Puma Biotechnology to Participate in Breast Cancer Panel at Cowen’s Annual Health Care Conference

On March 7, 2022 Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBYI), a biopharmaceutical company, announced that Alan H. Auerbach, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder of Puma, will participate in a panel discussion on breast cancer at Cowen’s 42nd Annual Health Care Conference, which will be held virtually (Press release, Puma Biotechnology, MAR 7, 2022, View Source [SID1234609609]). The Breast Cancer Panel will take place on Wednesday, March 9, at 2:10 p.m. ET.

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Repare Therapeutics Presents RP-3500 Dose Selection Phase 1 Monotherapy Safety Data from the Phase 1/2 TRESR Clinical Trial at the 2022 ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress

On March 7, 2022 Repare Therapeutics Inc. ("Repare" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: RPTX), a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company enabled by its proprietary synthetic lethality approach to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics, reported the presentation of monotherapy dose selection and safety data from its Phase 1/2 TRESR (Treatment Enabled by SNIPRx) clinical trial of RP-3500 at the 2022 ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Targeted Anticancer Therapies (TAT) Congress (Press release, Repare Therapeutics, MAR 7, 2022, View Source [SID1234609608]). RP-3500 is a potent and selective oral small molecule inhibitor of ATR (Ataxia-Telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein kinase) in development for the treatment of solid tumors with specific synthetic-lethal genomic alterations, including those in the ATM gene (Ataxia-Telangiectasia mutated kinase) .

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"The data featured today at ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) TAT continues to show that RP-3500 is well tolerated. The dose optimization approach used in the trial provides robust evidence to support the recommended phase two dose and schedule in our ongoing trials. We believe these data confirm a well differentiated and likely best in class profile of RP-3500," said Maria Koehler, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Repare. "We look forward to presenting updated clinical data from 120 patients enrolled in the Phase 1/2 TRESR trial in the first half of this year."

Key Findings from the TRESR Phase 1 Safety Data:

TRESR is a first-in-human, multi-center, open-label Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and expansion clinical trial, designed to establish the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and schedule, evaluate safety and pharmacokinetics and identify preliminary anti-tumor activity associated with RP-3500, given alone and in combination with talazoparib. The study also examined biomarker responses and their relationship with RP-3500 antitumor activity.

Safety data presented in the oral presentation include a comprehensive safety analysis from three monotherapy dosing schedules of RP-3500 at therapeutic doses:

120mg once daily, 3 days on/4 days off
160mg once daily, 3 days on/4 days off
160mg once daily, 3 days on/4 days off, 2 weeks on/1 week off
Highlights from the data presented at ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) TAT congress include:

This comprehensive safety analysis confirmed the acceptable tolerability of the recommended phase 2 dose (160mg 3 days/4 days off)
Anemia was the most common reported toxicity with less than 25% of patients experiencing grade 3 toxicities
A dose modification plan that includes 2 alternative dosing schedules was established to mitigate the on-target toxicity of anemia and maintain patients on an RP-3500 dosing schedule that targets antitumor activity
A nomogram, based on cycle 1 assessment of toxicities, is being prospectively evaluated to identify patients at increased risk of anemia and inform early intervention
Oral Presentation Details:

Title: Comprehensive Dose-Finding Strategy for Single-Agent RP-3500, a Highly Selective Inhibitor of Ataxia-Telangiectasia and Rad3-Related (ATR) Kinase
Presenter: Dr. Elisa Fontana, Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK
Abstract Number: 202
Session Title: DNA Damage Repair

About Repare Therapeutics’ SNIPRx Platform

Repare’s SNIPRx platform is a genome-wide CRISPR-based screening approach that utilizes proprietary isogenic cell lines to identify novel and known synthetic lethal gene pairs and the corresponding patients who are most likely to benefit from the Company’s therapies based on the genetic profile of their tumors. Repare’s platform enables the development of precision therapeutics in patients whose tumors contain one or more genomic alterations identified by SNIPRx screening, in order to selectively target those patients most likely to achieve clinical benefit from resulting product candidates.

