Initial preclinical data will be presented for HMPL-506, a novel, highly potent and differentiated menin-MLL inhibitor for the treatment of certain types of acute leukemia. Compared with five other menin inhibitors in clinical development, HMPL-506 showed the stronger inhibitory potency in MLL-rearranged and NPM1 mutant leukemia cell line models. Furthermore, HMPL-506 in combination with azacytidine, venetoclax or gilteritinib synergistically improved the anti-tumor effect against MLL-rearranged leukemias both in vitro and in vivo. The investigational drug candidate displayed favorable pharmacokinetic profiles, high selectivity and low risk of cardiac toxicity. A Phase I study of HMPL-506 is planned for the second half of 2024.
Initial preclinical data will also be presented for HMPL-A067 (HMA800067), a novel CD38-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in which daratumumab was conjugated with cytotoxic payload Monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) via a novel linker. It demonstrated significant superior anti-tumor activity to daratumumab, including in several B-cell malignancies models with resistance to daratumumab treatment.
Other presentations include preclinical data on the ERK 1/2 inhibitor, HMPL-295; early clinical data on the Syk inhibitor, sovleplenib, in lymphoma patients; additional clinical data from global studies of VEGFR inhibitor, fruquintinib, and MET inhibitor, savolitinib; and several investigator-initiated studies of fruquintinib and VEGFR/CSF-1R/FGFR inhibitor, surufatinib.