Celyad Outlines Key 2019 Priorities Including theAcceleration of the CYAD-01 Program in r/r AML and MDS

 

  • Lead candidate CYAD-01 continues to demonstrate encouraging clinical activity in THINK Phase 1 trial with a new complete response (CR) observed in patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • Key focus to accelerate the development of CYAD-01 for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or MDS, including the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial during second half 2019

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium - Celyad (Euronext Brussels and Paris, and Nasdaq: CYAD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of CAR-T cell-based therapies, today announced that it is accelerating its clinical development strategy for AML and MDS and provided updates on clinical candidates CYAD-01 and CYAD-101 with key upcoming milestones for 2019.

“We made progress in 2018 with our CAR-T clinical programs and we believe the Company is poised to achieve a number of important milestones in 2019,” noted Dr. Christian Homsy, CEO of Celyad. “We continue to be encouraged by the clinical data observed with CYAD-01 for the treatment of hematological indications. As a result, we are prioritizing the clinical development program of CYAD-01 for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome towards Phase 2 trials.”

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About Celyad

Celyad is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of specialized CAR-T cell-based therapies. Celyad utilizes its expertise in cell engineering to target cancer. Celyad’s CAR-T cell platform has the potential to treat a broad range of solid and hematologic tumors. Its lead oncology candidate, CYAD-01 (CAR-T NKG2D), has been evaluated in a single dose escalation Phase I clinical trial to assess the safety and clinical activity of multiple administrations of autologous CYAD-01 cells in seven refractory cancers including five solid tumors (colorectal, ovarian, bladder, triple-negative breast and pancreatic cancers) and two hematological tumors (acute myeloid leukemia and multiple myeloma). Celyad was founded in 2007 and is based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, and New York, NY. Celyad’s ordinary shares are listed on the Euronext Brussels and Euronext Paris exchanges, and its American Depository Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, all under the ticker symbol CYAD. 

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