Frédéric Triebel

Immutep Reveals a New Anti-LAG-3 Research Program

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Professor Andrea Brancale of Cardiff University also added: Our collaboration with Immutep is a great opportunity to combine a diverse set of skills from multiple teams in what is an exciting area of research.

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  • Professor Andrea Brancale of Cardiff University also added: Our collaboration with Immutep is a great opportunity to combine a diverse set of skills from multiple teams in what is an exciting area of research.
  • Under the Agreement, all intellectual property relating to lead compounds as well as derivatives thereof, will be jointly owned by Immutep and Cardiff University.
  • Immutep will have exclusive rights to develop and commercialise the new molecules in the clinic according to pre-defined licensing terms.
  • As announced on 31 August 2020, the Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded Immutep and research partner Monash University a grant under the ARCs Linkage Project scheme to support their research collaboration into LAG-3 for a further three years.

Immutep Announces Improving Results from Stage I of Phase II TACTI-002 Study

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Friday, September 18, 2020

TACTI-002 is being conducted in collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada).

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  • TACTI-002 is being conducted in collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada).
  • Immutep CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel said: The combination of efti and pembrolizumab is reporting encouraging progression free survival in patients with HNSCC and NSCLC, improving on the results from separate historical trials.
  • For example, in comparable studies, HNSCC patients receiving pembrolizumab monotherapy had a PFS of 2.1 months, or 2.3 months if given chemotherapy1,2.
  • This compares to a PFS of 4.3 months in HNSCC patients from the TACTI-002 trial, thus far.

Immutep Announces Improving Data from the Phase II TACTI-002 Study

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Monday, June 1, 2020

Improving Overall Response Rate (iORR) in HNSCC, increasing to 38.9% (previously 33% iORR)

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  • Improving Overall Response Rate (iORR) in HNSCC, increasing to 38.9% (previously 33% iORR)
    Progression free survival (PFS) continues to improve in 1st line non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, estimated at more than 9 months
    SYDNEY, Australia, June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) announces new interim data from its ongoing Phase II TACTI-002 study.
  • This data relates to the cut-off date of 4 May 2020 and shows improving efficacy results.
  • Immutep CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel said: TACTI-002 is generating increasingly promising data from both the NSCLC and HNSCC arms of study, as patients continue to receive efti in combination with KEYTRUDA.
  • The improving data in both HNSCC and NSCLC patients supports the use of efti in combination with pembrolizumab as a promising new therapeutic option for patients.

Immutep Global Webcast to Present New Data from 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Immutep is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to bring innovative treatment options to market for patients and to maximize value to shareholders.

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  • Immutep is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to bring innovative treatment options to market for patients and to maximize value to shareholders.
  • Immutep is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (IMM), and on the NASDAQ (IMMP) in the United States.
  • Immuteps current lead product candidate is eftilagimod alpha (efti or IMP321), a soluble LAG-3 protein (LAG-3Ig) based on the LAG-3 immune control mechanism.
  • Additional LAG-3 products, including antibodies, for immune response modulation in autoimmunity and cancer are being developed by Immuteps large pharmaceutical partners.

Immutep Reports Positive Phase II TACTI-002 Data

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The data relates to the data cut-off date of 20 March 2020 and shows improving efficacy results.

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  • The data relates to the data cut-off date of 20 March 2020 and shows improving efficacy results.
  • TACTI-002 is being conducted in collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada).
  • Immutep CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel said: These very positive results for stage 1 demonstrate the benefits for NSCLC patients in receiving efti in combination with pembrolizumab.
  • Immutep CEO, Marc Voigt stated: Efti is showing remarkable results for patients with NSCLC and HNSCC.

Immutep Reports Positive TACTI-002 Data

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

The Company will also present this interim data and provide a further update on its clinical programs in a global webcast, details below.

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  • The Company will also present this interim data and provide a further update on its clinical programs in a global webcast, details below.
  • The data relates to use of the Companys lead product candidate eftilagimod alpha (efti or IMP321), a soluble LAG-3 protein, as part of a combination treatment with pembrolizumab.
  • Immutep CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel said: The results we are seeing from our TACTI-002 trial are highly encouraging, with 47% of first line non-small cell lung cancer patients responding.
  • Immutep CEO, Marc Voigt stated: We are very excited by the results from TACTI-002 as pembrolizumab monotherapy is approved only for PD-L1 subgroups in first line NSCLC.

Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Protein, Pipeline Review, H2 2019 - Oncology, Cardiovascular, Ovarian Cancer, Hodgkin Lymphoma & Chronic Inflammation - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

The "Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Protein - Pipeline Review, H2 2019" drug pipelines has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Protein - Pipeline Review, H2 2019" drug pipelines has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Protein (Protein FDC or CD223 or LAG3) - Lymphocyte-activation gene 3 or LAG-3 is a protein encoded by the LAG3 gene.
  • It is involved in the maturation and activation of dendritic cells and lymphocyte activation.
  • Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Protein (Protein FDC or CD223 or LAG3) pipeline Target constitutes close to 34 molecules.

Immutep Announces Expansion of Part A of TACTI-002 Phase II Clinical Trial due to Positive Interim Data

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

This staged approach of patient enrolment is based on, and is consistent with, the Simons two-stage clinical trial design.

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  • This staged approach of patient enrolment is based on, and is consistent with, the Simons two-stage clinical trial design.
  • Immutep CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel said: We are pleased with the recruitment of patients in the TACTI-002 clinical trial to date.
  • The trial is a Phase II, Simons two-stage, non-comparative, open-label, single-arm, multicentre clinical study that is taking place in up to 13 study centres across the U.S., Europe and Australia.
  • Immutep is also developing a best-and-first-in-class LAG-3 agonist monoclonal antibody for autoimmune diseases (IMP761) that is currently in preclinical development.