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Infinity to Present IPI-145 Phase 1 Clinical Data at ASH
<p class='bwalignc'> <i>– Company to Host Investor Reception at ASH on December 10, 2012 –</i> </p> <p class='bwalignc'> </p>
Monday, November 05, 2012
Infinity to Present IPI-145 Phase 1 Clinical Data at ASH10:10 EST Monday, November 05, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Business Wire) -- Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) today announced that data
from its ongoing Phase 1 trial of IPI-145, the company's potent, oral
inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma will
be presented at the 54th American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Annual Meeting and Exhibition. The Phase 1 trial of IPI-145 is an
open-label, dose-escalation study evaluating IPI-145 in patients with
advanced hematologic malignancies. The presentation will include data
describing the safety, pharmacokinetics and clinical activity of
IPI-145. The ASH meeting is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, from
December 8 – 11, 2012.
“In this ongoing Phase 1 trial, we are very encouraged by the activity
observed at the three lowest dose levels of IPI-145 evaluable for
response, including responses in patients with chronic lymphocytic
leukemia, indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma. We
have continued to make progress in this study since submitting our
abstract in July. Specifically, dose escalation is still ongoing, and we
expect to soon complete patient enrollment in our first expansion cohort
evaluating IPI-145 at a dose of 25 mg twice daily in the same
indications for which we have seen responses,” stated Julian Adams,
Ph.D., president of R&D at Infinity. “We look forward to presenting
updated data from this study, which will include additional safety and
efficacy data from the first expansion cohort as well as the ongoing
dose escalation in patients with both B-cell and T-cell malignancies.”
“IPI-145 has a number of distinct features, including high potency
against PI3K-delta, the ability to inhibit PI3K-gamma and dose
proportional pharmacokinetics. We believe that these properties have the
potential to translate into benefits for patients and establish IPI-145
as the best-in-class PI3K inhibitor in hematologic malignancies as well
as inflammation,” Dr. Adams continued.
Infinity will also host a reception on Monday, December 10, 2012, from
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET to discuss IPI-145 and to review the data
presented at ASH. The reception will be webcast beginning at 8:45 p.m.
ET and can be accessed in the “investors/media” section of Infinity's
website, www.infi.com.
A replay of the event will also be available.
Poster Presentation DetailsTitle: Clinical safety and activity in a Phase 1 trial of
IPI-145, a potent inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase
(PI3K)-delta,gamma in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies
(Abstract #3663)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET (viewing) and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00
p.m. (presentation)
Presenter: Ian W. Flinn, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Hematologic
Malignancies Research Program, Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Hall B1-B2.
Abstract Highlights
The abstract accepted for presentation at ASH includes an evaluation of
the safety, activity and pharmacokinetics of IPI-145 as of July 16,
2012. At the time of the data cutoff, 20 patients were evaluable for
safety and 11 patients were evaluable for efficacy. Twice daily (BID)
doses of IPI-145 evaluated included 8 mg, 15 mg, 25 mg, 35 mg and 50 mg,
which were generally well tolerated. A single dose-limiting toxicity was
observed at the 15 mg BID dose level. Treatment-related adverse events
occurred in 11 of 20 evaluable patients, with Grade 3 and 4 events
occurring in five patients. Based on the tolerability observed to date,
dose escalation remains ongoing and a maximum tolerated dose has not
been reached.
Responses were observed at each of the lowest dose levels of IPI-145
evaluated, including 8 mg BID, 15 mg BID and 25 mg BID, in patients with
chronic lymphocytic leukemia (2 partial responses in 3 patients),
indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (1 complete response in 2 patients) and
mantle cell lymphoma (1 partial response in 1 patient), for a total of 4
responses among 6 evaluable patients with either chronic lymphocytic
leukemia, indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or mantle cell lymphoma.
Responses were not observed among five evaluable patients with
aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
The Phase 1 trial is evaluating patients with B-cell and T-cell
malignancies in the ongoing dose escalation.
About Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Infinity is an innovative drug discovery and development company seeking
to discover, develop and deliver to patients best-in-class medicines for
diseases with significant unmet need. Infinity combines proven
scientific expertise with a passion for developing novel small molecule
drugs that target emerging disease pathways. Infinity's programs focused
on the inhibition of phosphoinositide-3-kinase and heat shock protein 90
are evidence of its innovative approach to drug discovery and
development. For more information on Infinity, please refer to the
company's website at www.infi.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include those regarding the expected timing
for reporting data regarding IPI-145, the therapeutic potential of
IPI-145 and the potential for IPI-145 to be the best-in-class PI3K
inhibitor in hematologic malignancies and inflammation. Such statements
are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual events or results to differ materially from the
company's current expectations. For example, there can be no guarantee
that Infinity will report data in the timeframes it has estimated, that
any product candidate Infinity is developing will successfully complete
necessary preclinical and clinical development phases or that
development of any of Infinity's product candidates will continue.
Further, there can be no guarantee that any positive developments in
Infinity's product portfolio will result in stock price appreciation.
Management's expectations could also be affected by risks and
uncertainties relating to: Infinity's results of clinical trials and
preclinical studies, including subsequent analysis of existing data and
new data received from ongoing and future studies; the content and
timing of decisions made by the U.S. FDA and other regulatory
authorities, investigational review boards at clinical trial sites and
publication review bodies; Infinity's ability to enroll patients in its
clinical trials; unplanned cash requirements and expenditures;
development of agents by Infinity's competitors for diseases in which
Infinity is currently developing its product candidates; and Infinity's
ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual
property protection for any product candidates it is developing. These
and other risks which may impact management's expectations are described
in greater detail under the caption “Risk Factors” included in
Infinity's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2011 and subsequent filings filed by Infinity with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements contained in this
press release speak only as of the date hereof, and Infinity expressly
disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Jaren Irene Madden,
617-453-1336Jaren.Madden@infi.comhttp://www.infi.com
