstracts featuring data from its oncology portfolio will be presented at the upcoming Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 37th Annual Meeting, held November 8-12, 2022, in Boston and virtually.

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  • Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) today announced that abstracts featuring data from its oncology portfolio will be presented at the upcoming Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 37th Annual Meeting, held November 8-12, 2022, in Boston and virtually.
  • We look forward to presenting data at the SITC Annual Meeting from our immuno-oncology pipeline, including our oral PD-L1 program, as we make progress toward our goal of identifying new solutions for patients with cancer who need additional options.
  • All accepted odd-numbered posters are available from 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 10.
  • The virtual meeting platform will be available following the conclusion of the meeting for registered attendees until Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

Compugen's COM701 (anti-PVRIG) Induces Potent Immune Activation in MSS-CRC Patients

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Monday, November 7, 2022

In addition to the data in the abstract, the Friday oral presentation will include new translational data from a number of platinum resistant ovarian cancer patients treated with COM701 monotherapy and from the fully enrolled MSS-CRC COM701 and nivolumab cohort.

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  • In addition to the data in the abstract, the Friday oral presentation will include new translational data from a number of platinum resistant ovarian cancer patients treated with COM701 monotherapy and from the fully enrolled MSS-CRC COM701 and nivolumab cohort.
  • "I believe the data we will present at SITC support the potential of PVRIG to open new possibilities in cancer immunotherapy," said Dr. Eran Ophir.
  • "The translational data are exciting because they support the anti-tumor activity we have shown with COM701 in combination with nivolumab in patients with MSS-CRC typically not responsive to approved checkpoint inhibitors.
  • Peripheral immune modulation was also seen with COM701 alone in a platinum resistant ovarian cancer patient with a partial response."

Pfizer’s Elranatamab Granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced its investigational cancer immunotherapy, elranatamab, received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).

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  • Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced its investigational cancer immunotherapy, elranatamab, received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).
  • This marks Pfizers twelfth FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Oncology, a testament to our relentless commitment to developing transformational cancer medicines in areas of high unmet need.
  • In addition to the Breakthrough Therapy Designation, elranatamab has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of MM.
  • The FDA and EMA have granted elranatamab Fast Track Designation and the PRIME scheme, respectively, for the treatment of patients with RRMM.

Compugen to Release Third Quarter 2022 Results on Monday, November 14, 2022

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Monday, October 31, 2022

HOLON, Israel, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a pioneer in computational target discovery, announced today that the Company will release its third quarter 2022 financial results on Monday, November 14, 2022, before the U.S. financial markets open.

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  • HOLON, Israel, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a pioneer in computational target discovery, announced today that the Company will release its third quarter 2022 financial results on Monday, November 14, 2022, before the U.S. financial markets open.
  • Management will host a conference call and webcast to review the results and provide a corporate update at 8:30 AM ET.
  • As part of the update, management will discuss Compugen's data to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, being held on November 8-12, 2022.
  • To access the live conference call by telephone, please dial 1-866-744-5399 from the U.S.,
    or +972-3-918-0644 internationally.

Merus Presents First in Human Data on MCLA-129 at the 34th EORTC/NCI/AACR (ENA) Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

UTRECHT, The Netherlands and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merus N.V. (Nasdaq: MRUS) (“Merus”, “the Company”, “we”, or “our”), a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative, full-length multispecific antibodies (Biclonics® and Triclonics®), today announced the publication of interim data as of an August 15, 2022 data cutoff, from the ongoing phase 1/2 trial of the bispecific antibody MCLA-129, on the 34th EORTC/NCI/AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (ENA Symposium) website. MCLA-129 is a fully human ADCC enhanced IgG1 Biclonics® bispecific antibody that binds to EGFR and c-MET and is being investigated in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors. This phase 1/2 study has completed the dose escalation phase and is on-going in the dose expansion phase.

Key Points: 
  • This phase 1/2 study has completed the dose escalation phase and is on-going in the dose expansion phase.
  • The poster is now available on the Merus website and will be presented at the 34th ENA Symposium in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, October 28, 2022, 10:00-15:00 CET.
  • Preclinical data have shown that MCLA-129 can effectively treat TKI-resistant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in xenograft models of cancer.
  • Merus is a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative full-length human bispecific and trispecific antibody therapeutics, referred to as Multiclonics.

