Epratuzumab

This information is brought to you by the Lupus Research Alliance and Lupus Therapeutics and is not sponsored by, nor a part of, the American College of Rheumatology. 30+ presentations of studies funded by the LRA spanning a broad spectrum of research areas Positive results from Phase 2/3 clinical studies supported by LRA affiliate Lupus Therapeutics point to potential new treatments Lupus Therapeutics' PALS Program helps overcome challenges of diverse lupus patient trial participation SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the largest non-governmental non-profit funder of lupus research worldwide, is pleased to announce results from more than 30 studies supported by the LRA and its clinical research affiliate Lupus Therapeutics will be presented at ACR Convergence 2023, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Studies will represent the full continuum of research that the LRA and Lupus Therapeutics support, from innovative foundational research to lupus clinical trials evaluating potential new treatments. "The LRA and Lupus Therapeutics are extremely proud of the tremendous work we have supported that will contribute to the dynamic scientific dialogue at this important rheumatology meeting,' commented LRA President and CEO Albert T. Roy. "We also look forward to many presentations of exciting clinical research, including results from CAR-T cell therapy studies that built on pioneering work funded by the LRA and have the potential to shift the lupus treatment paradigm." FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE LRA LRA-funded investigators will be presenting their recent breakthroughs across a broad spectrum of lupus research, including the impact of lupus on various organs such as the skin, kidney, and brain, the contribution of the gut microbiome to lupus, dysregulation of a variety of immune cell types underlying lupus, and more. ORAL PRESENTATIONS Sunday, Nov. 12 APOL1 High Risk Genotype in SLE: A Genes in Context Story Abstract # NA, 12:00 PM – Room 11A-B ROCK1 Orchestrates B-cell Differentiation Under Stress Abstract #0729, 2:30 PM – Room 30D-E Lupus Nephritis Flares Linked to Platelet Activation During Gut Pathobiont Blooms Abstract #0851, 5:00 PM, Exhibit Hall A-B Monday, Nov. 13 CXCL13+ T cell differentiation in systemic lupus erythematosus is controlled by opposing effects of aryl hydrocarbon receptor and type I interferon Abstract #1580, 11:15 AM – Exhibit Hall A-B Metabolic Mechanisms that Control Inflammation and Immune-related Disorders Plenary Session II, 12:00 PM – Room 30D-E Keratinocyte VISTA Suppresses Skin IFN-I Production by Regulating DNA Damage Repair and Cytosolic DNA Sensing Abstract #1586, 2:15 PM – Room 32A-B Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Cellular Drivers of UV-mediated Skin Injury in Cutaneous Lupus Abstract #1599, 2:30 PM – Room 6F/6C Identifying Potential Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Neuropsychiatric Lupus in Children Using Deep Learning Abstract #1625, 3:00 PM – Room 7A-B Tuesday, Nov. 14 Longitudinal Gut Microbiome Analyses and Blooms of Pathogenic Strains during Lupus Disease Flares Abstract #NA, 8:20 AM – Room 6F/6C Development of Engineered Smith-Specific Regulatory T Cells to Treat Lupus Nephritis Abstract #2444, 2:15 PM – Room 26A-B Targeting of Endothelial Dysfunction in Lupus Nephritis: Effect on Human Renal Endothelial Cell Gene Expression and Outcomes in Murine Lupus Nephritis Abstract #2445, 2:30 PM – Room 26A-B UV Light Exposure Induces a Type I Interferon Dependent Activation and Migration of Inflammatory Dendritic Cells to Local Lymph Nodes Abstract #2448, 3:15 PM – Room 26A-B Wednesday, Nov. 15 In Situ Adaptive Immunity in Human Lupus Nephritis Abstract # N/A, 8:30 AM – Room 29A-D POSTER PRESENTATIONS – Poster Hall Sunday, Nov. 12 Elevated Serum Levels of S100A8/A9 Discriminate Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Cognitive Impairment from Patients Without Impairment Abstract #0558, 9:00 AM Comparison of Plasma Protein Profiles and Endothelial Function in Patients with Pediatric-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Healthy Controls Abstract #0568, 9:00 AM Monday, Nov. 13 Specificity of Brain-Intrinsic and Hematopoietic-Derived Mechanisms in Mediating Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Abstract #0890, 9:00 AM Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Paediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort Abstract #1241, 9:00 AM Agreement Between Parent- and Self-Report of Executive Function in Adolescents with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Abstract #1242, 9:00 AM Proinflammatory Neutrophils and NETs Mediate Skin and Kidney Inflammation During Lupus Flare in Asymptomatic Lupus-prone Mice Triggered by UVB Abstract #0920, 9:00 AM IL-4 Acts Through Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor to Antagonize TLR7-induced Double