Full Dose Expansion Data for Solnerstotug in PD-(L)1 Resistant Tumors
October 20, 2025
Presenters:
Dr. Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Co-Director of Clinical Research START, San Antonio Principal Investigator for Ph1 trial of Solnerstotug
John Celebi
Chief Executive Officer
Ron Weitzman
Chief Medical Officer
Solnerstotug is a Potential First-in-Class VISTA Targeting Mab Designed to Improve Therapeutic IndexSolnerstotug bound to VISTA
Tumor cells
Solnerstotug unbound
Periphery
Targets VISTA:
An immune checkpoint protein and B7 family member that drives immunosuppression analogous to PD-1/PD-L1
Unique and extensive expression pattern, found on tumors and
myeloid-lineage cells
Plays a key role in both primary (innate) and secondary (acquired) resistance to checkpoint blockade
Solnerstotug MOA:Inhibits VISTA:PSGL-1 interaction selectively within the acidic TME
Drives anti-tumor activity by reversing immunosuppression
Gao et al. Nat Med. 2017
Kakavand et al. Mod Pathol. 2017
Thisted et al. Nat Commun 15, 2917 (2024)
MOA = mechanism of action 3
TME = tumor micoenvironment
PSGL-1 = P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
The Broad VISTA Commercial Opportunity PD-(L)1 Targeted Therapies Are One of the Largest Classes of Drugs Across All Therapeutic Areas VISTA Has the Most Prevalent Expression Across Cancer Indications Among Immune CheckpointsSales of Top 5 PD-(L)1 Targeted Therapies
32.3% (166/514)
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Sources:
AstraZeneca press releases February 8, 2024 and February 6, 2025
BMS press releases February 2, 2023, February 2, 2024, and February 6, 2025
Merck press releases February 1, 2024 and February 4, 2025
Regeneron press releases February 3, 2023 and February 4, 2025
Roche press releases February 1, 2023, January 31, 2024, and January 29, 2025
Nishizaki, D. et al. ESMO Open, Volume 9, Issue 4, 102942,
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The Challenge of Targeting VISTACompetitors Halted Development of VISTA Antibodies as a Result of Toxicities and Poor PK
Dose-limiting toxicity
Grade 3 CRS-associated encephalopathy
J&J ran the first clinical trial for a VISTA antibody in 2016 (NCT02671955)1
Transient Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) observed in several patients at 0.15 mg/kg
Transient Grade 3 CRS-associated encephalopathy observed at 0.3 mg/kg, leading to termination of the study after treating 12 patients
Challenging PK profile Non-linear PK, short t1/2 | |
JNJ-61610588 Human Plasma Concentration |
Key issues likely driven by extensive off-tumor expression of VISTA
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1 Curis, Inc., Corporate Presentation, Feb 2022
Solnerstotug Binds VISTA Selectively at the TumorPeriphery (Neutral pH) = No Binding
Solnerstotug has no detectable binding in peripheral or normal tissues
Control Pierre Fabre
JNJ
Solnerstotug
Tumor (Acidic pH) = Binding
Solnerstotug rapidly accumulates in the tumor
Isotype control
6h post-dosing
Solnerstotug
6h post-dosing
Blue = tumor
Brown = Solnerstotug
Solnerstotug minimizes off-tumor binding, providing potential for an improved toxicity and PK profile
SITC 2022 Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation #856, "SNS-101, a highly pH-selective VISTA:PSGL-1 inhibitory
antibody, potentiates anti-PD-1 sensitivity, expands memory T-cells and enhances tumor infiltration of CD8 T-cells" 6
Solnerstotug
Dose Escalation Data
Monotherapy Dose Escalation Solnerstotug (Q3W)
Combination Dose Escalation Solnerstotug + Cemiplimab (Q3W)
Given prior history of VISTA antibodies, Sensei prioritized establishing:
Lack of severe CRS
Acceptable PK
Dosing at pharmacologically
relevant levels
Phase 1 Dose Escalation
BOIN Design in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
✓
Cohort A5 15 mg/kg N=6
✓
Cohort B3
15 mg/kg
+ cemiplimab N=6
✓
Cohort A3 3 mg/kg N=3
Cohort A4 10 mg/kg N=3
✓
Cohort B2 10 mg/kg + cemiplimab N=6
✓
Cohort B1
3 mg/kg
+ cemiplimab N=6
✓
✓
Cohort A2 1 mg/kg N=3
Cohort A1
0.3 mg/kg
N=1
Phase 1 Study Objectives | |
Primary | Safety, tolerability, MTD/RP2D |
Secondary | PK, immunogenicity C anti-tumor activity |
✓
RP2D = Recommended Phase 2 Dose MTD = Maximum Tolerated Dose
Q3W = dosing once every three weeks Dose of Cemiplmab (Libtayo) is 350 mg BOIN = Bayesian Optimal INterval
✓ = cleared DLT assessment period 8
Well-toleratedCommercially acceptable and potentially best-in-class PK profile
Safety Profile Summary (Dose Escalation)
No dose-limiting toxicities observed
Majority of AEs were Grade 1 or 2
Two patients experienced Grade 1 CRS*, providing further evidence that CRS is a class effect of VISTA-targeting antibodies
Solnerstotug positioned to be the first VISTA-targeted mAb to test the VISTA IO hypothesis
First and only agent to be dosed at pharmacologically relevant levels
Forward focus on patients with "hot" tumors more likely to respond to immunotherapy
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Solnerstotug
Dose Expansion Data
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