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Gerber et al., Biochemical Pharmacology
2016 Market estimates from PD-1 and PDL-1 Inhibitors Market Size in 2021 - MarketWatch, 360 Research The Modern-Day Challenge in Immuno-Oncology Majority of patients don't respond to PD-1/PD-L1 monotherapy1 Global PD-1/PD-L1 Market2
~$30B ~$90B 2020 2026
Adapted from Van der Woulde-LL, et al,
Trends in Cancer, 2017 Two Major Types of Non-Responders to PD-1 Blockade Green = T-cells Purple = tumor Non-Responders T-cells Absent T-cells Inactive or Outside Tumor Responders T-cells Inside Tumor
Generate anti-tumor T-cells Unleash
anti-tumor T-cells ImmunoPhage Platform Powerfully self-adjuvanted nanoparticle vaccine can drive B cell and T cell responses Multi-antigen vaccine enables personalized approach from "off-the-shelf" components Targets APCs
Enhanced through addition of immunostimulatory nanobodies & cytokines TMAb (Tumor Microenvironment Activated Biologics) Platform Next-generation tumor activated mAbs Binding only in the low-pH tumor microenvironment Target checkpoints
and/or other immune pathways Enable improved PK/PD and toxicity profiles Two Platforms to Unleash Anti-Cancer T-cell Activity
T cell APC Peptide TCR HLA T cell
Immune Checkpoint Focus on multi-antigen approach for HLA-mediated immunotherapy to GENERATE anti-tumor T-cells ImmunoPhage TMAb Target Cell Focus on novel immune checkpoints to UNLEASH anti-tumor T-cells T-Cells Are Central to Our Approach
and the Key to Unlocking Groundbreaking Clinical Activity
Two Platforms Provide Broad Pipeline
Opportunities TMAb* Platform ImmunoPhage Platform *Tumor Microenvironment Activated biologics **Consists of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities In-house GMP manufacturing capabilities Business Development Strong Cash Position
Ended 3Q 2021: $156.7M** Positioned to Drive Value with Next Generation Product & Platform Development
Pipeline Utilizing Pioneering
ImmunoPhage Platform, TMAb Platform Program (Target) Indication Discovery IND-enabling Phase 1 / 2 Clinical TMAb SNS-101 (VISTA) Solid Tumors SNS-VSIG4 Solid Tumors ImmunoPhage SNS-401-NG (Multiple Tumor Antigens) Merkel Cell Carcinoma Head and Neck
Cancer Lung Cancer Melanoma Breast Cancer
TMAb (Tumor Microenvironment Activated
Antibodies that bind at
physiological pH may encounter a "sink" Prevents effective binding at the tumor and may lead to toxicity TMAb antibodies bypass tissue compartments other than the low-pH tumor microenvironment Potential for improved safety and clinical
activity profile pH 7.4 pH 7.4 pH 7.4 pH~ 6 Ph~ 6 pH~ 6 TMAb PLATFORM pH-sensitive Antibodies Only Bind Their Targets in the Low-pH Tumor Microenvironment The tumor microenvironment of pH ~6 is lower than physiological pH of 7.4 Sensei's
technology identifies pH-sensitive antibodies that bind only at the tumor
70-80% of patients do not achieve
increased survival with CPI monotherapy1 The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) influences response to immune checkpoint blockade Innate immune cells such as myeloid cells are a key driver of immunosuppressive TME 1 Gerber, et al
Biochemical Pharmacology 2016 The Promise and Challenge of Immunotherapy Using the body's own immune system to attack cancer Capitalizing on immunological specificity and long-term memory Achieving durable cures with minimal toxicity THE
PROMISE THE CHALLENGE Targeting Immunosuppressive myeloid cells is a promising strategy to overcome resistance to checkpoint Inhibitor therapy
1 Lines et al. Cancer
research vol. 74,7 (2014) 2 Gao et al. Nature medicine vol. 23,5 (2017) VISTA: An Emerging Checkpoint Target on Myeloid Cells Target Overview: Large market opportunity B7 family ligand Extensive expression on myeloid cells1 Inhibition of
