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A2 Bio Announces First Patient Dosed in DENALI-1 Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of A2B395, a Novel Allogeneic Precision CAR T Cell Therapy for Patients with Solid Tumors that Express EGFR
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies for solid tumors, today announced dosing of the first patient in the DENALI-1 (NCT06682793) clinical study. DENALI-1 is a multicenter phase 1/2 dose-escalation clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of A2B395, an allogeneic logic-gated CAR T cell therapy, in participants with solid tumors that express EGFR and have lost HLA-A*02 expression. A2B395 is the first allogeneic therapy utilizing the A2 Bio Tmod™ technology platform to advance into clinical development.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 26, 2025
A2 Biotherapeutics Closes $80 Million Series C Financing to Advance Clinical Development of Its Precision Cell Therapies Using Its Proprietary Tmod™ Technology Platform
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to selectively target tumor cells and protect normal cells, today announced the closing of its $80 million Series C financing round, supported by a syndicate of investors that includes The Column Group and Samsara BioCapital. Proceeds will fund the company’s three clinical development programs and advancement of its pipeline of CAR-T cell therapies based on its proprietary Tmod™ platform technology.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 9, 2025
A2 Bio Highlights Progress of Tmod™ CAR T-Cell Clinical Programs During 2024 Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to selectively target tumor cells and protect normal cells, today shared progress of its Tmod™ CAR T-cell clinical programs during the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) taking place November 8-10, 2024. In an oral presentation today, the company shared continued progress in increasing the diversity of participants enrolled in the BASECAMP-1 nationwide prescreening study for all Tmod™ CAR T-cell trials. A2 Bio also shared posters highlighting early safety and biomarker data from the ongoing EVEREST-1 clinical study, an enrollment update for the EVEREST-2 clinical study, and updates on adaptations to boost potency and preserve selectivity of its Tmod™-based precision cell therapies.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 9, 2024
A2 Bio to Present Safety and Biomarker Data from EVEREST-1 Trial during 2024 Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to selectively target tumor cells and protect normal cells, today announced the acceptance of six abstracts for presentation during the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) taking place November 8-10, 2024, in Houston.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 4, 2024
A2 Bio Highlights Progress of CAR T-Cell Clinical Programs in Three Poster Presentations during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 Annual Meeting
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies for solid tumors, will present updates on three ongoing clinical trials in poster presentations during the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. A2 Bio will present two Trials in Progress posters on its first-in-human (FIH) Phase 1/2 studies, EVEREST-1 and EVEREST-2, as well as a poster highlighting how a greater understanding of the structure of Tmod™ allowed the BASECAMP-1 master prescreening study to increase the ethnic and racial diversity of patients enrolled in its clinical trials.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 29, 2024
A2 Bio Announces First Patient Dosed in EVEREST-2 Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Novel Mesothelin Logic-Gated CAR T
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies for solid tumors, today announced dosing of the first patient in the Phase 1 clinical trial of A2B694. The multi-center Phase 1 dose escalation clinical trial, EVEREST-2 (NCT06051695), will evaluate safety and determine the recommended dose of A2B694 in patients with solid tumors that express mesothelin, including ovarian, mesothelioma, pancreatic, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer, and have lost HLA-A*02 expression.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 16, 2024
A2 Bio to Highlight Progress of CAR T Clinical Programs in Three Poster Presentations at 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio) a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to selectively target tumor cells and protect normal cells, today announced the acceptance of three posters for presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting May 31-June 4, 2024, in Chicago, Ill. A2 Bio will present two Trials in Progress on its first-in-human Phase 1/2 studies EVEREST-1 and EVEREST-2, and one poster highlighting the BASECAMP-1 master prescreening study protocol’s impact on increasing trial diversity.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 24, 2024
