Genenta Announces Ongoing Clinical Trial Progress and Proposed Expansion in Solid Tumor Treatments
July 28 2023 - 2:00AM
Genenta Science (NASDAQ: GNTA), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology
(I/O) company developing a cell-based platform harnessing the power
of hematopoietic stem cells to provide durable and safe treatments
for solid tumors, today announced that:
- the Phase 1 dose-ranging clinical trial in Glioblastoma
Multiforme (TEM1-GBM) is progressing in line with the development
program.
- All the patients assigned to Cohort 7 (3x10E/kg Temferon™) are
dosed.
- Enrollment of the patients in Cohort 8 (4x10E/kg) is
completed.
- No dose-limiting toxicity has been observed at this point.
- The median Overall Survival (OS) is currently equal to 17
months.
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We have selected Refractory Advanced Genitourinary Malignancies
including Renal Cell Cancer (RCC) as the second solid tumor
indication for Temferon. Late-stage RCC is considered an orphan
disease with an unfavorable prognosis for Stage IV RCC patients.
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The median OS in high-risk patients is only 6 months with the
current standard of care.
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20% of newly diagnosed patients have metastatic disease.
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Targeted release of IFN-α (Interferon alpha), which is the
anti-tumor payload of our platform, we believe the use of a
cell-based delivery mechanism is an innovative and clinically
relevant approach to modulating the immune microenvironment in
patients with immunogenic malignancies, such as metastatic RCC or
Urogenital Cancer (UC).
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IFN efficacy has been established in UC and immunotherapy is also
now well established in this type of cancer, offering the potential
opportunity of using Temferon in combination with other I/O
products such as checkpoint inhibitors.
“We believe the clinical data we are observing
in the GBM trial on safety, tolerability, and biological activity
allow us to progress the expansion of our platform,” said
Pierluigi Paracchi, Chief Executive
Officer of Genenta. "The use of Temferon for the treatment
of Urogenital Cancer patients is an important step for validating
in humans the agnostic nature of our product that has already been
demonstrated in several tumor animal models”, continued
Pierluigi Paracchi.
Temferon is Genenta's product at the most
advanced stage of development and consists of the patient's own
stem progenitor cells modified with Genenta's platform to express
Interferon Alpha (IFN-α) within solid tumors. IFN-α is a well-known
immunomodulatory protein that has been used in the clinic for
decades for the treatment of a variety of cancers, but with limited
current use because of the systemic toxicity. Genenta's platform is
designed to avoid systemic toxicity and selectively deliver
therapeutic activity within the solid tumor. From pre-clinical
experiments, it has been observed that Temferon breaks
tumor-induced tolerance, thus allowing the immune system
to recognize the tumor and mount a durable immune
response.
About Genenta and
TemferonGenenta (www.genenta.com) is a clinical-stage
biotechnology company engaged in the development of a proprietary
hematopoietic stem cell therapy for the treatment of a variety of
solid tumor cancers. Temferon™ is based on ex-vivo gene transfer
into autologous Tie2+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs)
to deliver immunomodulatory molecules directly via
tumor-infiltrating monocytes/macrophages (Tie2 Expressing Monocytes
- TEMs). Temferon, which is under investigation in a phase 1/2a
clinical trial in newly diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme patients
who have an unmethylated MGMT gene promoter (uMGMT-GBM), is
designed to reach solid tumors, induce a durable immune response
not restricted to pre-selected tumor antigens nor type, and avoid
systemic toxicity, which are some of the main unresolved challenges
in immuno-oncology.
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current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties,
risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including
risks related to the completion and timing of the phase 1/2a
clinical trial or any studies relating to the treatment of
glioblastoma multiforme patients who have an unmethylated MGMT gene
promoter (uMGMT-GBM). Further, certain forward-looking statements
are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to
be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described
more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in Genenta's Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement are made as of the date of this
announcement, and Genenta undertakes no duty to update such
information except as required under applicable law.
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