Immutep Announces First Participant Dosed In Phase I Study Of IMP761

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | August 14, 2024 08:05am

• IMP761 is designed to enhance the "brake" function of LAG-3 on T cells to restore balance to the immune system and address the underlying cause of many autoimmune diseases
• Safety data from this first-in-human study anticipated by year-end and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics data in first half CY2025

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immutep Limited ((ASX: IMM, NASDAQ:IMMP) ("Immutep" or "the Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel LAG-3 immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease, today announces that the first participant has been successfully dosed in the first-in-human Phase I trial of IMP761. This first-in-class agonist LAG-3 antibody is designed to restore balance to the immune system by enhancing the "brake" function of LAG-3 to silence dysregulated self-antigen-specific memory T cells that cause many autoimmune diseases.

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