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Sana Biotechnology Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Updates
Presented positive 4- and 12-week clinical results of ongoing type 1 diabetes study showing that hypoimmune-modified pancreatic islet cells transplanted
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[{"type":"text","content":"Presented positive 4- and 12-week clinical results of ongoing type 1 diabetes study showing that hypoimmune-modified pancreatic islet cells transplanted without immunosuppression overcome immune recognition, while continuing to function and persist with stable C-peptide production post-transplant Enrolling patients in the GLEAM trial for SC291 in B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases and VIVID trial for SC262 in relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies; expect to report clinical data from both studies in 2025 Presented preclinical data in non-human primates showing safety and deep B-cell depletion using a surrogate for SG299, an in vivo CAR T with CD8-targeted fusogen delivery of a CD19-directed CAR Expect to file investigational new drug applications (INDs) for SC451 in type 1 diabetes and for SG299 in B-cell related diseases as early as 2026 Q1 2025 cash position of $104.7 million; expected cash runway into 2026 SEATTLE, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines, today reported financial results and business highlights for the first quarter 2025. “Type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains a large, unmet need, impacting the lives of over 9 million people, and we have made significant progress in 2025 toward a functional cure of this disease,” said Steve Harr, Sana’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We recently presented 12-week clinical data for UP421, showing that hypoimmune-modified pancreatic islets transplanted without any immunosuppression continue to evade immune detection and function three months after transplant, a result that we expect to continue over time and to be broadly generalizable across the population. Additionally, we have established the foundation for a genomically stable, gene-modified master cell bank, a difficult and essential step that clears the path toward an IND as early as 2026 and makes a scalable solution for people with T1D a realistic possibility.” Recent Corporate Highlights Announced positive initial results from an investigator-sponsored, first-in-human study transplanting UP421, an allogeneic primary islet cell therapy engineered with hypoimmune platform (HIP) technology, into a patient with type 1 diabetes without the use of any immunosuppression. UP421 is a primary human HIP-modified pancrea...