BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW, BCTXZ),
(TSX: BCT) (“
BriaCell” or the
“
Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company
developing novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care, today
announces the presentation of positive survival and clinical
benefit data in three clinical poster presentations and one
publish-only abstract at the upcoming 2025 American Society of
Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place May 30 – June
3 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.
“We are highly encouraged by the survival and
clinical benefit data from our Phase 2 Bria-IMT™ study which meets
and outperforms outcomes seen with FDA approved therapies - despite
our patients being more heavily pre-treated,” stated Dr. William V.
Williams, BriaCell’s President & CEO. “These results reinforce
our belief in Bria-IMT’s potential to address the urgent, unmet
needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer and we look forward
to confirming results in our ongoing pivotal Phase 3 study.”
“These data provide additional validation of the
mechanism of action and support the clinical efficacy of Bria-IMT,”
noted Giuseppe Del Priore, MD, MPH, BriaCell’s Chief Medical
Officer. “Importantly, the regimen has been well-tolerated and its
favorable safety and efficacy profile positions it as a promising,
less toxic therapeutic option for patients battling metastatic
breast cancer.”
The details of the poster presentation sessions
and publish-only abstract are listed below.
Abstract Title: Update on phase III
pivotal trial of Bria-IMT + CPI vs physician’s choice in advanced
metastatic breast cancer (BRIA-ABC) Session Date
and Time: June 2, 2025 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
CDTAbstract Number for Publication:
TPS1138 Poster Board Number: 108aSession
Type and Title: Poster Session – Breast
Cancer—Metastatic
Preliminary selected clinical and biomarker data
from BriaCell’s ongoing pivotal Phase 3 study of Bria-IMT plus an
immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) in metastatic breast cancer
(NCT06072612).
Abstract Title: Bria-IMT + checkpoint
inhibitor: Phase I/II survival results compared to benchmark trials
in metastatic breast cancerSession Date and Time:
June 2, 2025 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDTAbstract Number
for Publication: 1096Poster Board Number:
75Session Type and Title: Poster Session – Breast
Cancer—Metastatic
Phase 2 study of Bria-IMT in combination
immunotherapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) consisted
of 54 patients; 11 received pembrolizumab, 44 retifanlimab
(1crossover).
Table 1: Median overall survival (OS),
progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and
clinical benefit rate (CBR) were evaluated against two pivotal
Phase 3 studies of FDA approved drugs, ASCENT (Trodelvy® (SG) or
Treatment of Physicians Choice (TPC) in triple-negative breast
cancer (TNBC)) and TROPiCS-02 (SG or TPC in Hormone Receptor
+/HER2- MBC) |
|
Trial (Cohort) |
Age (median, range) |
Prior Therapies (median, range) |
OS (months) |
PFS (months) |
ORR(%) |
CBR(%) |
Bria-IMT (Overall Cohort) |
61 (38-81) |
6 (2-13) |
9.9 (1.8-30.3) |
3.6 |
10% |
55% |
Bria-IMT (Phase 3 regimen) |
62 (44-80) |
6 (2-13) |
13.43 (1.8-30.3) |
3.6 (1.8-16.5) |
14% |
61% |
ASCENT (SG) |
54 (27-82) |
4 (2-17) |
11.8 |
4.8 |
31% |
40% |
ASCENT (TPC) |
53 (27-81) |
4 (2-14) |
6.9 |
1.7 |
4% |
8% |
TROPiCS-02 (SG) |
57 (49-65) |
3 |
14.4 |
5.5 |
21% |
34% |
TROPiCS-02 (TPC) |
55 (48-63) |
3 |
11.2 |
4 |
14% |
22% |
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Bria-IMT was well-tolerated with no
treatment-related discontinuations. 22% of patients are still in
active survival follow up.
This analysis does not stratify Bria-IMT
patients by hormone receptor or HER2 status, and the dataset
reflects the information available at the time of abstract
submission. Updated data will be shared during the company’s
presentation at ASCO 2025.
PFS (median) and OS (median):
Patients treated with Bria-IMT’s selected Phase 3 formulation
(without IFNγ; N = 37) demonstrated significantly improved
progression-free survival (3.6 vs. 2.6 months; P = 0.01) and
overall survival (13.4 vs. 6.9 months; P = 0.01) compared to those
who received the alternate formulation not advanced to Phase 3.
The overall survival observed in the Phase 3
formulation cohort (13.4 months) was comparable to that reported in
the ASCENT (11.8 months) and TROPiCS-02 (14.4 months) studies and
exceeded survival outcomes in their respective treatment of
physician’s choice (TPC) arms (6.9 and 11.2 months).
BriaCell’s Phase 2 study also achieved a
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) of 61%, outperforming ASCENT (40%) and
TROPiCS-02 (34%), and an Objective Response Rate (ORR) of 14%,
which matched or exceeded the TPC arms in both studies (4% and
14%).
Importantly, these outcomes were achieved in a
more heavily pretreated patient population than those in the
comparator trials—highlighting Bria-IMT’s strong anti-cancer
activity. The favorable efficacy profile of the Phase 3 formulation
supports its continued evaluation in BriaCell’s ongoing pivotal
Phase 3 trial comparing Bria-IMT to treatment of physician’s
choice (NCT06072612).
Abstract Title: Trial in progress: A
study of Bria-OTS™ cellular immunotherapy in metastatic recurrent
breast cancerSession Date and Time: June 2, 2025
9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDTAbstract Number for
Publication: TPS1136Poster Board Number:
107aSession Type and Title: Poster Session –
Breast Cancer—Metastatic
Heavily pre-treated MBC patients were treated in
a dose escalation Phase 1/2 study of Bria-OTS monotherapy (single
agent). The Phase 1 part of the study has enrolled and treated 3
patients. The first patient treated with single agent therapy has
confirmed resolution of a breast cancer metastasis in the lung and
remains on study.
Publish-Only Abstract Title:
Impact of HLA Matching on Clinical Outcomes in a Phase 2
Trial of Bria-IMT Plus Anti PD1 in Advanced Breast
Cancer
Following the presentations, copies of the
presentations will be posted on
https://briacell.com/scientific-publications/.
About BriaCell Therapeutics
Corp.
BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology
company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer
care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/.
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Contact Information
Company Contact:William V.
Williams, MDPresident &
CEO1-888-485-6340info@briacell.com
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Contact:investors@briacell.com
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