Estrella Immunopharma Completes First Dose Cohort in STARLIGHT-1 Trial and Receives Approval to Initiate Higher Dose Cohort

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EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Estrella Immunopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLA, ESLAW) (“Estrella” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing CD19-targeted ARTEMIS^® T-cell therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced the successful completion of the first dose cohort in its ongoing STARLIGHT-1 Phase I/II clinical trial. Following a review of safety and efficacy data, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has approved the initiation of the second dose cohort, which will administer 5 million receptor-positive T cells per kilogram of body weight of EB103 CD19-Redirected ARTEMIS^® T-cell therapy.

The first dose cohort included patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (“NHL”) who have failed multiple prior lines of therapy. Preliminary data from this cohort demonstrated a favorable safety profile, with no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) or treatment-related serious adverse events (SAEs) observed. Additionally, tumor response, were noted in all patients at Month 1.

The STARLIGHT-1 trial is an open-label, dose-escalation, multi-center study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of EB103 in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell NHL. The trial follows a standard 3+3 dose-escalation design, with the goal of evaluating the safety profile, the pharmacokinetics of EB103 and determining the Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D).

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