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Mustang Bio Announces Results from Follicular Lymphoma Cohort of Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of MB-106, CD20-Targeted CAR T Therapy, Selected for Oral Presentation at European Hematology Association 2022 Hybrid Congress
Favorable safety profile, high overall response and complete response rates, and CAR T persistence observed in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular
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[{"type":"text","content":"Favorable safety profile, high overall response and complete response rates, and CAR T persistence observed in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma Data to be presented by Fred Hutch’s Dr. Mazyar Shadman WORCESTER, Mass., May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mustang Bio, Inc. (“Mustang”) (NASDAQ: MBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on translating today’s medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors and rare genetic diseases, today announced that results from the follicular lymphoma (“FL”) cohort of the ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of MB-106, a CD20-targeted, autologous CAR T cell therapy, in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (“B-NHLs”) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (“CLL”) were selected for an oral presentation at the European Hematology Association 2022 Hybrid Congress (“EHA2022”) taking place June 9-12, 2022, both virtually and in Vienna, Austria. The on-site presentation by Mazyar Shadman, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor and physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (“Fred Hutch”) and University of Washington will provide updated data on patients with FL beyond what is available in the abstract published today on the EHA2022 website and what was presented at the recent Tandem meetings. MB-106 is being developed in a collaboration between Mustang and Fred Hutch. “Acceptance for oral presentation at major international meetings such as EHA2022 is a prestigious accomplishment, and we’re pleased that the Scientific Program Committee has granted Dr. Shadman this highly visible opportunity to present Fred Hutch’s compelling data on patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma in the ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of MB-106,” said Manuel Litchman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mustang. “Furthermore, as we present our data to more investigators at peer-reviewed meetings, we are encouraged by the enthusiasm of these investigators for the durability of the responses and for the expansion of enrollment at Fred Hutch from CAR T naïve follicular lymphoma patients to patients previously treated with CAR Ts and to patients with other CD20-positive histologies such as diffuse large B cell lymphoma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia and CLL. Finally, as Mustang continues to a...