A2 Bio Appoints James Robinson as New Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to address the high unmet needs in cancer, today announced the appointment of James Robinson as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors, effective April 1st, 2024. Robinson succeeds Scott Foraker, A2 Bio’s first CEO, who led the company from early discovery through dosing of its first clinical candidate.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 25, 2024
A2 Bio Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Novel Cell Therapy Program A2B530 in Colorectal Cancer
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to A2B530 for the treatment of germline heterozygous HLA-A*02(+) patients with colorectal cancer that expresses carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and has lost HLA-A*02 expression.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 4, 2024
A2 Bio Presents Oral and Poster Presentations Highlighting BASECAMP-1 and EVEREST-1 Patient Screening at 2023 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies, shares new highlights from the BASECAMP-1 (NCT04981119) master pre-screening protocol in an oral presentation Friday, November 3, at the 38th Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting November 1-5, 2023, in San Diego. Additionally, A2 Bio is presenting two posters on November 4, 2023, detailing the BASECAMP-1 master pre-screening trial and EVEREST-1 CAR T interventional trial.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 2, 2023
A2 Bio Announces Oral and Poster Presentations at the 2023 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio) a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies for solid tumors, today announced an oral presentation and two poster presentations of trial-in-progress data from their pre-screening (BASECAMP-1) and first-in-human Phase 1 study (EVEREST-1) at the 38th Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting November 1-5, 2023, in San Diego, CA.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 16, 2023
A2 Bio Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of A2B530, a Novel Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Colorectal, Pancreatic and Non-small Cell Lung Cancers
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies for solid tumors, today announced the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1 clinical trial of A2B530. The multi-center Phase 1 dose escalation clinical trial, EVEREST-1 (NCT05736731), will enroll patients with colorectal, pancreatic and non-small cell lung cancers. EVEREST-1 will evaluate safety and determine the recommended dose of A2B530.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 30, 2023
A2 Bio Identifying Solid Tumor Patients for Possible Inclusion in Phase 1 Studies Targeting CEA and Mesothelin Expected to Begin in 2023: Update at SITC 2022
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc., “A2 Bio”, is a biotechnology company focused on the development of first-in-class T cell therapeutics to tackle the fundamental challenge in solid tumor treatment—the ability of cancer medicines to selectively kill tumor cells while protecting normal cells.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 7, 2022
A2 Bio to Present at ASCO-GI 2022 on Use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to Identify GI Cancer Patients for Future Tmod™ CAR T Therapy
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (“A2 Bio”) is a biotechnology company focused on the development of a first-in-class, logic-gated Tmod™ CAR T cell therapy platform to tackle the fundamental challenge in solid tumor treatment—the ability of cancer medicines to distinguish between tumor and normal cells. The Tmod system exploits irreversible genetic changes in cancer cells called loss of heterozygosity (LOH). A2 Bio will be presenting on Saturday, January 22nd at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium taking place virtually and in-person on January 20–22, 2022, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 18, 2022
A2 Bio Provides First Preclinical Data Presentation for CEA and MSLN Programs, Including Trial Update at SITC 2021
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc., “A2 Bio”, is a biotechnology company focused on the development of a first-in-class Tmod™ T cell therapy platform to tackle the fundamental challenge in solid tumor treatment—the ability of cancer medicines to distinguish between tumor and normal cells.
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 12, 2021
A2 Bio to Highlight Program Updates in Two Presentations at SITC 2021
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc., “A2 Bio”, is a biotechnology company focused on the development of first-in-class T cell therapies to treat solid tumors. A2 Bio will make two presentations at The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 36th Annual Meeting taking place virtually and in person on Nov. 10–14, 2021 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The first presentation will focus on new preclinical in vitro and in vivo demonstrations of both CEA (A2B530) and MSLN (A2B694) Tmod™ T cell therapy. The second presentation will discuss an observational study, BASECAMP-1, to identify relapsed solid tumor patients with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for future Tmod™ CAR T cell therapies (NCT#04981119).
By A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 1, 2021