VISTA may lead to activation of myeloid cells Excellent therapeutic combinability with CTLA-4 or PD-1/PD-L1 ICIs, especially in cold tumors2 VISTA expression correlates with poor survival rates across multiple cancers Novel development
program with no approved therapies Sensei's Competitive Advantage: Extensive understanding of VISTA biology and differentiated candidate antibody VISTA is a Negative Regulator of T cell Function Low pH tumor microenvironment
Increased Understanding of VISTA as
a Promising Target to Address the Needs of Patients with Cancer
VISTA's extracellular domain
is uniquely rich in histidines Histidines are protonated at low pH enabling VISTA to distinguish the active (acidic pH) and inactive (neutral pH) PSGL-1 binding interface 1. Johnston et al., Nature 2019 VISTA Checkpoint is Activated at the Low
pH of the Tumor Microenvironment Antibodies that block VISTA histidines: H153, H154 and H155 on interrupt PSGL-1 binding1
Block VISTA's interaction with
PSGL-1 at pH 6 within the tumor microenvironment Selectively bind VISTA at low pH to avoid: target mediated drug disposition on-target/off-tumor side effects Design an Fc-competent IgG engaging with Fc R on tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells Key
to Unlocking the Power of VISTA SNS-101
SNS-101 Inhibited Interaction of
VISTA to its Receptor, PSGL-1, in CD4/CD8 T-Cells at Low pH 6.0 PSGL-1 VISTA-Bio PE T-cell SA PSGL-1: VISTA Interaction on primary T-cells at pH 6.0 CD4 T-cells CD8 T-cells SITC 2021: Poster titled: Antagonistic pH-selective VISTA antibody SNS-101
potentiates anti-PD-1/PD-L1-induced anti-tumor immunity Fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively binds active (low pH) VISTA, but not inactive VISTA in the blood Potent inhibitor of PSGL-1 binding to VISTA Fc-competent framework to deliver
positive "kick" to suppress myeloid cells in the tumor microenvironment SNS-101: IND-Enabling Studies are Underway for SNS-101
R [RU] [Vista] - 7.5 nmol
- 0.2 nmol SNS-101 Has >600-Fold Selectivity for VISTApH6 ka = 4.59E+06 M-1s-1 Kd = 1.00E-03 s-1 KD = 2.18E-10 M SNS-101 ka = 7.11E+05 M-1s-1 Kd = 1.78E-04 s-1 KD = 2.5E-10 M SNS-101 [Vista] - 15 nmol - 0.2 nmol [Vista] -
7.5 nmol - 0.2 nmol [Vista] - 15 nmol - 0.2 nmol R [RU] Biophysical characterization demonstrates >600-fold selectivity for VISTA at pH 6.0 Picomolar binding at low pH No significant binding observed at physiological pH (7.4)
SITC 2021: Poster titled: Antagonistic pH-selective VISTA antibody SNS-101 potentiates anti-PD-1/PD-L1-induced anti-tumor immunity. pH7.4 pH 6.0 pH-dependent "benchmark" pH-dependent "benchmark" pH-independent
"benchmark" pH-independent "benchmark" ka = 1.45E+06 M-1S-1 Kd = 2.25E-03 S-1 KD = 1.55E-09 M [Vista] - 15 nmol - 0.2 nmol ka = 4.162E+05 M-1S-1 Kd = 9.27E-05 S-1 KD = 2.23E-10 M [Vista] - 15 nmol -
0.47 nmol pH 6.0 pH 7.4 Monovalent Affinity (KD) [nM] 0.218 132 (~No binding)
Proposed Mechanism of Action for
SNS-101 Fc-competent framework is required for optimal activity, but Fc R engagement in the blood may result in untoward "off tumor" activation (i.e. CRS) Non-pH dependent pH-dependent Blood Tumor Monocyte VISTA Non-pH sensitive mAb
Fc R SNS-101 Peripheral Sink and Activation CRS? T-cell PSGL-1 Monocyte Macrophage Macrophage Macrophage T-cell Macrophage Macrophage Macrophage Same Activation Activation No Activation No CRS Macrophage Pro-inflammatory Cytokines
Pro-inflammatory Cytokines
TMAb Platform Johnston et al,
Nature, 2019; Kineta website; Snyder et al, AACR Annual Meeting 2016; Pierre Fabre website; Hummingbird website SNS-101 Is a Differentiated Anti-VISTA Antibody SNS-101 VISTA.18 (BMS) KVA12.1 (Kineta) CI-8993; JNJ-61610588 (J&J/Curis) K01401-020;
W0180 (Pierre Fabre) HMBD-002 (Hummingbird) Inhibit PSGL-1 Binding Yes Yes unknown Yes unknown unknown pH Sensitive Binding Yes Yes No No No No Fc Active Yes (IgG1) No (IgG4) Yes (IgG1) Yes (IgG1) N/A No (IgG4) Stage Preclinical Preclinical
Preclinical Phase I Phase I IND submission Clinical Data / Notes Preclinical data presented at STIC IND-enabling studies underway N/A N/A JNJ initiated Phase I study in 2016 12 pts enrolled; initial dose 0.005 mg/kg Only patient treated at 0.3 mg/kg
experienced grade 3 CRS-associated encephalopathy; trial was halted Ongoing
Second TMAb program B7 family
related protein Expressed on macrophages Inhibits T-cell activation Novel therapeutic combinability with existing IO drugs Adapted from Zang et al., J Clin Invest. 2006 VSIG4: A Novel Next Generation Checkpoint Modulating the Tumor Microenvironment
No approved therapies against VSIG4
Ubiquitous viruses that infect
bacteria but not mammalian cells. Adept at activating the human immune system in multiple unique ways Bacteriophage
ImmunoPhage Platform Generating
Strong Antibody and T-cell Responses Bacteriophage virus is engineered and manufactured with both antigen and immune stimulatory viral DNA Viral DNA (self-adjuvant) Target antigen The ImmunoPhage bacteriophage is an icosahedron with a tail.
This configuration can be viewed as an activating signal to the immune system
Generating Strong Antibody and
T-cell Responses ImmunoPhages are taken-up by APCs and deliver three critical signals required to drive activation of T cells. Antigen cross presentation Positive co-stimulation Generation of Th1-biased immune response & cytokines CD28 CD80 T
cell receptor Antigen T- Cell Phage taken up by antigen presenting cells 1 2 3 1 2 3 Cytokines
Our ImmunoPhages can mount a
multi-modal attack on cancer, combining the benefits of a traditional vaccine with localized gene therapy Targeted therapeutic vaccine MHC-mediated immunity Bacteriophage have natural tropism for APCs Can be further targeted to APCs with non-antigen
capsid modifications Gene therapy vehicle Phage containing self-replicating RNA Used to deliver payloads consisting of immunomodulatory proteins or nanobodies Phortress library Personalized - yet off the shelf - medicines Pre-manufactured
cost effectively - then combined based on genetic profile ImmunoPhage A Multi-Pronged Approach to Address the Complexities of Cancer
33-46% disease-specific mortality
2,500 cases/yr with disease-specific mortality approaching 50% Vaccine combination therapy in adjuvant or neoadjuvant is attractive and feasible PD-1/PD-L1 refractory MCC remains unmet medical need with aggressive clinical course ~40% MCC patients
recur <24 months following definitive local treatment In these cases, expression of a viral antigen (oncogenic T-antigen) appears to be a strictly required tumor driver Researchers at UW have mapped MCPyV epitopes and determined CD8 T-cell, CD4
T-cell, and B-cell epitopes that are antigenic in the context of MCPyV+ MCC tumors. SNS-401-NG Development Collaboration with University of Washington to build first custom Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) vaccine consisting of Merkel Cell Polyoma Virus
epitopes and other patient specific antigens SNS-401-NG: Building the First Custom Merkel Cell Polyoma Virus (MCPyV) ImmunoPhage MCC is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer Integration of MCPyV is present in ~80% of U.S. cases
Critical signals of dendritic cell
activation show dose-dependent increases when cells are exposed to increasing amounts of ImmunoPhages Mechanism of Action: Activation and Maturation of Dendritic Cells Dose-response of engineered lambda phage on human skin-derived DC cultures
Signal: Dendritic cell co-stimulatory molecules Signal: Cytokine secretion
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