to cancer - Immunovaccine

July 2014
Immunovaccine Inc.
(TSX-V: IMV)
Targeted T cell Activation Immunotherapies
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking information pursuant to applicable securities law. All
information that addresses activities or developments that we expect to occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions
of management on the date the statements are made. However, they should not be regarded as a
representation that any of the plans or objectives will be achieved. Actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information set forth in this
document due to risks and uncertainties affecting the Company, including access to capital, the
successful completion of clinical trials and receipt of all regulatory approvals. The forward-looking
statements in this document are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be
incorrect, including assumptions concerning general business and economic conditions, positive
clinical trials and the availability of financing. Immunovaccine assumes no responsibility to update
forward-looking statements in this document. Additional information about Immunovaccine,
including risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those implied or
inferred from any forward-looking statements in this presentation, are contained in our various
securities filings, including our current Annual Information Form, as well as our audited annual
consolidated financial statements which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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IMMUNOVACCINE SNAPSHOT
A vaccine platform technology company with a product pipeline
Capitalizing on the potential of DPX-Survivac in cancer immunotherapy
Diversifying by pursuing select applications and licensing opportunities
Moving rapidly toward mid-stage clinical development
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CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY- “BREAKTHROUGH OF THE
YEAR”
• Intra-tumoral T cell infiltration is an established positive
prognostic marker for increased overall survival in cancer patients
• Dramatic clinical responses achieved with T cell activation
therapies
– Checkpoint inhibitors “taking the brakes off” T cells
– T cells Engineered to “home” to cancer
• Cancer immunotherapies including vaccines:
– To become treatment of choice for up to 60% of cancers
– To exceed $35 billion/ year in the next decade
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EVOLUTION OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPIES
2020 – Global
immunotherapy
market forecasted to
reach $35 billion
(Andrew Baum, Citigroup)
June 2, 2014 – GSK focuses on immuno oncology, deal with
Adaptimmune for $ 350 million
April 21, 2014 – Company: Pfizer attempts its first bid for
AstraZeneca for $101 billion (cancer immunotherapy
pipeline)
September 11, 2013 – Company: Pfizer – Sets its sight on
therapeutic cancer vaccines.
October 3, 2013 – Company: Roche – Targets Cancer Vaccine
Partnerships.
November 13, 2013 – Company: Roche – Deal with Immatics for
antigen discovery, $17 million upfront, research costs and up to $1B
in milestones and royalties.
October 3, 2013 – Company: Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Research and option agreement with DCPrime BV to develop
novel dendritic cell-based cancer vaccines.
2010 - $1.6 billion
global cancer
vaccine market
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CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY OPPORTUNITY
DPX-SURVIVAC
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DPX-SURVIVAC- THERAPEUTIC VACCINE
PRODUCING SURVIVIN SPECIFIC T CELLS
• Applicable to a wide range of solid tumors and hematological
malignancies
• Entering multiple phase 2 studies including a large, randomized,
controlled Phase 2 trials in ovarian cancer with NCIC
• Exploring combination trials with compounds such as Anti-PD-1
• Strong Phase 1 antigen-specific T cell activation data supporting
mechanism of action in cancer patients
• Phase 1 signal of clinical activity
• Stable and easy to use “off the shelf” product
• Strong partnering interest driven by rapidly disappearing
available immunotherapy assets
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EVOLUTION OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
USING DEPOVAX™ (DPX) FORMULATION
•
Issued patents provide broad
protection
– Any antigen, any adjuvant, any
indication
– Initial patent protection through 2021
– Additional pending patents extend
protection to 2028 and 2033
•
Scalable GMP manufacturing
process established
– Meets FDA and EU standards
– Methods fully transferable
Vial 1
Antigen(s)
Proprietary adjuvant
Liposomes comprised of
phospholipids and cholesterol
