LAVA Therapeutics to Present Updated Data from the Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of LAVA-051 at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition
UTRECHT, The Netherlands and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on developing its proprietary Gammabody™ platform of bispecific gamma delta T cell engagers to transform the treatment of cancer, today announced the Company will present updated data including safety, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics from the ongoing Phase 1/2a clinical trial of LAVA-051 during the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH®) Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana and virtually December 10-13, 2022. First data from subcutaneous administration will be presented, along with updates on the intravenous dosing-cohorts.
The details of the poster presentation session are as follows:
Abstract #: 2014
Abstract Title: LAVA-051, a Novel Bispecific Gamma-Delta T-Cell Engager (Gammabody), in Relapsed/Refractory MM and CLL: Pharmacodynamic and Early Clinical Data
Session Name: Cellular Immunotherapies: Early Phase and Investigational Therapies: Poster I
Session #: 704
Session Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022
Session Time: 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. EST
Presenter: Arnon P. Kater, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of the Dutch/Belgium HOVON CLL working group and professor of translational hematology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center
About LAVA Therapeutics
LAVA Therapeutics N.V. is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company utilizing its proprietary Gammabody™ to develop a portfolio of bispecific gamma delta T cell engagers for the potential treatment of solid and hematologic malignancies. The Company utilizes bispecific antibodies engineered to selectively kill cancer cells by triggering Vγ9Vδ2 (Vgamma9 Vdelta2) T cell antitumor effector functions upon cross-linking to tumor-associated antigens. LAVA-051, the Company’s lead candidate for the treatment of multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and acute myeloid leukemia, is enrolling patients in a Phase 1/2a clinical study (). A Phase 1/2a clinical study to evaluate LAVA-1207 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is also enrolling (). For more information, please visit , and follow us on , and .
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