UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 03, 2022 |
Adicet Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-38359 | 81-3305277 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
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200 Berkeley Street, 19th Floor | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | 02116 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 503-9095 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | ACET | | The Nasdaq Global Market |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 3, 2022, Adicet Bio, Inc. (“Adicet” or the “Company”) issued a press release titled “Adicet Bio Reports ASH Abstract Data from Ongoing ADI-001 Phase 1 Trial in Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL),” a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 3, 2022, the Company issued a press release and reported interim data from the Company’s Phase 1 study of ADI-001 for the potential treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Data highlights as of the July 15, 2022 data-cut date are as follows:
•Of the nine evaluable patients, three patients were treated at each of the three dose levels: dose level 1 (DL1; 30 million CAR+ cells), dose level 2 (DL2; 100 million CAR+ cells), and dose level 3 (DL3; 300 million CAR+ cells). Two patients at DL3 were re-dosed with a second course of ADI-001, per protocol. Six of nine were male (67%) and the median age was 62 years (range 45-75). There were eight patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) and one with mantle cell lymphoma. Of the eight patients with LBCL, five had diffuse-large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), two had high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBCL) with double/triple hit, and one had HGBCL not otherwise specified. Indolent lymphomas, such as follicular lymphoma, are currently excluded from the study.
•Overall, the patients were heavily pretreated with a median number of prior therapies of four (range 2-5), and had a poor prognostic outlook as indicated by the median International Prognostic Index (IPI) score of four (range 2-4); the median tumor burden was 2,974 (150-7,919) mm2, and 89% (8/9) had stage III/IV disease.
•The best overall response rate (ORR) and complete response rate (CR) was 78% (7/9). For the four patients who had prior autologous CD19 CAR T therapies, the ORR and CR rate was 100% (4/4). As of the data-cut date, of the seven patients who had achieved CR, two patients progressed, one died of unrelated causes while in complete remission and four were still in CR and in active follow up, with a range of follow-up time between 1.2 and 8.8 months.
•CAR+ gamma delta T cell kinetics in the peripheral blood increased in a dose-dependent manner with peak cell expansion occurring between Days seven and 10 at DL3 based on flow cytometry.
•Of the nine patients, there were no ≥ Grade 3 Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) or Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS) events. Two patients developed CRS: one Grade 1 and one Grade 2. At the time of the ASH abstract submission, there were three reported related serious adverse events: Grade 2 CRS, Grade 1 ICANS and Grade 3 adenoviraemia. There was no reported graft versus host disease or protocol-defined dose-limiting toxicity events.
•Response data were evaluated per Lugano 2014 criteria by independent radiographic review.
The disclosure under this Item 8.01 contains "forward-looking statements" of Adicet within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to business and operations of Adicet. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied statements regarding: the potential safety, durability, tolerability and therapeutic effects of ADI-001; plans and timing for the release of additional clinical data from Adicet’s Phase 1 trial of ADI-001 in relapsed or refractory NHL patients; and future progress of the Phase 1 study.
Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and beliefs of future events, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the effect of COVID-19 on Adicet’s business and financial results, including with respect to disruptions to Adicet’s clinical trials, business operations and ability to raise additional capital; Adicet's ability to execute on its strategy, including obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals on the expected timeline, if at all; that positive results, including interim results, from a clinical study may not necessarily be predictive of the results of future or ongoing clinical studies; clinical studies may fail to demonstrate adequate safety and efficacy of Adicet’s product candidates, which would prevent, delay, or limit the scope of regulatory approval and commercialization; and regulatory approval processes of the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities are lengthy, time-consuming, and inherently unpredictable. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause Adicet's actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Adicet's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All disclosure under this Item 8.01 is as of the date of this Form 8-K, and Adicet undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | ADICET BIO, INC. |
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Date: | November 3, 2022 | By: | /s/ Chen Schor |
| | Name: Title: | Chen Schor
President and Chief Executive Officer |
