A2 Bio to Highlight Progress of CAR T Clinical Programs in Three Poster Presentations at 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio) a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to selectively target tumor cells and protect normal cells, today announced the acceptance of three posters for presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting May 31-June 4, 2024, in Chicago, Ill. A2 Bio will present two Trials in Progress on its first-in-human Phase 1/2 studies EVEREST-1 and EVEREST-2, and one poster highlighting the BASECAMP-1 master prescreening study protocol's impact on increasing trial diversity.

Poster presentations on Saturday, June 1, 9:00 am ? 12:00 pm CT

EVEREST-1: A seamless phase 1/2 study of A2B530, a carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) logic-gated Tmod CAR T-cell therapy, in patients with solid tumors associated with CEA expression also exhibiting human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*02 loss of heterozygosity (LOH)

Session: Developmental Therapeutics - Immunotherapy
Presenting Author: Julian Molina, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Abstract #: TPS2698
Poster Bd #: 162b

EVEREST-2: A seamless phase 1/2 study of A2B694, a mesothelin (MSLN) logic-gated Tmod CAR T-cell therapy, in patients with solid tumors that show MSLN expression and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*02 loss of heterozygosity (LOH)

Session: Developmental Therapeutics - Immunotherapy
Presenting Author: Salman Punekar, MD, NYU Langone Health
Abstract #: TPS2699
Poster Bd #: 163a

Improving ethnic and racial diversity in biomarker-driven clinical trials: A proof of concept with the BASECAMP-1 master prescreening study of patients with high-risk solid tumors with human leukocyte antigen-A*02 (HLA-A*02) loss of heterozygosity (LOH)

Session: Care Delivery/Models of Care
Presenting Author: Caleb Smith, MD, Mayo Clinic
Abstract #: 1604
Poster Bd #: 475

About EVEREST-1

EVEREST-1 (NCT05736731) is a seamless Phase 1/2 study for A2B530, an autologous logic-gated investigational cell therapy developed from A2 Bio's proprietary Tmodtm platform. The Tmod platform provides selective killing of tumor cells and protection of normal cells via a dual-receptor design consisting of an activator that targets tumor cells and a blocker that protects normal cells. A2B530 consists of an activator that targets carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and a blocker that targets HLA-A*02. HLA-A*02 is lost in tumor cells and present in normal cells in the eligible patient population. The study is recruiting patients with lung, colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

About EVEREST-2

EVEREST-2 (NCT06051695) is a seamless Phase 1/2 study for A2B694, an autologous logic-gated investigational cell therapy developed from A2 Bio's proprietary Tmodtm platform. The Tmod platform provides selective killing of tumor cells and protection of normal cells via a dual-receptor design consisting of an activator that targets tumor cells and a blocker that protects normal cells. A2B694 consists of an activator that targets mesothelin (MSLN) and a blocker that targets HLA-A*02. HLA-A*02 is lost in tumor cells and present in normal cells in the eligible patient population. The study is recruiting patients with lung, colorectal, pancreatic, ovarian and mesothelioma cancers.

About A2 Bio

A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio) is a clinical-stage biotech company developing first-in-class logic-gated cell therapies to address the high unmet need in cancers. A2 Bio invented the proprietary Tmodtm cell therapy platform to tackle the fundamental challenge in cancer treatment?the ability of cancer medicines to distinguish between tumor and normal cells. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.a2bio.com.