Affimed Touts Encouraging Patient Responses For Its NK Cell Therapy In Lymphoma Settings

Affimed N.V. AFMD provided a data update from its ongoing study of lead innate cell engager (ICE) AFM13 precomplexed with cord blood-derived natural killer (cbNK) cells. 

• AFM13 is currently being investigated at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in a phase 1/2 study in patients with CD30-positive relapsed or refractory Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
• Thirteen response-evaluable patients were treated at the RP2D.
• One patient with a previously recorded complete response (CR) has since progressed 7.9 months after treatment. Four with partial responses also saw their cancers worsen after roughly three months each.
• Related: Affimed's Lymphoma Candidate Shows 100% Objective Response Rate At Highest Dose.
• Eight of the 13 have achieved a complete response after two treatment cycles, representing an increase from 5 patients (38%) demonstrating CR after one treatment cycle.
• The seven patients still seeing complete response are a median of 6.5 months after treatment, and the one individual who remains at partial response is 6.3 months. 
• The four PR progressors were between 2.9 and 4.3 months out before their cancers worsened.
• Price Action: AFMD shares are up 2.93% at $4.56 during the market session on the last check Monday.