NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq: YMAB) a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer, today announced
that a clinical update for naxitamab and the Company’s SADA technology programs will be presented at the Company’s R&D event, which will take place today at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.
Investors, analysts, members of the media and the public may access the event via a live webcast. The presentation materials can be found on the Company’s website under the Presentations tab under the heading For Investors.
The Y-mAbs research and development day will feature presentations from Thomas Gad, founder, President and Interim-CEO, Vignesh Rajah, MBBS, DCH, MRCP(UK), MBA, (SVP, Chief Medical Officer at Y-mAbs), and Steen Lisby, M.D., DMSc, (SVP, Chief Scientific Officer at Y-mAbs).
SADA Technology
Dr. Lisby will discuss the Company’s SADA Technology, including announcement of the Company’s first proprietary hematological SADA construct, CD38-SADA against Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (“NHL”), and an update on GD2-SADA, which is being studied in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial in adults with small-cell lung cancer, sarcoma, and malignant melanoma.
DANYELZA® (naxitamab-gqgk)
Dr. Rajah, will present an update on DANYELZA® (naxitamab-gqgk), including potential label expansion into osteosarcoma, and a planned multicenter Phase 2 trial in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma.
“We are excited to share these new updates on both our naxitamab program and the SADA Technology. We believe that the prospects for the SADA Technology, which combines antibodies and radioactive payloads, are highly encouraging and could potentially revolutionize cancer treatments known today. We believe a CD38-SADA construct will have high potential,” said Thomas Gad, founder, President and Interim CEO. “We are redoubling our efforts and refining our focus on DANYELZA® and are pleased to be working towards advancing the program with a potential label expansion into osteosarcoma, and a planned multicenter Phase 2 trial in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma.”
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (“MSK”) developed DANYELZA®, which is exclusively licensed by MSK to Y-mAbs. MSK has institutional financial interests related to the compound and Y-mAbs.