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Vial 2
Mineral-oil based diluent
(Montanide ISA51 VG)
DPX-SURVIVAC - CREATING A STRONG IMMUNITY
DUE TO “DEPOT” EFFECT
Immune cells
DepoVaxTM- based deposit
Histology of subcutaneous injection site in mouse
Forcing prolonged vaccine processing by the immune system
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DPX-SURVIVAC USES AN IMPORTANT THERAPEUTIC
TARGET: SURVIVIN – FOR SOLID TUMORS AND
HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
•
Plays an important role in the control of apoptosis, cell
division and metastasis
Survivin
Peptide
•
A prognostic factor associated with cancer progression
A1
modified
•
A cancer stem cell antigen (150 scientific references)
A2
LMLGEFLKL
•
An immunogenic antigen recognized by T cells
•
Peptides identified based on spontaneous immune
responses
A3
modified
A24
unmodified
B7
unmodified
•
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Developed by Merck KgaA and exclusively licensed to
Immunovaccine Inc
Sequence
SURVIVIN IS ONE OF THE MOST BROADLY
EXPRESSED TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGENS
Found in a majority of Cancer Patients
NY-ESO-1
Survivin
MAGE-A3
Red line represents background mRNA expression levels
found in normal cells specific to that antigen
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DPX-SURVIVAC PHASE I DESIGN – OVARIAN
Screening
Study Day:
-7
Treatment
0
Follow up
7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56
70
98
119 126
210
DPX-Survivac:
Cyclophosphamide:
PBMC Collection:
Non-randomized, Dose Finding:
Cohort A: 0.5 mL DPX-Survivac (N=7)
Cohort B: 0.1 mL DPX-Survivac
+ low dose Cyclophosphamide (N=6)
Cohort C: 0.5 mL DPX-Survivac
+ low dose Cyclophosphamide (N=6)
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Immune Monitoring:
•
•
•
•
Antigen specific IFNg ELISpot
CD8+ Tetramer
Polyfunctionality by ICS
Gene up-regulation by exploratory
mRNA analysis
• Markers (CA-125, MDSC, Treg, B
cells)
HIGH LEVELS OF SUSTAINED IMMUNITY INDUCED BY DPXSURVIVAC THERAPY IN OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS
Individual patient immune responses by ELISPOT assay
Cohort A
0.5mL DPX-SVV
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Cohort B
0.1mL DPX-SVV + CPA
Cohort C
0.5mL DPX-SVV + CPA
Cohort 1 & 2 (phase 1b)
0.25mL DPX-SVV + CPA
0.1mL DPX-SVV + CPA
SURVIVIN SPECIFIC CD8+ T CELLS DETECTED IN THE BLOOD
OF CANCER PATIENTS
day 0
day 21
0.006
0.085
day 42
0.043
day 70
0.199
Ex vivo
0.064
CD8
In vitro Stim.
Multimer
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14
22.4
4.25
8.24
DPX-SURVIVAC THERAPY INDUCES SEVERAL IMPORTANT CD4+
AND CD8+ POLYFUNCTIONAL T CELL PHENOTYPES IN CANCER
PATIENTS
(% of CD4+ or CD8+ Phenotype)
"Total" IFNg Cohort C
Mean values of all cohort C patients
1.00
0.90
0.80
0.70
0.35
+
CD4EMEffector Memory
CD4+
+
CD8CM
Central Memory
CD8+
+
CD8EM
Effector Memory
CD8+
+
CD8LD
Late Differentiated
CD8+
0.30
"Total" I
0.25
1.00
0.90
0.80
Background subtracted
0.70
Background on all samples <0.02%
0.35
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0
21
42
84
63
Study Day
105
126
0.30
0.25
0.20
15
0.15
POSITIVE TREND FOR DELAYED PROGRESSION IN
PATIENTS RESPONDING TO DPX-SURVIVAC
Proportion of Progression-Free Patients
Time to Progression (N=18)
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
Strong Responders
0.4
Low and Negative Responders
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
100
200
300
Time (Days)
400
500
• Groups are immunologically balanced:
 age, lymphocyte counts, WBC counts and survivin antibody responses
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CLINICAL RESPONSE (SUBJECT 01-04) CORRELATES WITH
CA125 DECREASE AND IMMUNE RESPONSE INCREASE
•
•
•
Initial disease: Stage 3c epithelial ovarian cancer: Aug 2011; Surgery followed by IV
chemo (Complete Response)
Recurrent disease: Stage 3c: Nov 2012; IV chemo (Partial response)
Phase 1b DPX-Survivac clinical trial: 24 Sep 2013;
Cohort 1
– 43% reduction in tumor size achieved in February 2014
5000
Cx (PR)
DPX (0.25 mL)
CA-125 (U/ml)
4000
3000
DPX (0.1 mL)
2000
no Tx
1000
400
300
200
100
0
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SFU (per 10 6 PBMC cells)
IFN-g ELISpot
Sx, Cx (CR)
4096
2048
1024
512
256
128
64
32
0
3
13 21 42 77 05 33 61 89 17
01
20 SD SD SD D1 D1 D1 D1 D2
l2
t
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S S S S S
p
J
Se
5.61 cm Dec 2013
5 Nov 2013
4.00 cm
4.45
2.96 cm
cm
Feb 2014
21
42
63
84 105 126 147 168 189
Study Day
3.15 cm
3.07 cm
May 2014
3.30 cm
01-04
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Immunovaccine Proprietary Information
DPX-SURVIVAC UPCOMING CLINICAL TRIALS
• Ovarian cancer
– A multi-center randomized controlled phase 2 in US/ Canada
