• The preliminary results from the phase 2 study investigating AFM24 in combination with the checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab in patients with EGFR wild-type non-small cell lung cancer have been accepted for poster presentation

MANNHEIM, Germany, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, today announced that an abstract presenting preliminary data from the phase 2 combination study of AFM24, its innate cell engager (ICE^®), in combination with atezolizumab, Roche’s checkpoint inhibitor, in patients with EGFR-wildtype (EGFRwt) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been accepted for poster presentation at 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Details of the poster presentation are as follows:

Title: Preliminary results from the phase 2 study of AFM24 in combination with atezolizumab in patients with EGFR wild-type (EGFR-WT) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Presenting Author: Hye Ryun Kim

Poster Session: Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Abstract Number: 2522

Poster Presentation Time: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT

The full abstract will become available on ASCO’s website on May 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). More details about the ASCO conference are available online at Attend | ASCO Annual Meeting.

About AFM24 

AFM24 is a tetravalent, bispecific ICE^® that activates the innate immune system by binding to CD16A on innate immune cells and epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR), a protein widely expressed on solid tumors, to kill cancer cells. Generated by Affimed’s fit-for-purpose ROCK^® platform, AFM24 represents a distinctive mechanism of action that uses EGFR as a docking site to engage innate immune cells for tumor cell killing through antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis. 

About Affimed N.V. 

Affimed (Nasdaq: AFMD) is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer by actualizing the untapped potential of the innate immune system. The Company’s innate cell engagers (ICE^®) enable a tumor-targeted approach to recognize and kill a range of hematologic and solid tumors. ICE^® are generated on the Company’s proprietary ROCK^® platform which predictably generates customized molecules that leverage the power of innate immune cells to destroy tumor cells.  A number of ICE^® molecules are in clinical development, being studied as mono- or combination therapy. Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, Affimed is led by an experienced team of biotechnology and pharmaceutical leaders united by the bold vision to stop cancer from ever derailing patients’ lives. For more about the Company’s people, pipeline and partners, please visit: www.affimed.com.  

Forward-Looking Statement

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