BioAtla to Host Virtual KOL Event to Review IASLC Data on BA3011 in NSCLC

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioAtla, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCAB), a global clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of Conditionally Active Biologic (CAB) antibody therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors, today announced it will host a virtual KOL Event on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET. To register, click here.

The event will feature Carl M. Gay, MD, PhD (MD Anderson Cancer Center), who will review the Phase 2 clinical trial data of mecbotamab vedotin (BA3011), a CAB-AXL-ADC, in refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and include a discussion of AXL as a contributor of therapeutic resistance and a marker of poor prognosis in NSCLC.

A live question and answer session will follow the presentation.

These data were also accepted for poster presentation and discussion, entitled “Phase 2 Trial of Mecbotamab Vedotin (BA3011), a CAB-AXL-ADC, Alone or in Combination with Nivolumab in Patients with Non-Squamous NSCLC”, at the IASLC 2023 North America Conference on Lung Cancer, taking place from December 1–3, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

About Carl M. Gay, MD, PhD

Carl M. Gay, MD, PhD graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2005 (BA, Biology) and then enrolled at New York University School of Medicine, where he obtained his PhD (2011, Cellular & Molecular Biology) and MD (2013) degrees. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston before joining MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2015 as a clinical fellow. In 2019, Dr. Gay was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Gay designs and oversees clinical trials for a variety of thoracic malignancies with a particular focus in small cell lung cancer. Dr. Gay’s research includes identifying novel therapeutics and predictive biomarkers for patients with lung cancer including the receptor tyrosine kinase AXL. Dr. Gay has been the recipient of awards and grants from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Cancer Research Prevention Institute of Texas, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, the Andrew Sabin Foundation, and the LUNGevity Foundation.