NantHealth to Present at the Cowen 42nd Annual Health Care Conference

On March 7, 2022 NantHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: NH), a leading provider of enterprise solutions that help businesses transform complex data into actionable insights, reported that members of its senior leadership team will participate in a fireside chat at the Cowen 42nd Annual Health Care Conference on Monday, March 7, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. ET, 11:50 a.m. PT (Press release, NantHealth, MAR 7, 2022, View Source [SID1234609606]).

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aTyr Pharma to Webcast Conference Call Reporting Fourth Quarter and Full Year End 2021 Financial Results

On March 7, 2022 aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIFE), a biotherapeutics company engaged in the discovery and development of innovative medicines based on novel biological pathways, reported that it will report fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results and provide a corporate update after the market close on Monday, March 14, 2022 (Press release, aTyr Pharma, MAR 7, 2022, https://investors.atyrpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/atyr-pharma-webcast-conference-call-reporting-fourth-quarter-0 [SID1234609605]). Management will host a conference call and webcast to review the results and provide an operational update.

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HARPOON THERAPEUTICS GRANTED ORPHAN DRUG DESIGNATION FOR HPN328 FOR TREATMENT OF SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

On March 7, 2022 Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HARP), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing novel T cell engagers, reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for HPN328, a delta like ligand 3- (DLL3) targeting TriTAC, for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) (Press release, Harpoon Therapeutics, MAR 7, 2022, View Source [SID1234609604]). A Phase 1/2 clinical trial is currently ongoing for HPN328 in the SCLC patient population.

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"Orphan Drug Designation for HPN328 is a significant milestone that underscores the need for additional treatments for patients suffering from small cell lung cancer and HPN328’s potential to contribute to this unmet medical need," stated Julie Eastland, President and CEO, Harpoon Therapeutics. "We are pleased with the clinical progress of HPN328 and remain focused on dose escalation with the goal to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose by the end of this year."

The FDA’s Orphan Drug Designation program provides orphan status to drugs defined as those intended for the safe and effective treatment, diagnosis or prevention of rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Orphan Drug Designation qualifies the sponsor of the drug for certain development incentives, including tax credits for qualified clinical testing, prescription drug user fee exemptions and potential eligibility for seven-year marketing exclusivity upon FDA approval.

About the Phase 1/2 Trial for HPN328

HPN328 is a TriTAC that binds to human and non-human primate DLL3, CD3ε, and albumin with similar affinities. The Phase 1/2 trial is an open-label study of HPN328 as monotherapy to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics in patients with advanced cancers associated with expression of DLL3. The first part of the trial is designed to determine a dose for additional clinical investigations.

As of the December 13, 2021 clinical update provided by Harpoon, 15 patients had been enrolled in dose cohorts ranging from 15 µg to 7200 µg per week using both fixed and step dose administration once weekly by intravenous infusion. Enrolled patients had a median of 2 lines (range 1 to 5) of prior therapy and included small cell lung cancer patients who had relapsed after platinum chemotherapy and patients with other malignancies with high grade neuroendocrine tumors associated with DLL3 expression. HPN328 has been well tolerated with Grade 1-2 cytokine release syndrome (CRS) reported in 33% of patients, no DLTs observed and MTD had not been reached. Among four patients with small cell lung cancer receiving the two highest doses tested to date, 1215 µg fixed dose and 3600-7200 µg step dose, three had target lesion reduction, including 1 confirmed RECIST partial response. The patient with a cPR experienced a target lesion reduction of 53% at week 10.

Following dose escalation, Harpoon may further evaluate the safety and efficacy of HPN328 in additional parallel cohorts. The primary outcome measure will be to determine efficacy for the Phase 2 dose based on the overall response rate as determined by RECIST. For additional information about the trial, please visit clinicaltrials.gov using the identifier NCT04471727.