Data from Incyte’s Oncology Portfolio Accepted for Presentation at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting
20.5.2021 00:14:00 EEST | Business Wire | Press release
Incyte (Nasdaq: INCY) today announced that multiple abstracts highlighting data from its oncology portfolio will be presented during the upcoming 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held virtually from June 4-8, 2021.
“We look forward to presenting data from across Incyte’s oncology portfolio and partner programs at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting,” said Steven Stein, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Incyte. “Data being presented during this congress, including new three-year data from the L-MIND study of tafasitamab in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma as well as results of the OPTIC study of ponatinib in chronic phase-chronic myeloid leukemia, underscore our continued focus on advancing science to help meet patients’ needs.”
Key abstracts accepted by ASCO include:
Oral Presentations
Ponatinib
OPTIC Primary Analysis: A Dose-Optimization Study of 3 Starting Doses of Ponatinib (PON)1 (Abstract #7000. Session: Hematologic Malignancies—Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant.)
Poster Discussions
Tafasitamab
Long-Term Analyses from L-MIND, a Phase 2 Study of Tafasitamab (MOR208) Combined with Lenalidomide (LEN) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (R/R DLBCL)2 (Abstract #7513. Session: Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.)
Capmatinib
Capmatinib in MET Exon 14-Mutated, Advanced NSCLC: Updated Results from the GEOMETRY Mono-1 Study3 (Abstract #9020. Session: Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic.)
ePosters
Capmatinib
Capmatinib Efficacy in Patients with NSCLC Identified as METex14 Using an NGS-Based Liquid Biopsy Assay: Results from the GEOMETRY Mono-1 Study3 (Abstract #9111. Session: Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic.)
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Capmatinib-Treated Patients with METex14-Mutated Advanced NSCLC: Results from the Phase 2 GEOMETRY Mono-1 Study3 (Abstract #9056. Session: Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic.)
Phase 1b/2 Study of Capmatinib Plus Gefitinib in Patients with EGFR-Mutated, MET-Dysregulated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer who Received Prior Therapy: Final Overall Survival and Safety3 (Abstract #9048. Session: Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic.)
Pemigatinib
Pemigatinib for Previously Treated Locally Advanced/Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA): Update of FIGHT-202 (Abstract #4086. Session: Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary.)
Retifanlimab
Phase 2 Study of Retifanlimab (INCMGA00012) in Patients (Pts) with Selected Solid Tumors (POD1UM-203) (Abstract #2571. Session: Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy.)
Ruxolitinib-Parsaclisib Combination Studies
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Ruxolitinib Plus Parsaclisib in Patients with JAK- and PI3K-Inhibitor Treatment–Naïve Myelofibrosis (Abstract #TPS7058. Session: Hematologic Malignancies—Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant.)
Tafasitamab
A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab Versus Placebo Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Follicular Lymphoma (FL) or Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL) (Abstract #TPS7568. Session: Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.)
First-MIND: A Phase 1b, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Assess Safety of Tafasitamab (tafa) or Tafa + Lenalidomide (LEN) in Addition to R‑CHOP in Patients with Newly Diagnosed DLBCL2 (Abstract #7540. Session: Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.)
For full session details and data presentation listings, please see the ASCO21 online program at https://meetinglibrary.asco.org. Oral, poster discussion and poster sessions, as well as track-based clinical science symposia, accepted for presentation at ASCO will be available on demand beginning Friday, June 4, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
About Incyte
Incyte is a Wilmington, Delaware-based, global biopharmaceutical company focused on finding solutions for serious unmet medical needs through the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics. For additional information on Incyte, please visit Incyte.com and follow @Incyte.
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1 Takeda-sponsored abstract.
2 MorphoSys-sponsored abstract.
3 Novartis-sponsored abstract.
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