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MAINZ, Germany, April 24, 2025 -- BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech” or “the Company”) will present data for selected assets from its diversified oncology pipeline, including mRNA cancer immunotherapies, next-generation immunomodulators, and targeted therapies, at the American Association for Cancer Research (“AACR”) Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois from April 25-30, 2025. The oral and poster presentations underline both the progress of BioNTech’s advanced priority oncology programs as well as the execution of the Company’s combination strategy in oncology, with first data to be presented for the combination of the PD-L1xVEGF-A bispecific antibody candidate BNT3271 plus antibody-drug conjugates (“ADCs”).
“We believe that the future standard of care for the treatment of advanced cancers will be combinations with novel immuno-oncology backbones,” said Prof. Özlem Türeci, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at BioNTech. “Our data presentations at this year’s AACR support our approach to combine complementary mechanisms of action with the aim of driving synergistic anti-tumor activity. The data we present indicate that we are well positioned to work towards our vision of improving outcomes for patients across the full continuum of cancer disease.”
Highlights of BioNTech’s oncology programs to be presented at AACR 2025:
BioNTech will present preclinical data characterizing the mode of action of BNT327. BNT327 is an investigational next-generation bispecific antibody combining PD-L1 checkpoint inhibition with VEGF-A neutralization. BNT327 showed a high binding affinity to PD-L1 and VEGF-A and efficient blocking of PD-1/PD-L1 and VEGF-A/VEGFR2 signaling. Anti-tumor activity superior to single PD-1/PD-L1 blockade or anti-VEGF-A treatment was observed in multiple tumor models.
First data for the combination of BNT327 with various ADC candidates, which are being jointly developed by BioNTech and Duality Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. (“DualityBio”), will be presented. The presentation will include preclinical evaluation of BNT327 plus ADCs, showing inhibition of tumor growth that is superior to each candidate alone. Further, early clinical data of the ongoing global Phase 1/2 trial (NCT05438329) of BNT327 in combination with BNT325/DB-1305, a TROP2-targeting ADC candidate, including safety and early efficacy data, will be presented in the poster session.
BioNTech will present data from the Phase 1 clinical trial LuCa-MERIT-1 (NCT05142189) for its mRNA cancer immunotherapy candidate BNT116 in combination with the anti-PD1 cemiplimab in an oral presentation. The update includes safety and clinical activity data, along with biomarker data from a cohort of frail patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) who were not eligible for platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment. The preliminary data showed anti-tumor activity, consistent immune response induction, and a manageable safety profile.