Negative 2 B Cells in Lupus Abstract #0925, 9:00 AM Examining the Relationship Between Socioenvironmental Factors and Cognitive Functioning in Youth with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Abstract #1226, 9:00 AM Longitudinal Assessment of Self-reported Executive Function in Youth with Childhood-Onset Lupus Abstract #1229, 9:00 AM Complement Deposition on Extracellular Mitochondria Induces Platelet Activation in Vitro Abstract #0900, 9:00 AM The Cellular and Spatial Type I Interferon Response Following Skin Exposure to Ultraviolet Light Abstract #0894, 9:00 AM Tuesday, Nov. 14 Brain Activity Patterns and Behavioural Performance in SLE Patients During a Spatial Working Memory and Sustained Attention Task Abstract #2258, 9:00 AM The Effects of Systematic Lupus Erythematosus Related Cognitive Impairments on Activities of Daily Living and Life Role Participation: A Qualitative Framework Study Abstract #2259, 9:00 AM Association of Mycophenolate and Azathioprine Use with Cognitive Function in Systemic Lupus Using a Bayesian Longitudinal Item-response Theory Model Abstract #2290, 9:00 AM CLINICAL TRIALS SUPPORTED BY LUPUS THERAPEUTICS As the clinical research affiliate of the LRA, Lupus Therapeutics collaborates with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as lupus experts from their Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN) to help design and conduct high-quality, patient-centric, and diverse lupus studies, including several with results being presented at ACR Convergence 2023. ORAL PRESENTATIONS Tuesday, Nov. 14 Efficacy and Safety of ABBV-599 High Dose (Elsubrutinib 60 mg and Upadacitinib 30 mg) and Upadacitinib Monotherapy for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Phase 2, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial Abstract #2488, 2:00 PM – Ballroom 20D Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous (s.c.) Dose Ianalumab (VAY736; Anti-BAFFR mAb) Administered Monthly over 28 Weeks in Patients Abstract #2487, 2:00 PM – Ballroom 20D POSTER PRESENTATIONS – Poster Hall Monday, Nov. 13 Treatment with Upadacitinib in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Results in the Inhibition of B-Cell–related Biomarkers: Analysis of the M19-130 (SLEek) Phase 2 Study Abstract #1489, 9:00 AM Disease Course and Complement as Predictors of Response to Standard of Care Plus Placebo in Patients with SLE: A Post Hoc Analysis of Dapirolizumab Pegol and Epratuzumab Clinical Trial Data Abstract #1503, 9:00 AM Steroid-sparing Effects of Afimetoran (BMS-986256), an Equipotent Toll-like Receptor (TLR)7 and TLR8 Antagonist, in a Lupus Mouse Model Abstract #0897, 9:00 AM Transcriptomic Analysis of the Impact of Iberdomide on Patients with SLE Abstract #1694, 4:00 PM Tuesday, Nov. 14 Dapirolizumab Pegol Impacts Important Immunologic Pathways in SLE: Pharmacodynamic Analysis of B Cell and Type I Interferon Pathways from a Phase 2b Trial Abstract #2333, 9:00 AM Modulation of B Cell and Interferon Pathways by Ianalumab in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Findings from a Phase 2 Clinical Trial Abstract #2342, 9:00 AM WORK CONDUCTED THROUGH THE LUPUS THERAPEUTICS PALS PROGRAM Patient Advocates for Lupus Studies (PALS) is a peer support program that aims to improve participation in lupus clinical trials through increased education and availability of information about clinical trials. Individuals living with lupus who have clinical research act as peer educators, or PALs, to deliver educational sessions to others living with lupus. The PALS program was piloted from 2019-2021 and demonstrated significant increases in knowledge about, attitudes toward, and intentions to participate in lupus clinical trials among program participants. POSTER PRESENTATION – Poster Hall Sunday, Nov. 12 Barriers and Facilitators to Recruiting Underrepresented Participants for Clinical Trials: Insights from the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN) Abstract #0183, 9:00 AM WORK CONDUCTED BY THE ACCELERATING MEDICINES PARTNERSHIP The LRA is a partner in Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Autoimmune Mediated Disease (AMP® AIM), which brings together 20 organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to accelerate the identification and validation of new therapeutic targets by reconstructing shared immune response pathways through spatial and multi-omics technologies. The project is managed by the FNIH and builds on the success of AMP RA/SLE in which LRA was also a partner. The presentation of results from an AMP® AIM lupus study is noted below. ORAL PRESENTATION Monday, Nov. 13 Single Cell Transcriptomics in Kidney Tissue from African American Patients Enrolled in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Implicates Tubular Cells in the Pathogenesis of APOL1 Associated Lupus Nephritis Abstract #1695, 4:30 PM – Room 6F/6C About Lupus Lupus is a chronic, complex autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide. More than 90 percent of people with lupus are women, often striking during the childbearing years of 15-45. Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans are at two to three times greater risk than Caucasians for developing lupus. In lupus, the immune system, meant to defend against infections, produces antibodies that mistakenly recognize the body's own cells as foreign, prompting other immune cells to attack and potentially damage organs such as the kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, blood, skin, and joints. About Lupus Research Alliance The Lupus Research Alliance is the largest non-governmental, non-profit funder of lupus research worldwide. The organization aims to transform treatment by funding the most innovative lupus research, fostering diverse scientific talent, and driving discovery toward better diagnostics, improved treatments and ultimately, cure for lupus. Because the Lupus Research Alliance's Board of Directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of all donations goes to support lupus research programs. About Lupus Therapeutics Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical research affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance, aims to accelerate the development of curative treatments for all patients living with lupus. Lupus Therapeutics collaborates with academic institutions, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical partners through the unprecedented Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN) to drive rapid and meaningful progress in the treatment of lupus patients. The organization elevates the patient voice, engages community stakeholders, and strives for representation of the diverse lupus community in the clinical research process with the most innovative and renowned experts throughout North America. Visit lupustherapeutics.org for more information. SOURCE Lupus Research Alliance

Pfizer’s Inotuzumab Ozogamicin Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Pfizer Inc. today announced that investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) inotuzumab ozogamicin received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The Breakthrough Therapy designation was based on the results of the Phase 3 INO-VATE ALL trial, which enrolled 326 adult patients with relapsed or refractory CD22-positive ALL and compared inotuzumab ozogamicin to standard of care chemotherapy. Topline results from the trial were announced in April 2015 and also presented at the 20th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA). “Inotuzumab ozogamicin is the third Pfizer oncology medicine to be granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA, underscoring our commitment to innovative research and development that addresses significant unmet needs. Breakthrough Therapy designation will allow us to work more closely with the FDA to bring this important therapy to patients as rapidly as possible,” said Dr. Mace Rothenberg, senior vice president of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs and chief medical officer for Pfizer Oncology. “Advancing therapies for patients with adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia is crucial as only 10 percent of adults with ALL who relapse after first-line therapy survive five years or more with current treatment options."1 Enacted as part of the 2012 FDA Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), Breakthrough Therapy designation is intended to expedite the development and review of a potential new medicine if it is “intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease and preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over existing therapies."2 The Breakthrough Therapy designation is distinct from the FDA’s other mechanisms to expedite drug development and review.3 About Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is an aggressive type of leukemia with high unmet need and a poor prognosis in adults.4The current standard treatment is intensive, long-term chemotherapy.5 In 2015, it is estimated that 6,250 cases of ALL will be diagnosed in the United States6, with about 1 in 3 cases in adults. Only approximately 20 to 40 percent of newly diagnosed adults with ALL are cured with current treatment regimens.7 For patients with relapsed or refractory adult ALL, the five-year overall survival rate is less than 10 percent.8 About Inotuzumab Ozogamicin Inotuzumab ozogamicin is an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) comprised of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting CD22,9 a cell surface antigen expressed on approximately 90 percent of B-cell malignancies,10 linked to a cytotoxic agent. When inotuzumab ozogamicin binds to the CD22 antigen on malignant B-cells, it is internalized into the cell, where the cytotoxic agent calicheamicin is released to destroy the cell.11 