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Lyell Immunopharma Announces FDA Clearance of IND for LYL132, a T-Cell Receptor Therapy for Solid Tumors Being Developed in Collaboration with GSK
LYL132 is an NY-ESO-1-targeted TCR therapy that incorporates Epi-R™, Lyell’s novel epigenetic reprogramming technology designed to create populations of T
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[{"type":"text","content":"LYL132 is an NY-ESO-1-targeted TCR therapy that incorporates Epi-R™, Lyell’s novel epigenetic reprogramming technology designed to create populations of T cells with properties of durable stemness\nSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lyell Immunopharma, Inc., (Nasdaq: LYEL), a T-cell reprogramming company dedicated to the mastery of T cells to cure patients with solid tumors, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial for LYL132, an investigational T-cell receptor (TCR) therapy for patients with solid tumors expressing New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1 (NY-ESO-1) that the company is developing in collaboration with GSK. LYL132 incorporates Epi-R, Lyell’s epigenetic reprogramming technology and is under investigation as a potential next-generation enhancement to letetresgene autoleucel (lete-cel), a GSK TCR therapy targeting NY-ESO-1 currently in pivotal clinical development. The cell surface antigen NY-ESO-1 is a clinically validated target present on many aggressive solid tumors. Lyell’s Epi-R technology is designed to address a major barrier to successful Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) by creating populations of T cells with properties of durable stemness. T cells with properties of durable stemness are able to proliferate, persist, and self-renew with anti-tumor functionality. “Clearance of the second IND incorporating Lyell’s novel reprogramming technologies is another important milestone for Lyell, especially coming within a month of FDA clearance of an IND for LYL797, our lead CAR program,” said Liz Homans, Chief Executive Officer of Lyell. “We are eager to start multiple clinical trials that utilize our technologies to assess the potential benefits for patients with solid tumor cancers and also remain on track for two additional INDs by the end of this year.” “Clinically assessing, in a validated target, the potential benefit of reprogrammed T cells designed to have properties of durable stemness is a profoundly important and exciting milestone for Lyell and cancer drug development,” stated Rick Klausner, MD, Chair of Lyell's Board of Directors. “We believe lack of durable stemness is a major barrier to successful ACT in solid tumors and expect our Epi-R technology platfo...