TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for odronextamab in relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy. The target action date for the FDA decision is July 30, 2025 .
Acceptance of the BLA resubmission follows the achievement of an FDA-mandated enrollment target for the Phase 3 confirmatory trial in R/R FL ( OLYMPIA -1). This was the sole approvability issue identified by the FDA in the complete response letter associated with the previous submission. The BLA resubmission is supported by data from the Phase 1 and pivotal Phase 2 trials (ELM-1 and ELM-2), which demonstrated an overall response rate of 80% (n=103), with 74% (n=95) achieving a complete response. Serious adverse events occurred in 67% of patients; those occurring in ≥10% of patients included cytokine release syndrome, COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Odronextamab is approved as Ordspono™ in the European Union for the treatment of R/R FL or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy although its safety and efficacy have not been fully evaluated by any other regulatory authority. For complete product information, please see the Summary of Product Characteristics that can be found on www.ema.europa.eu.
About FL
FL is one of the most common subtypes of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL). While FL is a slow-growing subtype, it is an incurable disease, and most patients will relapse after initial treatment. It is estimated that approximately 122,000 FL cases are diagnosed globally every year with more than 13,600 FL cases anticipated in the U.S. in 2025.
About the Odronextamab Clinical Development Program
Odronextamab is a CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody designed to bridge CD20 on cancer cells with CD3-expressing T cells to facilitate local T-cell activation and cancer-cell killing.
ELM-1 is an ongoing, open-label, multicenter Phase 1 trial to investigate the safety and tolerability of odronextamab in patients with CD20+ B-cell malignancies previously treated with CD20-directed antibody therapy.
ELM-2 is an ongoing, open-label, multicenter Phase 2 trial investigating odronextamab across five independent disease-specific cohorts, including DLBCL, FL, mantle cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and other subtypes of B-NHL. The primary endpoint is objective response rate according to the Lugano Classification as assessed by independent review committee, and secondary endpoints include complete response, progression-free survival, overall survival and duration of response. The pivotal results in FL were published in the Annals of Oncology.
Odronextamab is being investigated in a broad clinical development program exploring its use as a monotherapy as well as in combination regimens in several types of B-NHLs in earlier lines of therapy. In FL, odronextamab is being evaluated as a monotherapy against rituximab plus standard-of-care chemotherapies in a Phase 3 confirmatory trial ( OLYMPIA -1) and in combination with chemotherapy against rituximab plus standard-of-care chemotherapies in a separate Phase 3 trial ( OLYMPIA -2). For more information on Regeneron’s clinical trials in blood cancer, visit the clinical trials website or contact via clinicaltrials@regeneron.com or +1 844-734-6643.
About Regeneron in Hematology
At Regeneron, we’re applying more than three decades of biology expertise with our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies to develop medicines for patients with diverse blood cancers and rare blood disorders.
Our blood cancer research is focused on bispecific antibodies that are being investigated both as monotherapies and in various combinations and emerging therapeutic modalities. Together, they provide us with unique combinatorial flexibility to develop customized and potentially synergistic cancer treatments.
Our research and collaborations to develop potential treatments for rare blood disorders include explorations in antibody medicine, gene editing and gene-knockout technologies, and investigational RNA-approaches focused on depleting abnormal proteins or blocking disease-causing cellular signaling.
About Regeneron 's VelocImmune® Technology
Regeneron 's VelocImmune technology utilizes a proprietary genetically engineered mouse platform endowed with a genetically humanized immune system to produce optimized fully human antibodies. When Regeneron 's co-Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer George D. Yancopoulos was a graduate student with his mentor Frederick W. Alt in 1985, they were the first to envision making such a genetically humanized mouse, and Regeneron has spent decades inventing and developing VelocImmune and related VelociSuite technologies. Dr. Yancopoulos and his team have used VelocImmune technology to create a substantial proportion of all original, FDA-approved fully human monoclonal antibodies. This includes Dupixent® (dupilumab), Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc), Praluent® (alirocumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab), Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb), Inmazeb® (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn) and Veopoz® (pozelimab-bbfg). In addition, REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab) had been authorized by the FDA during the COVID-19 pandemic until 2024.
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to numerous approved treatments and product candidates in development, most of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases, and rare diseases.
Regeneron pushes the boundaries of scientific discovery and accelerates drug development using our proprietary technologies, such as VelociSuite, which produces optimized fully human antibodies and new classes of bispecific antibodies. We are shaping the next frontier of medicine with data-powered insights from the Regeneron Genetics Center® and pioneering genetic medicine platforms, enabling us to identify innovative targets and complementary approaches to potentially treat or cure diseases.