Inotuzumab ozogamicin originates from a collaboration between Pfizer and Celltech, now UCB. Pfizer has sole responsibility for all manufacturing, clinical development and commercialization activities for this molecule. About Pfizer Oncology Pfizer Oncology is committed to the discovery, investigation and development of innovative treatment options to improve the outlook for cancer patients worldwide. Our strong pipeline of biologics and small molecules, one of the most robust in the industry, is studied with precise focus on identifying and translating the best scientific breakthroughs into clinical application for patients across a wide range of cancers. By working collaboratively with academic institutions, individual researchers, cooperative research groups, governments, and licensing partners, Pfizer Oncology strives to cure or control cancer with breakthrough medicines, to deliver the right drug for each patient at the right time. For more information, please visit . DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this release is as of October 19, 2015. Pfizer assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments. This release contains forward-looking information about a potential indication for inotuzumab ozogamicin, an investigational oncology therapy, for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), including its potential benefits, that involves substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including the ability to meet anticipated clinical trial completion dates and regulatory submission dates, as well as the possibility of unfavorable clinical trial results, including unfavorable new clinical data and additional analyses of existing clinical data and uncertainties regarding whether the overall survival (OS) endpoint of the INO-VATE ALL study will be met; whether and when new drug applications may be filed in any jurisdictions for inotuzumab ozogamicin; whether and when any such applications may be approved by regulatory authorities, which will depend on the assessment by such regulatory authorities of the benefit-risk pro by the totality of the efficacy and safety information submitted; decisions by regulatory authorities regarding labeling and other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of inotuzumab ozogamicin; and competitive developments. A further description of risks and uncertainties can be found in Pfizer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and in its subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, including in the sections thereof captioned “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results”, as well as in its subsequent reports on Form 8-K, all of which are filed with the SEC and available at (link is external) and . 1 Fielding A. et al. Outcome of 609 adults after relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); an MRC UKALL12/ECOG 2993 study. Blood. 2006; 944-950. 2 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. Available at: (link is external) .Accessed July 11, 2015. 3 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Frequently Asked Questions: Breakthrough Therapies. Available at: (link is external) . Accessed July 11, 2015. 4 National Cancer Institute: Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®) – General Information About Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Available at: (link is external) . Accessed July 11, 2015. 5 American Cancer Society: Typical treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia. Available at: (link is external) . Accessed July 11, 2015. 6 American Cancer Society: What are the key statistics about acute lymphocytic leukemia? Available at: (link is external) . Accessed February 18, 2015. 7 Manal Basyouni A. et al. Prognostic significance of survivin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.08.1147. 8 Fielding A. et al. Outcome of 609 adults after relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); an MRC UKALL12/ECOG 2993 study. Blood. 2006; 944-950. 9 Clinicaltrials.gov. A Study of Inotuzumab Ozogamicin versus Investigator’s Choice of Chemotherapy in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Available at: (link is external) . Accessed July 11, 2015. 10 Leonard J et al. Epratuzumab, a Humanized Anti-CD22 Antibody, in Aggressive Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: a Phase I/II Clinical Trial Results. Clinical Cancer Research. 2004; 10: 5327-5334. 11 DiJoseph JF. Antitumor Efficacy of a Combination of CMC-544 (Inotuzumab Ozogamicin), a CD22-Targeted Cytotoxic Immunoconjugate of Calicheamicin, and Rituximab against Non-Hodgkin’s B-Cell Lymphoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2006; 12: 242-250. Contact: Media: Sally Beatty, +1 (347) 330-7867 sally.beatty@pfizer.com(link sends e-mail) or Investor: Ryan Crowe, +1 (212) 733-8160 ryan.crowe@pfizer.com Help employers find you! Check out all the jobs and post your resume .