On May 20, 2021 NovalGen Ltd ("NovalGen"), a biopharmaceutical company developing breakthrough cancer therapies, reported the company will give a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) ("ASCO") Annual meeting 2021, taking place June 4-8, 2021 (Press release, UCLB, MAY 20, 2021, View Source [SID1234580421]).
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NovalGen has developed an ROR1xCD3 bispecific antibody T cell engager, NVG-111, that is currently entering Phase 1/2 development for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma; initially focused on Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), but with the potential to target >20 different hard-to-treat solid and liquid cancers. NVG-111 is a first in class bispecific antibody T cell engager targeting receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1). ROR1 is a tumor-associated antigen that is overexpressed in a broad range of cancers, but has negligible expression in healthy adult tissues, making it an ideal candidate for novel, targeted cancer therapies.
"These data presented in our poster at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) show preclinical data supporting our Phase 1/2 first in human study for NVG-111," said Professor Amit Nathwani, CEO of NovalGen. "The data demonstrates NVG-111 eliciting potent killing at low concentrations of the drug. Additionally, cytokine release appears lower than other T cell engagers. Overall, it advances the scientific understanding of the potential of NVG-111 in a range of hard-to-treat cancers."
Poster Presentation Details:
Abstract Number for Publication: 7549
Abstract Title: NVG-111, a novel ROR1xCD3 bispecific antibody for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Session Title: Poster Session: Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
The abstract is available on the ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) meeting library.