NEW YORK, NY, USA I April 01, 2020 I Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq: YMAB), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the Company has completed the submission of its Biologics License Application (“BLA”) under the FDA’s Rolling Review process for naxitamab after market close on March 31, 2020. Naxitamab is an investigational, monoclonal antibody that targets GD2. The naxitamab BLA is for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory high-risk neuroblastoma. The submission is based on the safety and efficacy results of the pivotal Phase 2 studies 201 and 12-230, which the Company expects to present at a venue later this year. 

“As the father of a long-term high-risk neuroblastoma survivor, I am excited to see Y-mAbs first BLA submission in neuroblastoma completed. We believe this is a key milestone for families facing high-risk neuroblastoma and for Y-mAbs. We are very grateful to all our employees, consultants and clinical sites involved in developing naxitamab,” stated Thomas Gad, Founder, Chairman, President and Head of Business Development and Strategy.  

Dr. Claus Moller, Chief Executive Officer, continued, “With this submission, we look forward to working with the Agency to bring naxitamab to appropriate patients. We are excited to complete this submission and believe naxitamab can address a significant unmet medical need for children with relapsed/refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.” 

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (“MSK”) developed naxitamab, which is exclusively licensed by MSK to Y-mAbs. As a result of this licensing arrangement, MSK has institutional financial interests in the product and in Y-mAbs.

About Y-mAbs

Y-mAbs is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. The Company has a broad and advanced product pipeline, including two pivotal-stage product candidates—naxitamab and omburtamab—which target tumors that express GD2 and B7-H3, respectively.

SOURCE: Y-mAbs