Kiadis announces presentations at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
*Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 13, 2020 – Kiadis Pharma N.V. ("Kiadis" or the "Company") (Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels: KDS)*, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative NK-cell-based medicines for the treatment of life-threatening diseases, today announces that five abstracts related to its K-NK-cell therapy platform were accepted for presentation at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition being held virtually from December 5-8, 2020.The ASH abstracts are now available online through the ASH conference website at www.hematology.org/Annual-Meeting/Abstracts/.
Details of the oral presentation are as follows:
· *Oral Presentation #68: *Haploidentical MbIL-21 Ex Vivo Expanded NK Cells (FC21-NK) for Patients with Multiple Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
*Presenter: *Piyanuch Kongtim, MD
*Affiliation:* MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
*Session: *704. Immunotherapies: Beyond T to NK
*Presentation Date: *Saturday, December 5, 2020: 8:45 AM
Details of the poster presentations are as follows:
· *Poster #825:* Optimizing Ex-vivo Expanded NK Cell- Mediated Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) Combined With NKTR-255 in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Follicular Lymphoma (FL), and Burkitt Lymphoma (BL)
*Presenter:* Yaya Chu
*Affiliation: *New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Session:* 203. Lymphocytes, Lymphocyte Activation, and Immunodeficiency, including HIV and Other Infections: Poster I
*Presentation Date:* Saturday, December 5, 2020: 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Poster Hall
· *Poster #2151: *A Phase I Trial of Incorporating Natural Killer (K-NK) Cells for Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) and Molecular Residual Disease after Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Therapy
*Presenter: *Lindsay Rein, MD
*Affiliation:* Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Session: *632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapy: Poster II
*Presentation Date:* Sunday, December 6, 2020: 7:00 AM-3:30 PM, Poster Hall
· *Poster #2341: *BMT CTN 1803: Haploidentical Natural Killer Cells (K-NK002) to Prevent Post-Transplant Relapse in AML and MDS (NK-REALM)
*Presenter: *Sumithira Vasu, MD
*Affiliation:* The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Session:* 703. Adoptive Immunotherapy: Mechanisms and New Approaches: Poster II
*Presentation Date:* Sunday, December 6, 2020: 7:00 AM-3:30 PM, Poster Hall
· *Poster #2347:* A Phase I Clinical Trial Testing the Safety of IL-21-Expanded, Off-the-Shelf, Third-Party Natural Killer Cells for Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
*Presenter:* Sumithira Vasu
*Affiliation:* The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Session:* 704. Immunotherapies: Poster II
*Presentation Date:* Sunday, December 6, 2020: 7:00 AM-3:30 PM, Poster Hall
*Dutch Translation/Nederlandse vertaling*
*Kiadis Pharma N.V.** (“Kiadis”) is* een Nederlands beursgenoteerd biotechbedrijf in de klinische fase dat nieuwe geneesmiddelen ontwikkelt tegen ernstige ziekten. Het maakt daarbij gebruik van Natural Killer-cellen (NK-cellen), grote witte bloedlichamen die de eerste verdedigingslinie in het menselijk afweersysteem vormen tegen kankercellen en infecties. Kiadis maakt dat vijf ‘abstracts’ over het K-NK-celtherapieplatform zijn geaccepteerd voor presentatie op de 62e American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition die virtueel wordt gehouden van 5 tot 8 december 2020.
De ASH-samenvattingen zijn nu online beschikbaar via de ASH-conferentiewebsite op www.hematology.org/Annual-Meeting/Abstracts/.
Details van de presentaties zijn als volgt:
· *Poster #2151*: Een fase I-onderzoek naar het opnemen van Natural Killer-cellen (K-NK) voor patiënten met chronische myeloïde leukemie (CML) en moleculaire restziekte na therapie met tyrosinekinaseremmers (TKI)
*Presentator*: Lindsay Rein, MD
*Gelieerd aan*: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Sessie: *632. Chronische myeloïde leukemie: therapie: poster II
*Presentatiedatum*: zondag 6 december 2020: 7:00 - 15:30 uur, Posterzaal
· *Mondelinge presentatie #68:* Haplo-identieke MbIL-21 ex vivo geëxpandeerde NK-cellen (FC21-NK) voor patiënten met meervoudige recidiverende en refractaire acute myeloïde leukemie
*Presentator:* Piyanuch Kongtim, MD
*Gelieerd aan*: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
*Sessie*: 704. Immuuntherapie: voorbij T tot NK
*Presentatiedatum*: zaterdag 5 december 2020: 8.45 uur
· *Poster #825*: Optimalisatie van ex-vivo geëxpandeerde NK-celgemedieerde antilichaamafhankelijke cellulaire cytotoxiciteit (ADCC) gecombineerd met NKTR-255 bij chronische lymfatische leukemie (CLL), folliculair lymfoom (FL) en Burkitt lymfoom (BL)
*Presentator*: Yaya Chu
*Gelieerd aan*: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Sessie*: 203. Lymfocyten, lymfocytactivering en immunodeficiëntie, inclusief hiv en andere infecties: poster I
*Presentatiedatum*: zaterdag 5 december 2020: 07:00 - 15:30 uur Posterzaal
· *Poster #2341*: BMT CTN 1803: Haploidentical Natural Killer Cells (K-NK002) ter voorkoming van terugval na transplantatie bij AML en MDS (NK-REALM)
*Presentator*: Sumithira Vasu, MD
*Gelieerd aan*: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Sessie*: 703. Adoptieve immunotherapie: mechanismen en nieuwe benaderingen: poster II
*Presentatiedatum*: zondag 6 december 2020: 7:00 - 15:30 uur, Posterzaal
· *Poster #2347*: Een fase I klinisch onderzoek naar de veiligheid van IL-21-uitgebreide, off-the-shelf natural killer-cellen van derden voor recidiverende/refractaire acute myeloïde leukemie en myelodysplastisch syndroom
*Presentator*: Sumithira Vasu
*Gelieerd aan*: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Sessie*: 704. Immuuntherapie: Poster II
*Presentatiedatum*: zondag 6 december 2020: 7:00 - 15:30 uur, Posterzaal
*Dit persbericht vormt een samenvatting van het gepubliceerde Engelstalige persbericht. Bij eventuele verschillen is de tekst van het Engelstalige persbericht altijd leidend.*
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*Kiadis:*
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Tel: +1 (617) 710-7305
m.cimino@kiadis.com
*LifeSpring Life Sciences Communication:*
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lmelens@lifespring.nl
*Optimum Strategic Communications:*
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kiadis@optimumcomms.com*About Kiadis*
Founded in 1997, Kiadis is building a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative cell-based medicines for patients with life-threatening diseases. With headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and offices and activities across the United States, Kiadis is reimagining medicine by leveraging the natural strengths of humanity and our collective immune system to source the best cells for life.
Kiadis is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels since July 2, 2015, under the symbol KDS. Learn more at www.kiadis.com.
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