Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]
05 Juin 2024 - 1:11PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE
ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of June, 2024
Commission File Number: 001-39173
I-MAB
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
2440 Research Blvd, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20850
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
x Form 40-F ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: June 5, 2024
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Exhibit 99.1
I-Mab
Announces Collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to Evaluate Givastomig in a Combination Study for Newly Diagnosed Gastric and Esophageal
Cancers
| · | I-Mab
enters clinical collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB
bispecific antibody givastomig in combination with nivolumab and chemotherapy for the treatment
of gastric and esophageal cancer. |
| · | Collaboration
builds on promising safety and efficacy data from the givastomig monotherapy study reported
at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2023. |
ROCKVILLE,
MD, June 5, 2024 – I-Mab (NASDAQ: IMAB) (the “Company”), a U.S.-based, global biotech company, exclusively
focused on the development and potential commercialization of highly differentiated immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, today
announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). The collaboration
will evaluate the combination of givastomig, an investigational Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody jointly developed by I-Mab and
ABL Bio (KOSDAQ: 298380), with Bristol Myers Squibb’s immune checkpoint inhibitor, nivolumab, and chemotherapy (FOLFOX or CAPOX),
as a potential first-line treatment for patients with advanced Claudin 18.2-positive gastric and esophageal cancers.
Under the terms
of the agreement, the study will be a multi-national Phase 1 study conducted by I-Mab. Bristol Myers Squibb will supply nivolumab. Nivolumab
is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that is designed to block the PD-L1 protein on cancer cells from binding to PD-1, enhancing T-cell
function and resulting in improved anti-tumor responses.
“We
are pleased to enter into this clinical collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb as we embark on the next stage of givastomig’s
development to explore the significant promise of this bispecific antibody in a triple-therapy regimen,”
said Raj Kannan, CEO of I-Mab. “The study builds on the encouraging single-agent activity and safety we have observed with
givastomig as presented at ESMO 2023. We remain optimistic that givastomig in combination with nivolumab and chemotherapy will drive
potent anti-tumor activity in specific tumors, and we look forward to accelerating progress in the clinic.”
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About
Givastomig
Givastomig,
also known as TJ-CD4B/ABL111 or TJ033721, is a bispecific antibody designed to bind to Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) as a tumor engager and
4-1BB as a conditional T-Cell activator. Givastomig uniquely binds to tumor cells expressing various levels of CLDN18.2, including gastric
cancer and pancreatic cancer cells, and conditionally activates intra-tumoral T-cells at the tumor site through 4-1BB. Givastomig appears
to effectively maintain a strong tumor binding property and anti-tumor activity attributable to a synergistic effect of both CLDN18.2
antibody and 4-1BB antibody while avoiding or minimizing liver toxicity and systemic immunotoxicity commonly seen with 4-1BB antibodies
as a drug class. Developed through a collaboration between I-Mab and ABL Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company in South Korea,
givastomig is currently being investigated in a Phase 1 clinical study in the U.S. and China. In March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug Designation for givastomig for the treatment of gastric cancer, including cancer of the gastroesophageal
junction.
About I-Mab
I-Mab (NASDAQ:
IMAB) is a U.S.-based, global biotech company, exclusively focused on the development and potential commercialization of highly differentiated
immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.
I-Mab has
established operations in the U.S. in Rockville, Maryland, and in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit https://www.i-mabbiopharma.com
and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
I-Mab Forward
Looking Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will",
"expects", "believes", "designed to", "anticipates", "future", "intends",
"plan", “promise”, "potential", "estimate", "confident", “explore”, “optimistic
about”, “look forward to” and similar terms or the negative thereof. Statements that are not historical facts, including
statements about I-Mab's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release
include, without limitation, statements regarding: the anticipated terms, objectives, and potential of the clinical collaboration with
Bristol Myers Squibb, including in the evaluation of Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody givastomig in combination with nivolumab
and chemotherapy as a potential first-line treatment of gastric and esophageal cancer; the potential of nivolumab to enhance T-cell function
and improve anti-tumor responses; the plan to explore the promise of givastomig in a triple-therapy regimen through the clinical collaboration;
the potential implications of givastomig for patients; and I-Mab’s anticipated clinical development and potential commercialization
of givastomig. These forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the
following:
I-Mab’s
ability to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its drug candidates; the clinical results for its drug candidates, which may not support
further development or New Drug Application/Biologics License Application approval; the content and timing of decisions made by the relevant
regulatory authorities regarding regulatory approval of I-Mab’s drug candidates; I-Mab’s ability to achieve commercial success
for its drug candidates, if approved; I-Mab’s ability to obtain and maintain protection of intellectual property for its technology
and drugs; I-Mab’s reliance on third parties to conduct drug development, manufacturing and other services; I-Mab’s limited
operating history and I-Mab’s ability to obtain additional funding for operations and to complete the development and commercialization
of its drug candidates; and discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in I-Mab’s most recent annual
report on Form 20-F and I-Mab’s subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”).
I-Mab may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders,
in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties.
All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to I-Mab. I-Mab undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required
by law.
I-Mab
Contacts
Investors & Media |
Tyler Ehler |
Senior Director, Investor Relations |
IR@imabbio.com |
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