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Innovative Cellular Therapeutics (ICT) to Present at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 25th Annual Meeting

Innovative Cellular Therapeutics (ICT) to Present at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 25th Annual Meeting 1000 1500 Innovative Cellular Therapeutics

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, May 17th, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Innovative Cellular Therapeutics, Inc. (ICT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a comprehensive portfolio of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies for solid tumors, today announced the Company will present at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 25th Annual meeting in Washington DC. May 15-19, 2022.

ICT will present on GCC19CART, its lead product candidate from the Company’s CoupledCAR® technology, being developed to treat patients with relapsed/refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (R/R mCRC) in an oral presentation.

Details for the oral presentation are as follows:

A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of GCC19CART a Novel CoupledCAR® Therapy for Subjects with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Oral Abstract Session: Cell-based Cancer Immunotherapies II

Presenter: Eugene Kennedy, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, ICT

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 at 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm ET

This presentation highlights data from the 21 patients who were enrolled in two dose escalation groups at 5 hospitals in China. Patients were followed for safety and preliminary evidence of efficacy. Thirteen patients were enrolled in dose level 1 (1×106 cells/kg) and 8 patients were enrolled in dose level 2 (2×106 cells/kg). For dose level 1, the objective response rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1 was 15.4% (2/13). For dose level 2, The ORR per RECIST 1.1 was 50% (4/8). The most common adverse events were cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and diarrhea. Neurotoxicity was observed in 2 patients that was resolved with corticosteroids. Overall, GCC19CART demonstrated meaningful dose dependent clinical activity and an acceptable safety profile in patients with R/R mCRC.

About Innovative Cellular Therapeutics 

Innovative Cellular Therapeutics (ICT) is a private clinical stage biotechnology company headquartered in Rockville, MD. ICT is focused on the development of cellular immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumors. ICT’s unique CoupledCAR® technology platform is designed to overcome the common challenges of treating solid tumors. ICT has achieved promising preclinical and proof-of-concept clinical results in late-stage solid tumors, such as colorectal cancer and thyroid cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided a Study-May-Proceed letter for the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 1 clinical trial of GCC19CART targeting relapsed or refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. ICT expects to initiate this U.S. focused clinical trial, referred to as CARAPIA-1, in the summer of 2022. The Company has a broad pipeline of CAR-T candidates targeting additional solid tumors. For more information, please visit www.ictbio.com

Investor Relations Contacts: 
 
Innovative Cellular Therapeutics: 
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Kevin Gardner 
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LifeSci Advisors
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