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
presents clinical data in three clinical poster presentations and
one publish-only abstract at the 2025 American Society of Clinical
Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. BriaCell has featured robust
survival and clinical benefit data from its Bria-IMT Phase 2
clinical study, clinical progress data from its ongoing pivotal
Bria-IMT Phase 3 study (ClinicalTrials.gov
identifier: NCT06072612), and Phase 1/2 study of Bria-OTS
(ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06471673) in metastatic
breast cancer.
“Prolonging survival and providing meaningful
clinical benefit for patients whose disease has demonstrated
resistance to multiple treatment options remains a critical unmet
need in breast cancer. These Bria-IMT regimen results are promising
for individuals with metastatic breast cancer,” said Sara A.
Hurvitz, MD, FACP, Senior Vice President, Director of the Clinical
Research Division, and Smith Family Endowed Chair in Women’s Health
at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, as well as Professor and Head of the
Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of
Washington, Seattle, WA, and co-author of one of the clinical
posters. “The low incidence of all grade and grade 3/4 adverse
events is particularly notable.”
“We are thrilled with our Phase 2 overall
survival and clinical benefit data which meets and exceeds those of
FDA approved drugs — even in very heavily pre-treated patients
in our study,” noted Dr. William V. Williams, BriaCell’s President
& CEO. “We look forward to further confirming these impressive
results in our ongoing pivotal Phase 3 study with the ultimate goal
of bringing novel treatments to cancer patients in need.”
The details of the poster presentation sessions
and publish-only abstract are listed below.
Poster 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
“Trial in Progress” poster presents early
enrollment data and the overall design of the Phase 3 pivotal trial
along with updated clinical outcomes from the Phase 2 Bria-IMT
study.
Poster 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
In the Phase 2 study of Bria-IMT combined with
an immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) in 54 heavily pre-treated
metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients (median of six prior
systemic therapies; range 2–13), Bria-IMT demonstrated promising
efficacy and safety. Notably, 44% of patients had failed a prior
antibody-drug conjugate, and 20% had failed a prior CPI. Among
these patients, the overall clinical benefit rate (CBR; defined as
CR, PR, or SD) was 55%, with CBRs of 100% in HER2+, 55% in
HR+/HER2-, and 45% in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)
subgroups, indicating antitumor activity across MBC subtypes.
Additionally, patients treated with the selected Phase 3
formulation (without IFNγ; N=37) experienced significantly improved
overall survival (13.9 vs. 6.93 months; P=0.01) compared to those
receiving the alternate formulation, highlighting the potential of
Bria-IMT for advancing in clinical development.
Table 1. Median overall survival (OS) in BriaCell
Phase 2 Study patients who were treated with Phase 3 formulation
(without IFNγ) compared with comparable patients in the
literature |
N = 54 |
Breast Cancer Types |
Median Prior Lines of Therapy |
Median (months) |
Phase 3 formulation (without IFNγ) |
61% HR+ 33% TNBC 6% HER2+ |
6 |
17.3*13.9 |
Cortes et al.1 |
57% HR+ 18-19% TNBC 18-20% HER2+ |
4 |
9.1-9.3 |
Kazmi et al.2 |
51-52% HR+ 25-29% TNBC 9-24% HER2+ |
2 |
7.2-9.8 |
* Patients treated since 20221. Cortes J, et al. Annals of Oncology
20182. Kazmi S, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat.
2020 |
Table 2. Median overall survival (OS), and
clinical benefit rate (CBR) in TNBC patients treated with Bria-IMT
Phase 3 formulation compared with pivotal Phase 3 ASCENT1 study
results (Trodelvy® (SG) vs. Treatment of Physicians Choice (TPC) in
triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)) |
Trial (Cohort) |
Age (Median, Range) |
Prior Therapies (Median) |
Prior ADC/CPI (%) |
CNS Mets |
OS (Median, Months) |
CBR (%) |
|
|
TNBC Bria-IMT (Phase 3 Formulation) |
62 (44-80) |
6 (2-13) |
20/19 |
4 |
11.4 |
45 % |
|
|
|
ASCENT (SG) |
54 (27-82) |
4 (2-17) |
27/None Listed |
None Listed |
11.8 |
40% |
|
|
ASCENT (TPC) |
53 (27-81) |
4 (2-14) |
27/None Listed |
None Listed |
6.9 |
8% |
|
|
1Bardia, A., et al Journal of Clinical Oncology, 42(15),
1738–1744. |
|
- As shown in table 2, both OS and
CBR values were in line or higher than those reported in the
treatment arm of the ASCENT study for TNBC patients treated with
Phase 3 formulation of Bria-IMT regimen but were almost 2 times
higher than those shown in the TPC comparator arm.
Table 3: Median overall survival (OS), and
clinical benefit rate (CBR) in HR+/HER2- patients treated with the
Bria-IMT (Phase 3 formulation) compared with pivotal Phase 3
TROPiCS-022 study results (SG or Chemo in Hormone
Receptor +/HER2- MBC) |
Trial (Cohort) |
Age (Median, Range) |
Prior Therapies (Median) |
Prior ADC/CPI (%) |
CNS Mets |
OS (Median, Months) |
CBR (%) |
|
|
HR+/HER2- Bria-IMT (Phase 3
Formulation) |
62 (44-80) |
6 (2-13) |
17/2 |
1 |
17.3 |
60 % |
|
|
|
TROPiCS (SG) |
57 (49-65) |
3 |
None Listed |
None Listed |
14.4 |
34% |
|
|
TROPiCS (Chemo) |
55 (48-63) |
3 |
None Listed |
None Listed |
11.2 |
22% |
|
|
2Rugo, H. S., et
al. The Lancet, 402(10411), 1423–1433. |
|
- As shown in table 3, both OS and
CBR values for patients treated with Phase 3 formulation of the
Bria-IMT regimen were higher than those reported in both arms of
the TROPICS study.
- Favorable tolerability
profile: Bria-IMT was well-tolerated with no
treatment-related discontinuations. 22% of patients are still in
active survival follow up with one patient remaining on study now
for over 18 months.
The efficacy data and favorable safety profile
of the Phase 3 formulation support the continued evaluation of
Bria-IMT in BriaCell’s ongoing pivotal Phase 3 trial (NCT06072612),
which compares Bria-IMT to the treatment of physician’s choice. The
ongoing patient subset analysis in this trial aims to identify the
patients who may derive the greatest benefit from Bria-IMT
treatment.
Poster 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
In a dose-escalation Phase 1/2 study, heavily
pre-treated MBC patients received Bria-OTS monotherapy (single
agent Bria-OTS cells only). The Phase 1 segment enrolled and
treated 3 patients with the first patient achieving a confirmed
resolution of a breast cancer lung metastasis and remaining on
study with single agent Bria-OTS. Following successful completion
of safety evaluations, BriaCell has initiated the combination
cohort dosing the first patient with Bria-OTS plus checkpoint
inhibitor (CPI).
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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