Immuneering Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for IMM-1-104 in First-line Pancreatic Cancer
July 31 2024 - 4:05PM
Immuneering Corporation (Nasdaq: IMRX), a clinical-stage oncology
company seeking to develop and commercialize universal-RAS/RAF
medicines for broad populations of cancer patients, today announced
that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track
designation for its lead clinical-stage program, IMM-1-104, as a
first-line treatment for patients with pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In February 2024, the Company announced Fast
Track designation for IMM-1-104 as second-line treatment for
patients with PDAC who have failed one previous line of therapy.
IMM-1-104 is designed to provide universal-RAS activity through
Deep Cyclic Inhibition of the MAPK pathway with once-daily oral
dosing.
“First-line pancreatic cancer patients are
eligible and actively enrolling in our Phase 2a study, in two arms
evaluating IMM-1-104 in combination with chemotherapy,” said Ben
Zeskind, Ph.D., Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of
Immuneering. “With Fast Track designation now granted for IMM-1-104
in both first and second-line pancreatic cancer, we have the
potential to help a broader population of patients impacted by one
of the most difficult to treat cancers. Our Phase 2a study also
includes an arm evaluating IMM-1-104 as monotherapy in first and
second-line pancreatic cancer patients, along with monotherapy arms
focused on RAS mutant melanoma and RAS mutant non-small cell lung
cancer. We look forward to sharing initial data from multiple arms
of the study this year.”
About Fast Track
Designation
Fast Track Designation is a program designed to
facilitate the development and expedite the review of medicines
with the potential to treat serious conditions and fulfill an unmet
medical need. An investigational medicine that receives Fast Track
Designation may be eligible for more frequent interactions with the
FDA to discuss the candidate’s development plan and, if relevant
criteria are met, may be eligible for accelerated approval and
priority review.
About Immuneering
Corporation
Immuneering is a clinical-stage oncology company
seeking to develop and commercialize universal-RAS/RAF medicines
for broad populations of cancer patients with an initial aim to
develop a universal-RAS therapy. The Company aims to achieve
universal activity through Deep Cyclic Inhibition of the MAPK
pathway, impacting cancer cells while sparing healthy cells.
Immuneering’s lead product candidate, IMM-1-104, is an oral,
once-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor currently in a Phase 1/2a trial in
patients with advanced solid tumors harboring RAS mutations.
IMM-6-415 is an oral, twice-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor currently
in a Phase 1/2a trial in patients with advanced solid tumors
harboring RAS or RAF mutations. The Company’s development pipeline
also includes several early-stage programs. For more information,
please visit www.immuneering.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this
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should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, statements regarding: Immuneering’s plans to develop,
manufacture and commercialize its product candidates; the treatment
potential of IMM-1-104, alone or in combination with other agents,
the design, enrollment criteria and conduct of the Phase 1/2a
clinical trial of IMM-1-104; the potential for fast track
designation to accelerate development of IMM-1-104 in pancreatic
cancer; and the timing of results of the Phase 2a portion of the
trial for IMM-1-104.
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or failure to obtain regulatory approvals; our reliance on third
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