Pfizer Highlights Diverse Oncology Portfolio and Combination Approaches at ESMO 2024

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) continues to showcase potential practice-changing research and next-generation candidates across its robust Oncology portfolio at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024, being held September 13-17 in Barcelona. Data from more than 50 company-sponsored, investigator-sponsored and collaborative research abstracts, including more than 10 oral and mini-oral presentations, will be presented across the company’s tumor areas and core scientific modalities, as well as a potential treatment for a cancer-related condition.

“At this year’s ESMO, we are looking forward to demonstrating our progress toward delivering next-generation biologics and novel combinations that have the potential to be new standards of care for patients,” said Chris Boshoff, Chief Oncology Officer and Executive Vice President, Pfizer. “Our key data presentations highlight our scientific leadership in developing targeted therapies, including small molecules and antibody-drug conjugates, across our core tumor areas, including breast, bladder and thoracic cancers.”

“At ESMO, Pfizer will share important data highlighting our commitment to transforming outcomes for patients living with lung cancer, including longer-term follow-up results from the BRAFTOVI + MEKTOVI PHAROS study in BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer,” said Karin Tollefson, Chief Oncology Medical Officer, Pfizer. “We are also looking forward to sharing progress on our industry-leading pipeline of new molecules, including encouraging early results for two novel, investigational antibody-drug conjugates and preliminary data on a novel combination of Pfizer’s next-generation CDK inhibitors.”

Key research includes a late-breaking presentation of updated results from the pivotal Phase 2 PHAROS* study of BRAFTOVI (encorafenib) + MEKTOVI (binimetinib) in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC). Longer-term efficacy and safety data will be presented, following the initial primary overall response results (ORR) that supported the FDA approval for BRAFTOVI MEKTOVI in this indication in 2023 and the recent approval by the European Commission in August 2024. Further, Pfizer will share updated data from the safety lead-in of the ongoing Phase 3 BREAKWATER trial, showing antitumor activity of BRAFTOVI + cetuximab + FOLFIRI in patients with untreated BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in a mini-oral presentation.

Additionally, Pfizer will present a late-breaking Proffered Paper Presentation on the Phase 2 efficacy and safety results for its GDF-15 inhibitor, ponsegromab, in patients with cancer-associated cachexia, highlighting the company’s commitment to improving the treatment journey for people living with cancer. Cancer cachexia is a common, life-threatening wasting condition characterized by severe weight loss. The condition affects patients with advanced cancers and can greatly impact a patient’s ability to tolerate cancer treatment and quality of life. Despite its severity, there are no FDA-approved treatments for cachexia.^i,ii

Pfizer will also present early clinical-stage research for a number of priority pipeline areas, including encouraging Phase 1 results of the potential first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidate SGN-PDL1V (PF-08046054)in NSCLC and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); initial data for the investigational ADC disitamab vedotin in combination with KEYTRUDA^® (pembrolizumab) in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-expressing locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC); and the first data combining atirmociclib, our highly-selective cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) inhibitor (CDK4i), with a novel CDK2 inhibitor (CDK2i) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC) from a Phase 1 dose-escalation study.

Key ESMO Presentations

Genitourinary Cancer

• PADCEV + KEYTRUDA**: additional analysis from the pivotal EV-302 trial continues to support the combination as a new standard of care for patients with previously untreated la/mUC. An exploratory analysis shows PADCEV + KEYTRUDA^® showed consistent progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and ORR versus chemotherapy regardless of Nectin-4 or PD-L1 expression.

• Disitamab Vedotin: preliminary efficacy and safety data for disitamab vedotin in combination with KEYTRUDA highlights Pfizer’s continued commitment to developing novel therapeutics to meet the needs of patients with bladder cancer. Results from the safety run-in of the ongoing Phase 2 trial showed encouraging early efficacy and a safety profile consistent with previously presented data in treatment-naive patients with HER2-expressing la/mUC.

Thoracic Cancer

• SGN-PDL1V (PF-08046054): encouraging Phase 1 results will be presented for PDL1V, a novel, investigational vedotin ADC directed to PD-L1-expressing solid tumors. Data from the dose-escalation and dose optimization cohorts of the ongoing Phase 1 study show PDL1V as monotherapy was generally well tolerated with no unexpected adverse events, and encouraging antitumor activity was observed in patients with heavily pretreated NSCLC and HNSCC.

Breast Cancer

• Atirmociclib (PF-07220060) + PF-07104091: initial data from a dose-escalation study evaluating the innovative combination of atirmociclib, a potential first-in-class CDK4-selective inhibitor, with PF-07104091, a novel CDK2-selective inhibitor, showed a manageable safety profile and encouraging efficacy in patients with heavily pretreated HR+/HER2- breast cancer. These early results highlight the potential of Pfizer's strategy to advance atirmociclib as a future CDK inhibitor backbone therapy that may address treatment resistance with first generation CDK4/6i, subject to clinical success and regulatory approval. The CDK4i+2i combination is continuing to be explored in an ongoing Phase 1b/2 dose escalation and dose expansion study (NCT05262400).

Additional information on the Pfizer-sponsored abstracts, including date and time of presentation, follow in the chart below.

Pfizer is continuing its commitment to help non-scientists understand the latest findings with the development of abstract plain language summaries (APLS) for company-sponsored research being presented at ESMO, which are written in non-technical language. Those interested in learning more can visit www.Pfizer.com/apls to access the summaries starting September 16, 2024.

*The PHAROS trial is conducted with support from Pierre Fabre.

**Pfizer and Astellas have a clinical collaboration agreement with Merck to evaluate the combination of PADCEV^® and KEYTRUDA^® in patients with previously untreated metastatic urothelial cancer.

Prescribing Information for Pfizer Medicines

Please see full Prescribing Information for PADCEV.

Please see full Prescribing Information for BRAFTOVI and full Prescribing Information for MEKTOVI.

About Pfizer Oncology

At Pfizer Oncology, we are at the forefront of a new era in cancer care. Our industry-leading portfolio and extensive pipeline includes three core mechanisms of action to attack cancer from multiple angles, including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), small molecules, bispecific antibodies and other immunotherapy biologics. We are focused on delivering transformative therapies in some of the world’s most common cancers, including breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, hematology-oncology, and thoracic cancers, which includes lung cancer. Driven by science, we are committed to accelerating breakthroughs that help people with cancer globally live better and longer lives.

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ⁱⁱ Lisa Martin, Michael B. Sawyer, Cancer Cachexia: Emerging Preclinical Evidence and the Pathway Forward to Clinical Trials, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 107, Issue 12, December 2015, djv322, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djv322

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