Breakthrough Clinical Results
Immix Biopharma announced positive results from its Phase 1/2 NEXICART-2 clinical trial of NXC-201, a sterically-optimized BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy, for relapsed/refractory AL amyloidosis. The trial showed a 71% complete response rate in seven patients, with no relapses or safety signals observed. These findings will be presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, followed by a KOL event. NXC-201 has received RMAT designation from the FDA and Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA and EMA. The high unmet need in this patient population, with current treatments achieving less than a 10% complete response rate, makes these results particularly significant.
Key Highlights
- 71% complete response rate (CR) observed in 7 patients treated with NXC-201 in the NEXICART-2 trial.
- No relapses or safety signals identified to date.
- Results to be presented at ASCO 2025 and followed by a KOL event.
- NXC-201 has received RMAT and ODD designations.
Incidence and Prevalence
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Key Unmet Needs and Targeted Populations for AL Amyloidosis
Based on publications in PubMed over the past 3 years, several key unmet needs and targeted populations for AL Amyloidosis have been identified:
Targeted Populations
Patients with Chromosomal Aberrations
- Chromosomal aberrations in patients with systemic light-chain amyloidosis, especially those with coexistent Multiple Myeloma (MM), have been rarely investigated
- Patients with t(11;14) and 1q21 gain showed shorter median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS)
- AL amyloidosis patients with concurrent MM carrying t(11;14) had the poorest prognosis, with a median OS time of just 8.1 months
Patients with Cardiac Involvement
- Left atrial (LA) remodeling and dysfunction are common findings in AL cardiac amyloidosis
- LA strain assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) provides independent prognostic value
- Low LA reservoir strain (<8.6%) increased mortality risk
Patients with Multisystem Involvement
- Patients with multisystem involvement (involving gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, and other organs) often have poor outcomes
- These patients may not be candidates for autologous stem cell transplantation due to high mortality risk
Unmet Needs
Therapeutic Targeting Needs
- CD32B has been identified as a potential therapeutic target with significantly higher expression than other Fc receptor family members
- Segments within variable domains of Ig light chains that drive amyloid fibril assembly represent potential therapeutic targets
- The humanized 2B6 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) specific for CD32B offers a novel therapeutic approach
Clinical Trial Needs
- Continued improvement in outcomes requires commitment from pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies, academic investigators, and cooperative groups/consortia
- Well-designed clinical trials of new agents and combinations are needed within a modern framework
- Need for proper categorization of study populations, definition of appropriate endpoints, and standardized adverse event reporting
Recent Studies
Based on the provided context, I can only share limited information about recent studies for AL Amyloidosis:
A study of F-Florbetapir PET/CT imaging was conducted in 17 patients with proven cardiac amyloidosis (15 with AL and 2 with ATTR). However, the context does not provide safety or efficacy outcomes from this study.
Another study analyzed iFISH results and clinical characteristics of 142 AL amyloidosis patients. The context doesn't specify the intervention used or the safety and efficacy outcomes.
A study on LA strain assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) was conducted in 87 patients with AL amyloidosis. The context doesn't provide information about the intervention's safety or efficacy outcomes.
The context mentions some standard therapies with activity in AL amyloidosis including: - Oral melphalan and dexamethasone - Autologous stem cell transplant - Thalidomide and its analogs (lenalidomide and pomalidomide) - The proteasome-inhibitor bortezomib
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Drug used in other indications
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