CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGEM), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing modality-agnostic targeted therapies, today announced that results from the REZILIENT1 study of zipalertinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations (ex20ins) who have received prior therapy will be presented in an oral abstract session at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place in Chicago from May 30–June 3, 2025. The data will include results from the Phase 2b portion of the study, which explored zipalertinib monotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic EGFR ex20ins NSCLC who progressed after prior treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy with or without amivantamab and other ex20ins-targeted therapies.

“Despite an evolving treatment landscape, patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations continue to have limited treatment options and poor disease outcomes,” said Jeffrey Jones, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Cullinan Therapeutics. “The results from REZILIENT1 show zipalertinib demonstrated clinically meaningful efficacy and a manageable safety profile in patients who have received prior platinum-based chemotherapy, including those who were treated with amivantamab, and zipalertinib has the potential to address significant unmet need in these patient settings. We look forward to sharing these important results with the lung cancer community through our oral presentation at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.”

The details of the presentation include:

Presentation Title: Efficacy of zipalertinib in NSCLC patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations who received prior platinum-based chemotherapy with or without amivantamab
Presenting Author: Helena A. Yu, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Number: 8503
Session: Oral Abstract Session – Lung Cancer – Non-Small Cell Metastatic
Presentation Date and Time: Sunday, June 1, 2025, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM CDT

Live and Virtual Investor Event
Cullinan will host an in-person event for analysts and institutional investors on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 6:30 PM CDT, during which Danny Nguyen, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, City of Hope National Medical Center, will participate in a discussion of the zipalertinib data shared at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting with members of Cullinan management. Participants from Cullinan Therapeutics include Nadim Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffrey Jones, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer.

Investors and analysts are invited to register to attend in person by emailing Nick Smith, Head of Investor Relations ( [email protected] ). A webcast will be available via the events page of the Company’s investor relations website at https://cullinantherapeutics.com/events-and-presentations/ .

About Zipalertinib

Zipalertinib (CLN-081/TAS6417) is an orally available small molecule designed to target activating mutations in EGFR. The molecule was engineered to inhibit EGFR variants with exon 20 insertion mutations, while sparing wild-type EGFR. Zipalertinib is designed as a next generation, irreversible EGFR inhibitor for the treatment of a genetically defined subset of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Zipalertinib has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA.

Zipalertinib is being developed by Taiho Oncology, Inc., its parent company, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc.

About Cullinan Therapeutics

Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGEM) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to creating new standards of care for patients. Cullinan has strategically built a diversified portfolio of clinical-stage assets that inhibit key drivers of disease or harness the immune system to eliminate diseased cells in both autoimmune diseases and cancer. Cullinan’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of modalities, each with the potential to be best and/or first in class. Anchored in a deep understanding of oncology, immunology, and translational medicine, we create differentiated ideas, identify the most appropriate targets, and select the optimal modality to develop transformative therapeutics across a wide variety of autoimmune and cancer indications. We push conventional boundaries from candidate selection to differentiated therapeutic, applying rigorous go/no go criteria at each stage of development to fast-track only the most promising molecules to the clinic and, ultimately, commercialization. With deep scientific expertise, our teams exercise creativity and urgency to deliver on our promise to bring new therapeutic solutions to patients. Learn more about Cullinan at https://cullinantherapeutics.com/ , and follow us on LinkedIn and X .

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied statements regarding the company’s beliefs and expectations regarding our plans regarding future data presentations, the clinical development and regulatory filing plan and timeline of zipalertinib, the safety and efficacy profile of zipalertinib and its potential to address this unmet need, and other statements that are not historical facts. The words “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “pursue,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

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