• 250 patients with stage III/ IV ovarian cancer (first line)
• Efficacy of DPX-Survivac in combination with metronomic cyclophosphamide
• Designed to assess progression free survival
– Currently exploring additional trials
• Glioblastoma
– An open label multi-center phase 2 trial in Italy in maximally resected
brain cancer patients
• Exploring additional trials in a variety of indications, including
Lymphoma
• Exploring combination trials with anti-PD1 in existing and new
indications
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PHASE II OVARIAN CANCER TRIAL
DESIGN (FIRST LINE MAINTENANCE)
Priming
Phase
Study Day
-8 0
21
Boosting Phase…
42
77
133
189
245
DPX-Survivac Prime
DPX-Survivac Boost
CTX (BID for 1 week)
PBMC collection
CA-125
(repeat measures)
CT/MRI Scans:
2:1 Randomization
RECIST 1.1
DPX-Survivac (8 doses) +
Cyclophosphamide (50 mg bid)
Placebo (8 doses) +
Cyclophosphamide (50 mg bid)
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301
357
413
DPX-SURVIVAC- A PARADIGM SHIFTING PRODUCT
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•
Applicable to a wide range of solid tumors and hematological malignancies
•
Entering multiple phase 2 trials including a large randomized study in ovarian cancer
with the national Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG)
•
Strong Phase 1 antigen-specific T cell activation data clearly demonstrates the
product’s MOA
•
Phase 1 signal of correlation between immune response and time to recurrence
•
Documented clinical activity in ovarian cancer highlight a potentially durable effect
of the therapy
•
Stable and easy to use “off the shelf” product
•
Well suited for combo immunotherapy regimens including checkpoint blockade
•
Strong partnering interest driven by clinical data and rapidly dwindling
immunotherapy assets
RATIONALE FOR NEXT GENERATION COMBINATION
THERAPY
METRONOMIC CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE SYNERGIZES WITH
VACCINE IN A PRE-CLINICAL MODEL (EARLY TREATMENT)
3
Tumor Volume (mm )
2500
PBS
DPX-R9F
mCPA
DPX + mCPA
2000
1500
1000
500
0
0
20
40
mCPA:
DPX-R9F:
Study Day
22
60
80
ENHANCED ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITY ACHIEVED WITH ANTI-PD-1 IN
COMBINATION WITH CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE AND VACCINE
C3 Tumor Challenge
mCPA, anti-PD1
mCPA, vaccine, isotype
mCPA, vaccine, anti-PD1
PBS
3
Tumor Volume (mm )
1500
1000
500
0
Study Day: 0
mCPA:
 -PD1:
DPX-R9F:
23
10
20
30
40
50
DEPOVAX PLATFORM ENABLING MULTIPLE PRODUCT
OPPORTUNITIES IN CANCER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
IMMUNOVACCINE’S PIPELINE
PRODUCTS BASED ON THE DEPOVAX™ PLATFORM
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COMPLETED, ONGOING, AND FUTURE STUDIES
2011
2012
Therapeutic Cancer
DPX-Survivac (company controlled)
Phase 1 Ovc
Phase 1b Ovc
Phase 2 Ovc (N=250) (US/Canada, NCIC)
Phase 2a GBM (Italy)
Exploring trials in various indications including Ovc
and Lymphoma
Exploring combination trials with anti-PD1
DPX-0907 (company controlled)
Phase 1 BC, Ovc, PC (N=21)
Phase 2 BC, Ovc (Italy)
Exploring additional trials
DPX-E7 (collaboration with Dana-Farber)
Phase 1 HPV related head & neck, anal, cervical (US)
Infectious Disease
DPX-RSV(A) (company controlled)
Phase 1 Healthy adults (Canada)
DPX-rPA Anthrax (collaboration with NIH)
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2013
2014
2015
2016
IMV AND PROFILE OF SELECT NASDAQ LISTED
COMPANIES
IMV LEADERSHIP & BOARD
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•
Leadership team:
– Marc Mansour, Ph.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer & Director
– Kimberly Stephens, CA, Chief Financial Officer
– Neil Berinstein, M.D., Medical Affairs Advisor
– Irene Clement, Regulatory Affairs Advisor
– Llew Keltner, M.D., Ph.D, Business Development Advisor
•
Board Members:
– Albert Scardino
• Chairman
– James W. Hall, CA
• Former Senior VP of Investments GrowthWorks
– Llew Keltner, M.D., Ph.D.
• Chairman of Raptor (NASDAQ: RPTP), Former CEO of AgonOx
– Stephanie Léouzon
• Senior Advisor to Torreya Partners, formerly Credit Suisse
– Wayne Pisano
• Former President and CEO of Sanofi Pasteur
– Brad Thompson, Ph.D.
• CEO of Oncolytics (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY)
IMMUNOVACCINE (TSXV: IMV) TODAY (JULY 3, 2014)
Share price
$0.65
52 week range
$0.24 - $1.50
Market cap
$51.7M
Shares outstanding
79.5M
Avg. volume
85,700
Insider’s (approx)
25%
Stock options &
warrants outstanding
5.05M
(as at March. 31, 2014)
29
(share weighted-average exercise
price of $0.73)
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* In Canadian dollars
30
65
IMMUNOVACCINE INC. (TSX-V: IMV)
For more information:
Marc Mansour, Ph.D., MBA
Chief Executive Officer
T: 902-421-5735 ext. 3
E: [email protected]
www.imvaccine.com