ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases, today announced that clinical data from its Phase 1a study of MGD010 will be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2016), which is being held from June 8 to June 11, 2016 in London, England.
MacroGenics will present the following oral presentation:
- Title: Safety, Tolerability, and Functional Activity of MGD010, a DART® Molecule Targeting CD32B and CD79B, Following a Single Dose Administration in Healthy Volunteers
- Date: June 10, 2016
- Time: 10:40 a.m.
- Location: Room S20
About MGD010
MGD010 is a humanized DART molecule that simultaneously targets CD32B and CD79B. In preclinical studies, MGD010 was shown to modulate the function of human B cells without B-cell depletion. In normal conditions, B cells utilize CD32B as one of the key negative regulators to ensure that tolerance to self is maintained and autoimmune disease does not occur. MGD010 exploits this mechanism and triggers this inhibitory "immune checkpoint" loop for the inhibition of B-cell function, an approach that may be useful for the treatment of patients with autoimmune disorders. MacroGenics believes this molecule preferentially blocks those B cells that are activated to produce the pathogenic antibodies that promote the autoimmune process. As reported in earlier preclinical studies, MGD010 was shown to inhibit B lymphocytes from SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) patients in vitro; furthermore, MGD010 inhibits autoimmune responses in humanized mouse models. In a non-human primate study, MGD010 has demonstrated a favorable safety profile and pharmacological effect on targeted B cells in the absence of B-cell depletion.
About MacroGenics, Inc.
MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. The company generates its pipeline of product candidates primarily from its proprietary suite of next-generation antibody-based technology platforms. The combination of MacroGenics' technology platforms and protein engineering expertise has allowed the Company to generate promising product candidates and enter into several strategic collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For more information, please see the Company's website at www.macrogenics.com. DART, MacroGenics and the MacroGenics logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of MacroGenics, Inc.
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Jim Karrels, Senior Vice President, CFO MacroGenics, Inc. 1-301-251-5172, info@macrogenics.com Karen Sharma, Senior Vice President MacDougall Biomedical Communications 1-781-235-3060, ksharma@macbiocom.com