Cullinan Oncology to Present Data Demonstrating Progress Across Its Broad Immunotherapy-Pipeline at SITC 2023

Five abstracts accepted for poster presentation at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2023 Annual Meeting

Preliminary clinical biomarker data for anti-MICA/B antibody, CLN-619, supports proposed mechanism of action and demonstrates that the observed monotherapy clinical activity was seen in patients with tumors not typically responsive to checkpoint inhibitor therapy  

Data highlight progress of Cullinan’s diverse pipeline including CLN-619, an anti-MICA/B antibody; CLN-418, a B7H4X4-1BB-bispecific immune activator; CLN-978, a CD19XCD3 bispecific T cell engager; and CLN-617, a fusion protein harnessing IL-2 and IL-12 cytokines

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cullinan Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGEM) (“Cullinan”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on modality-agnostic targeted oncology therapies, today announced that it will present data across four distinct immuno-oncology programs in five poster presentations at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2023 Annual Meeting taking place November 1-5 in San Diego.

“We are proud to showcase progress of our diversified pipeline at SITC 2023, where we will present data across multiple targets, mechanisms, and modalities,” said Jennifer Michaelson, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Cullinan Oncology. “Our CLN-619 poster provides evidence for the proposed mechanism of action and demonstrates that clinical activity, including objective response, has been observed in patients with tumor characteristics not typically responsive to checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Additional presentations will highlight preclinical data for three other assets: our B7H4X4-1BB bispecific immune activator (CLN-418), our T cell-engaging, CD19-targeted bispecific antibody (CLN-978), and our collagen-binding IL-2/IL-12 fusion protein (CLN-617), as well as a Trials in Progress presentation for CLN-617.”

Presentation Details:

Program: CLN-619
Title: Characterization of the pharmacodynamic activity of CLN-619, an anti-MICA/B monoclonal antibody, in patients from an ongoing Phase 1 trial
Poster Number: 194
Session Date and Time: Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Initial clinical biomarker data demonstrates that CLN-619 increases MICA expression on the tumor cell surface, consistent with previously reported preclinical data and supporting the proposed mechanism of action. Data from patients with available biopsy data demonstrate clinical benefit, including objective response, in patients with tumors with characteristics not typically responsive to checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Specifically, tumors from two patients with endometrial cancer and previously reported confirmed partial responses were microsatellite stable (MSS), had low tumor mutational burden, and low neoantigen presentation index. Available biopsies from patients with prolonged stable disease showed similar low mutational burden and neoantigen presentation index characteristics, as well as increased surface MICA/B expression and NK cell activation.