Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq:
YMAB), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of novel radioimmunotherapy and
antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer,
today announced the presentation of preclinical and translational
pharmacokinetics (PK) data of GD2-SADA in a poster at the Society
of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Mid-Winter and
American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) Annual Meeting being
held on January 30 to February 1, 2025 in Anaheim, California.
The poster titled “Preclinical and Translational
Pharmacokinetics of GD2-SADA, a Self-Assembling and Disassembling
(SADA) Bispecific Fusion Protein for Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy
(PRIT)” characterizes the plasma levels of GD2-SADA in animal
models over time and a range of doses, while also presenting the
concentration- and time-dependent equilibrium between GD2-SADA
tetramers and monomers in vitro. Incorporated within translational
PK simulations, the data have provided important insights into
GD2-SADA tumor exposure and plasma elimination, key parameters for
minimizing systemic exposure to 177Lutetium-DOTA.
“The human PK model of GD2-SADA informed the design and initial
dosing regimen of our ongoing first-in-human (FIH) Phase 1 Trial
(Trial 1001),” said Norman LaFrance, M.D., Chief Development
Officer. “We are looking forward to refining this model with
patient-level data obtained from Trial 1001, while also advancing
similar work with other planned SADA PRIT trials.”
The abstract details are
below:
Abstract Title: “Preclinical
and translational pharmacokinetics of GD2-SADA, a self-assembling
and disassembling (SADA) bispecific fusion protein for pretargeted
radioimmunotherapy (PRIT)”Format: Poster
Presentation, ID: A2578Date and Time: Friday,
January 31, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. PT
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center (MSK), including Dr. Nai-Kong Cheung, developed the SADA
technology for radioimmunotherapy, which is exclusively licensed by
MSK to Y-mAbs. Dr. Cheung has intellectual property rights and
interests in the technology, and as a result of this licensing
arrangement, MSK has institutional financial interests in the
technology.
About Y-mAbs Y-mAbs is a
commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of novel, radioimmunotherapy and
antibody-based therapeutic cancer products. The Company’s
technologies include its investigational Self-Assembly DisAssembly
(“SADA”) Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy Platform (“PRIT”) and
bispecific antibodies generated using the Y-BiClone platform. The
Company’s broad and advanced product pipeline includes the anti-GD2
therapy DANYELZA® (naxitamab-gqgk), the first FDA-approved
treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory high-risk
neuroblastoma in the bone or bone marrow after a partial response,
minor response, or stable disease to prior therapy.
About GD2-SADA PRITGD2-SADA is
a bispecific fusion protein that tightly binds to the glycolipid
GD2 and Lutetium 177 (Lu 177)-DOTA, a chelated or “caged”
radionuclide. In the first step of pre-targeted radiotherapy,
non-radiolabeled GD2-SADA tetramers are infused and bind to
GD2-expressing solid tumors, while unbound GD2-SADA protein
disassembles into low molecular weight monomers that are removed by
the kidney. The second infusion delivers the “radioactive payload,”
which binds directly to GD2-SADA on tumor cells for localized
irradiation. GD2-SADA PRIT with 177Lutetium-DOTA has demonstrated
robust anti-tumor efficacy in preclinical studies and is currently
being investigated in adults and adolescents with GD2-expressing
solid tumors in Trial 1001 (NCT05130255).
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outlook for 2024 and beyond, including estimated operating
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the Company’s business, including with respect to expansion and its
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strategies, development, regulatory, commercialization and product
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respect to the Company’s products and product candidates, including
potential territory and label expansion of DANYELZA and the
potential market opportunity related thereto and potential benefits
thereof, and the potential of the SADA PRIT technology and
potential benefits and applications thereof; expectations relating
to key anticipated development milestones, including potential
expansion and advancement of commercialization and development
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associated with the Company’s financial condition and need for
additional capital; the risks that actual results of the Company’s
restructuring plan and revised business plan will not be as
expected; risks associated with the Company’s development work;
cost and success of the Company’s product development activities
and clinical trials; the risks of delay in the timing of the
Company’s or its partners’ regulatory submissions or failure to
receive approval of its drug candidates; the risks related to
commercializing any approved pharmaceutical product including the
rate and degree of market acceptance of product candidates;
development of sales and marketing capabilities and risks
associated with failure to obtain sufficient reimbursement for
products; risks related to the Company’s dependence on third
parties including for conduct of clinical testing and product
manufacture as well as regulatory submissions; the Company’s
ability to enter into new partnerships or to recognize the
anticipated benefits from its existing partnerships; risks related
to government regulation; risks related to market approval, risks
associated with protection of the Company’s intellectual property
rights; risks related to employee matters and managing growth;
risks related to the Company’s common stock, risks associated with
macroeconomic conditions, including the conflict between Russia and
Ukraine and sanctions related thereto, the state of war between
Israel and Hamas and the related risk of a larger regional
conflict, inflation, increased interest rates, uncertain global
credit and capital markets and disruptions in banking systems; and
other risks and uncertainties affecting the Company including those
described in the “Risk Factors” section included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2023, and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly periods ended March 31, 2024, and September 30, 2024, and
future filings and reports by the Company. Any forward-looking
statements contained in this press release speak only as of the
date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
SADA®, SADA PRIT™, DANYELZA® and Y-mAbs® are
registered trademarks of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.
Investor Contact:Courtney DuganVP, Head of
Investor Relationscdu@ymabs.com
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