Compugen to Present New Clinical Data at ESMO-IO

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

HOLON, Israel, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapycompany and a pioneer in computational target discovery, announced todaythat it will present new clinical data from its COM701/nivolumab with or without BMS-986207 combination studies in patients with platinum resistant ovarian cancer and data from COM701 with or without nivolumab study in patients with metastatic NSCLC as poster presentations at the European Society of Medical Oncology Immuno-Oncology (ESMO-IO) congress taking place between December 7-9, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • HOLON, Israel, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapycompany and a pioneer in computational target discovery, announced todaythat it will present new clinical data from its COM701/nivolumab with or without BMS-986207 combination studies in patients with platinum resistant ovarian cancer and data from COM701 with or without nivolumab study in patients with metastatic NSCLC as poster presentations at the European Society of Medical Oncology Immuno-Oncology (ESMO-IO) congress taking place between December 7-9, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Compugen's presentations will be available on the publications section of Compugen's website, www.cgen.com following presentation.
  • The most advanced program, COM503 is about to enter pre-IND enabling studies.COM503 is a potential first-in-class, high affinity antibody targeting cytokine biology to enhance anti-tumor immunity in a differentiated manner.
  • Compugenis headquartered in Israel, with offices in South San Francisco, CA.Compugen'sshares are listed on Nasdaq and the Tel AvivStock Exchange under the ticker symbol CGEN.

Gilead and MacroGenics Announce Oncology Collaboration to Develop Bispecific Antibodies

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) and MacroGenics (NASDAQ: MGNX) today announced an exclusive option and collaboration agreement to develop MGD024, an investigational, bispecific antibody that binds CD123 and CD3 using MacroGenics DART platform, and two additional bispecific research programs.

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  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) and MacroGenics (NASDAQ: MGNX) today announced an exclusive option and collaboration agreement to develop MGD024, an investigational, bispecific antibody that binds CD123 and CD3 using MacroGenics DART platform, and two additional bispecific research programs.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221016005052/en/
    A leader in the bispecific antibody space, MacroGenics has extensive experience applying its proprietary DART platform to develop novel therapeutics.
  • MacroGenics bispecific expertise naturally complements Gileads portfolio strengths in immuno-oncology and our growing hematology franchise, said Bill Grossman, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Oncology Clinical Development, Gilead Sciences.
  • Gilead and the Gilead logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies.

Merus Announces Publication of Abstract on MCLA-129 at the 34th EORTC/NCI/AACR (ENA) Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

UTRECHT, The Netherlands and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merus N.V. (Nasdaq: MRUS) (“Merus”, “the Company”, “we”, or “our”), a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative, full-length multispecific antibodies (Biclonics® and Triclonics®), today announced the publication of the abstract highlighting interim data from the ongoing phase 1/2 trial of the bispecific antibody MCLA-129 on the 34th EORTC/NCI/AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (ENA Symposium) website. MCLA-129 is a fully human IgG1 Biclonics® bispecific antibody that binds to EGFR and c-MET and is being investigated in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors. This phase 1/2 study has completed the dose escalation phase and is on-going in the dose expansion phase.

Key Points: 
  • This phase 1/2 study has completed the dose escalation phase and is on-going in the dose expansion phase.
  • The poster will be presented at the 34th ENA Symposium in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, October 28, 2022, 10:00-15:00 CET, and will be available online Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
  • Preclinical data have shown that MCLA-129 can effectively treat TKI-resistant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in xenograft models of cancer.
  • Merus is a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative full-length human bispecific and trispecific antibody therapeutics, referred to as Multiclonics .

Context Therapeutics® Amends Cash Guidance, Extends Runway into Q1 2024

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (Context or the Company) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a womens oncology company developing novel treatments for breast and gynecological cancers,today announced updated cash guidance to extend its runway into Q1 2024.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (Context or the Company) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a womens oncology company developing novel treatments for breast and gynecological cancers,today announced updated cash guidance to extend its runway into Q1 2024.
  • Context has been fortunate to collaborate with two tremendous organizations The Menarini Group and Integral Molecular.
  • Context Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTX)is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing medicines for female cancers.
  • Context is also developing a selective Claudin 6 (CLDN6) x CD3 bispecific antibody for CLDN6 positive tumors, currently in preclinical development.