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Incyte and MorphoSys to Host Investor Event to Discuss the Unmet Need and Global Opportunities for Tafasitamab in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
- Analyst and investor conference call and webcast scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. CEST WILMINGTON, Del. & PLANEGG &
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n- Analyst and investor conference call and webcast scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. CEST\n\n WILMINGTON, Del. & PLANEGG & MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nIncyte (Nasdaq:INCY) and MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment; MDAX & TecDAX; NASDAQ:MOR) today announced that the companies intend to host a conference call and webcast to discuss global development, unmet need and commercial opportunities for tafasitamab.\n\nDr. Gilles Salles will join Incyte and MorphoSys leadership as an expert speaker. Dr. Salles was the principal investigator and first author of the ICML 2019 and EHA 2020 data presentations, as well as first author of the 2020 Lancet Oncology publication of the L-MIND trial investigating tafasitamab in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.\n\nThe conference call and webcast will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CEST. The live webcast and replay will be available via www.morphosys.com and investor.incyte.com.\n\nTo access the conference call, U.S. domestic callers please dial 877-423-0830. Callers outside of the U.S. please dial +49 69201744220 or +44 2030092470. When prompted, provide the conference pin number, 83557299#.\n\nAbout Tafasitamab\n\nTafasitamab is a humanized Fc-modified cytolytic CD19 targeting monoclonal antibody. In 2010, MorphoSys licensed exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize tafasitamab from Xencor, Inc. Tafasitamab incorporates an XmAb® engineered Fc domain, which mediates B-cell lysis through apoptosis and immune effector mechanism including antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP).\n\nMonjuvi® (tafasitamab-cxix) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from low grade lymphoma, and who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit ...