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Full Dose Expansion Data for Solnerstotug in PD-(L)1 Resistant Tumors

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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 Index

Solnerstotug 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

Solnerstotug is a pioneering approach designed to overcome the toxicity and PK issues of 1st-generation VISTA-targeted antibodies


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 Checkpoints

Sales of Top 5 PD-(L)1 Targeted Therapies

32.3% (166/514)



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Nishizaki, D. et al. ESMO Open, Volume 9, Issue 4, 102942,

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The Challenge of Targeting VISTA

Competitors 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 Tumor


Periphery (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:

  1. Lack of severe CRS

  2. Acceptable PK

  3. Dosing at pharmacologically

relevant levels

Phase 1 Dose Escalation

BOIN Design in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

Solnerstotug Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study

✓

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-tolerated


Commercially 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

Phase 1 Dose Escalation Data Affirms Solnerstotug's MOA and Focused Patient Population in Dose Expansion

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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