Pfizer Highlights Progress in Accelerating Breakthrough Cancer Medicines at ASCO 2024 Annual Meeting

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) highlights its progress in advancing new potential standards of care in Oncology at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO^®) Annual Meeting, taking place May 31 to June 4 in Chicago. More than 50 abstracts, including 11 oral presentations, will be presented from Pfizer’s broadened portfolio of approved and pipeline therapies across the company’s key tumor areas and core scientific modalities, including small molecules, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and bispecific antibodies.

“We are excited to participate in our first ASCO Annual Meeting following the creation of Pfizer’s new Oncology organization, where we will highlight our efforts to accelerate breakthrough medicines that help people with cancer live better and longer lives,” said Chris Boshoff, Chief Oncology Officer and Executive Vice President, Pfizer. “We are looking forward to key data presentations across our newly expanded portfolio, including additional evidence reinforcing the benefit of several approved medicines and promising new data from our deep and diverse pipeline.”

Key research includes an oral presentation of new five-year progression-free survival (PFS) results from the Phase 3 CROWN study of LORBRENA^® (lorlatinib) in previously untreated anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which will also be featured in ASCO’s embargoed pre-meeting press briefing on Wednesday, May 29. Additionally, results from the Phase 3 ECHELON-3 study of ADCETRIS^® (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) will be presented for the first time in an oral late-breaking session.

Pfizer will also present Phase 1 data for several priority pipeline therapies, including oral presentations with updated results for sigvotatug vedotin (B6A; integrin beta-6 [IB6]-directed ADC) in NSCLC and data for PF-07248144, a potential first-in-class KAT6 inhibitor, in hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (mBC).

“At ASCO, Pfizer will share important data highlighting the long-term impact of our medicines for patients, including five-year follow-up from the LORBRENA CROWN study, as well as the third Phase 3 study to demonstrate overall survival benefit for ADCETRIS in a type of lymphoma – in this case, relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,” said Karin Tollefson, Chief Oncology Medical Officer, Pfizer. “We are also looking forward to sharing updated results from our pipeline, where we now have over 50 programs in development and are rapidly advancing 20 ongoing pivotal trials across our key tumor types.”

Key ASCO Presentations

Pfizer will present data across its four tumor areas of focus at ASCO: breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, hematology-oncology and thoracic cancers, which includes lung cancer.

Breast Cancer

In breast cancer, Pfizer will present data for two next-generation pipeline medicines for HR+/HER2- mBC: updated Phase 1/2a safety data for atirmociclib, a potential best-in-class, highly selective cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) inhibitor currently in Phase 3 development, and an oral presentation featuring Phase 1 data for PF-07248144, a potential first-in-class KAT6 inhibitor. Additionally, data for TUKYSA^® (tucatinib) demonstrate its activity in previously treated HER2-mutated mBC, and new real-world evidence continues to support the value of IBRANCE^® (palbociclib) in HR+/HER2- mBC, including from HENRI-3, a SEER-Medicare analysis evaluating overall survival (OS) with IBRANCE plus an aromatase inhibitor (AI) versus AI alone.

Genitourinary Cancer

Highlights from Pfizer’s genitourinary cancer portfolio will include updated data that continue to reinforce the potential of several recent priority launches, including PADCEV^® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with KEYTRUDA^® (pembrolizumab) in locally advanced/metastatic urothelial cancer,* XTANDI^® (enzalutamide) in non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (nmCSPC) with biochemical recurrence at high-risk for metastasis,** and TALZENNA^® (talazoparib) in combination with XTANDI in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with homologous recombination repair (HRR) mutations. Additionally, updated Phase 1 data will be presented for the investigational enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) inhibitor mevrometostat in combination with XTANDI in mCRPC; Pfizer anticipates initiating Phase 3 studies for this combination later this year.

Hematology-Oncology

In addition to the ECHELON-3 OS results for ADCETRIS in relapsed/refractory DLBCL, Pfizer will present seven-year OS results for ADCETRIS in advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma,*** as well as new clinical and pharmacokinetic data with alternative dosing regimens for ELREXFIO^™ (elranatamab-bcmm) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma from the MagnetisMM-9 trial.

Thoracic Cancer

In its thoracic portfolio, in addition to the LORBRENA CROWN results, Pfizer will present updated Phase 1 data for sigvotatug vedotin in advanced NSCLC, a promising investigational ADC that recently initiated a Phase 3 study.

Additional Tumor Types

An oral presentation on extended duration of response from the Phase 3 MOUNTAINEER trial adds to the positive profile of TUKYSA in colorectal cancer. In addition, data will be presented from the innovaTV 301 trial of TIVDAK^® (tisotumab vedotin-tftv), for which a supplemental Biologics License Application for the treatment of previously treated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer was granted priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of May 9, 2024.****

Additional information on key Pfizer-sponsored abstracts, including date and time of presentation, follow in the chart below. A complete list of Pfizer-sponsored accepted abstracts is available here.

Pfizer is continuing its commitment to help non-scientists understand the latest findings with the development of abstract plain language summaries (APLS) for company-sponsored research being presented at ASCO, which are written in non-technical language. Those interested in learning more can visit www.Pfizer.com/apls to access the summaries starting Friday, May 24.

*Pfizer and Astellas have a clinical collaboration agreement with Merck to evaluate the combination of PADCEV^® and KEYTRUDA^® in patients with previously untreated metastatic urothelial cancer.

**XTANDI^® is jointly developed and commercialized by Pfizer and Astellas in the United States.

***Pfizer and Takeda jointly develop ADCETRIS^® on a 50:50 basis, except in Japan where Takeda is solely responsible for development costs. Pfizer has U.S. and Canadian commercialization rights, and Takeda has rights to commercialize ADCETRIS^® in the rest of the world.

****TIVDAK^® is co-owned by Genmab and Pfizer, under an agreement in which the companies share costs and profits for the product on a 50:50 basis.

Prescribing Information for Pfizer Medicines

Please see full Prescribing Information, including BOXED WARNING, for ADCETRIS^® (brentuximab vedotin).

Please see full Prescribing Information, including BOXED WARNING, for ELREXFIO^TM (elranatamab-bcmm).

Please see full Prescribing Information for IBRANCE^® (palbociclib) tablets and IBRANCE^® (palbociclib) capsules.

Please see full Prescribing Information for LORBRENA^® (lorlatinib).

Please see full Prescribing Information, including BOXED WARNING, for PADCEV^® (enfortumab vedotin).

Please see full Prescribing Information for TUKYSA^® (tucatinib).

Please see full Prescribing Information for TALZENNA^® (talazoparib).

Please see full Prescribing Information, including BOXED WARNING, for TIVDAK^® (tisotumab vedotin-tftv).

Please see full Prescribing Information for XTANDI^® (enzalutamide).

About Pfizer Oncology

At Pfizer Oncology, we are at the forefront of a new era in cancer care. Our industry-leading portfolio and extensive pipeline includes three core mechanisms of action to attack cancer from multiple angles, including small molecules, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and bispecific antibodies, including other immune-oncology biologics. We are focused on delivering transformative therapies in some of the world’s most common cancers, including breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, hematology-oncology, and thoracic cancers, which includes lung cancer. Driven by science, we are committed to accelerating breakthroughs to help people with cancer live better and longer lives.

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