INmune Bio, Inc. Data at ASH Highlight Innovative Natural Killer Cell Therapeutic Platform Showing 100+ Day Persistence of Cancer Killing Memory Like NK Cells in Patients with AML/MDS Following Treatment with INKmune™
December 08 2022 - 08:00AM
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INmune Bio,
Inc. (NASDAQ: INMB) (“INMB” or “the Company”), a
clinical-stage immunology company focused on developing
treatments that harness the patient’s innate immune system to fight
disease will present data from UK patients with MDS or AML treated
with INKmune™ at the annual American Society for Hematology (ASH)
Conference held in New Orleans December 10th – 13th. The
clinical team at Southampton University in the UK, led by Professor
Kim Orchard, the past president of the British Society of Blood and
Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, is the first author of
the presentation.
The poster presents findings from patients who have received
INKmune therapy for treatment of their AML/MDS and provides
additional information on the biologic changes that occur in the
patients’ NK cells after treatment with INKmune. Highlights
include:
- INKmune safely administered to 4 patients without SAE/R.
- Demonstrable and sustained NK activation in 3 of the 4
patients. Patient 4 had a high level of disease with low
numbers of NK cells of which more than half her NK cells were
immature.
- Persistent tumor killing memory-like NK cells in the patient
with MDS for more than 100 days.
- NK activation temporally associated with significant changes in
systemic levels of key cytokines including Macrophage Inflammatory
Proteins (MIP1-a and MIP1-b).
- INKmune™ activated NK cells show proteomic and metabolomic
changes predictive of improved survival in the tumor
microenvironment (TME).
“The treatment of these patients with advanced hematologic
malignancies has produced proof-of-concept data for INKmune while
expanding insight into the role of NK cells in controlling cancer,”
said Dr. Mark Lowdell, CSO of INmune Bio. “The performance of
INKmune primed NK cells in vivo has mirrored all of our in vitro
data and the proteomics and metabolomics data increase our
knowledge into INKmune™ mechanism of action. The increase in
circulating MIP1-a and MIP1-b in our patients after INKmune is very
exciting. MIP-1 cytokines promote anti-cancer immune responses
by intra-tumoral monocytes and T cells and promote
recruitment of immune cells into the tumor
microenvironment. We believe these new insights will aid in
reaching our ultimate goal of providing a more comprehensive
therapy for these extremely poor prognosis patients.”
The Laurel Phase I trial continues to enroll patients in the UK
and EU with two new sites in the process of opening recruitment. In
addition, the Company is preparing to expand the INKmune™ program
to the US in a solid tumor indication. The Company will make
additional announcements regarding the solid tumor target and the
timing of the clinical trial.
“Presentation of data at the most important hematologic cancer
meeting is an honor. We hope this will be the first of many
presentations on this promising program,” said RJ Tesi, MD, CEO of
INmune Bio. “The ability of INKmune™ primed NK cells to survive and
thrive in the hypoxic and immunologically hostile TME is unique.
This biology makes a pivot to INKmune™ treatment of solid tumors an
obvious next step in the platform’s growth.”
About INKmune™
INKmune™ is a pharmaceutical-grade, replication-incompetent
human tumor cell line which conjugates to resting NK cells and
delivers multiple, essential priming signals akin to treatment with
at least three cytokines in combination. INKmune™ is stable at
-80oC and is delivered by a simple IV infusion. The INKmune:NK
interaction ligates multiple activating and co-stimulatory
molecules on the NK cell and enhances its avidity of binding to
tumor cells; notably those resistant to normal NK-mediated lysis.
Tumor-primed NK (TpNK) cells can lyse a wide variety of
NK-resistant tumors including leukemias, lymphomas, myeloma,
ovarian cancer, breast cancer.
About INmune Bio, Inc.
INmune Bio, Inc.
is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: INMB), clinical-stage biotechnology
company focused on developing treatments that target the innate
immune system to fight disease. INmune Bio has two product
platforms that are both in clinical trials: The Dominant-Negative
Tumor Necrosis Factor (DN-TNF) product platform utilizes
dominant-negative technology to selectively neutralize soluble TNF,
a key driver of innate immune dysfunction and a mechanistic driver
of many diseases. DN-TNF product candidates are in clinical trials
to determine if they can treat cancer (INB03™), Mild Alzheimer’s
disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment and treatment-resistant
depression (XPro™). The Natural Killer Cell Priming Platform
includes INKmune™ developed to prime a patient’s NK cells to
eliminate minimal residual disease in patients with cancer. INmune
Bio’s product platforms utilize a precision medicine approach for
the treatment of a wide variety of hematologic and solid tumor
malignancies, and chronic inflammation. To learn more, please
visit www.inmunebio.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Clinical trials are in early stages and there is no assurance
that any specific outcome will be achieved. Any statements
contained in this press release that do not describe historical
facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Any statements contained in this press release that do
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements
contained herein are based on current expectations but are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the
timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially
from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result
of these risks and uncertainties. INB03™, XPro1595, and INKmune™
are still in clinical trials or preparing to start clinical trials
and have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) or any regulatory body and there cannot be any assurance that
they will be approved by the FDA or any regulatory body or that any
specific results will be achieved. The factors that could cause
actual future results to differ materially from current
expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and
uncertainties relating to the Company’s ability to produce more
drug for clinical trials; the availability of substantial
additional funding for the Company to continue its operations and
to conduct research and development, clinical studies and future
product commercialization; and, the Company’s business, research,
product development, regulatory approval, marketing and
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Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company’s Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K.
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arise after the date of this release.
INmune Bio Contact:
David Moss, CFO(858) 964-3720info@inmunenbio.com
Investor Contact:Jason NelsonCore IR(516)
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