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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Blueprint Medicines Corporation (the “Company”) from time to time presents and/or distributes to the investment community at various industry and other conferences slide presentations to provide updates and summaries of its business. The Company is posting to the “Investors & Media” portion of its website at http://ir.blueprintmedicines.com/ a copy of its current corporate slide presentation. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 1, 2020, the Company issued a press release reporting the achievement of a number of key milestones, including the top-line data from the Phase 1/2 ARROW trial in patients with RET mutant medullary thyroid cancer, the completion of the rolling new drug application submission for pralsetinib for RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer, and the submission of an investigational new drug application for BLU-263 for the treatment of patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 | Corporate slide presentation of Blueprint Medicines Corporation dated April 1, 2020 | |
99.2 | Press release issued by Blueprint Medicines Corporation on April 1, 2020 | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 99.1
© 2020 Blueprint Medicines Corporation R.S., living with systemic mastocytosis PRECISION THAT MOVES™ Staying one step ahead of disease APRIL 1, 2020 |
Forward-looking statements 2 This presentation contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. The words "aim," "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "continue," "target" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. In this presentation, forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the plans, strategies, timelines and expectations of Blueprint Medicines Corporation (the "Company") for the preclinical and clinical development and commercialization of AYVAKIT™ (avapritinib), pralsetinib, fisogatinib, and BLU-263; the plans, timing, design, initiation, enrollment, expectations and announcement of results for the Company's ongoing and planned clinical trials; plans and timelines for submitting marketing applications for avapritinib and pralsetinib and, if approved, commercializing avapritinib for additional indications or pralsetinib; the potential benefits of any of the Company's current or future approved drugs or drug candidates in treating patients; expectations regarding the Company's existing, cash, cash equivalents and investments; and the Company's strategy, goals and anticipated milestones, business plans and focus. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control and may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the Company's business, operations, strategy, goals and anticipated milestones, including the Company's ongoing and planned research and discovery activities, ability to conduct ongoing and planned clinical trials, clinical supply of current or future drug candidates, commercial supply of current or future approved drugs, and launching, marketing and selling current or future approved drugs; the delay of any current or planned clinical trials or the development of the Company's drug candidates, including avapritinib for additional indications, pralsetinib, fisogatinib and BLU-263, or the licensed drug candidate; the Company's advancement of multiple early-stage efforts; the Company's ability to successfully demonstrate the efficacy and safety of its drug candidates and gain approval of its drug candidates on a timely basis, if at all; the preclinical and clinical results for the Company's drug candidates, which may not support further development of such drug candidates; actions or decisions of regulatory agencies or authorities, which may affect the initiation, timing and progress of clinical trials or marketing applications; the Company's ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for any drug candidates it is developing or AYVAKIT; the Company' ability and plans for maintaining a commercial infrastructure, and successfully launching, marketing and selling its current or future approved drugs; the Company's ability to successfully expand the approved indications for AYVAKIT or obtain marketing approval for AYVAKIT in additional geographies; the Company's ability to develop and commercialize companion diagnostic tests for any of the Company's current or future approved drugs or drug candidates; and the success of the Company's current and future collaborations, partnerships and licenses. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail under "Risk Factors" in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any other filings it has made or may make with the SEC in the future. The Company cannot guarantee future results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or achievements, and there can be no assurance that its expectations, intentions, anticipations, beliefs, or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished. The forward-looking statements in this presentation are made only as of the date hereof, and except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This presentation also contains estimates, projections and other statistical data made by independent parties and by the Company relating to market size and growth and other data about the Company's industry. These data involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of the Company's future performance and the future performance of the markets in which the Company operates are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk. |
Leadership in a time of challenge and uncertainty 3 PATIENT CENTERED Stay focused on the patients who need access to our innovation, perhaps now more than ever VIGILANT Constantly assess and customize approaches to potential business impacts NIMBLE Leverage global infrastructure including external collaborators and adapt to new ways of working RESILIENT Provide support and flexibility to our employees to enable resiliency OUR APPROACH TO NAVIGATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
3 clinical datasets reported in 2020 to date, with additional disclosures planned FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; ISM, indolent systemic mastocytosis; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumors. MTC, medullary thyroid cancer; NDA, new drug application; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; PDUFA, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act; SM, systemic mastocytosis; 3L, third-line; 4L, fourth-line. 4 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 ✓ Top-line ARROW data for pralsetinib in RET+ NSCLC ✓ Updated PIONEER data for avapritinib in ISM ✓ Top-line ARROW data for pralsetinib in RET+ MTC • Top-line VOYAGER data for avapritinib in 3L GIST • Top-line EXPLORER and PATHFINDER data for avapritinib in advanced SM Not for promotional use. On track to lock VOYAGER trial database in April 2020 and provide top-line data to FDA to enable action on avapritinib NDA for 4L GIST by May 14 PDUFA date |
1. Approved in the U.S. for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a PDGFRA exon 18 mutant, including PDGFRA D842V mutations. 2. Proposed MAA indication is unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a PDGFRA D842V mutation. 3. Planned NDA or MAA submissions. MAA, marketing authorization application; 2L, second-line. *All planned commercial launches are subject to regulatory review and approval of marketing applications currently under review or planned. Anticipate multiple commercial launches through 2021 5 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Launch planned Launch underway 20213 GIST avapritinib SM avapritinib RET pralsetinib US - PDGFRA GIST1 US - 4L GIST EU - PDGFRA GIST2 US - 3L GIST US - Advanced SM US - NSCLC US - 2L MTC EU - NSCLC Not for promotional use. |
1. Unresectable or metastatic disease. 2. CStone Pharmaceuticals has exclusive rights to develop and commercialize avapritinib, pralsetinib and fisogatinib in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Blueprint Medicines retains all rights in the rest of the world. 3. Approved in the U.S. for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a PDGFRA exon 18 mutation, including PDGFRA D842V mutations. The proposed MAA indication is unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a PDGFRA D842V mutation. 4. NDA submitted to FDA in March 2020; plan to submit MAA to EMA in Q2 2020. 5. In collaboration with Roche. Blueprint Medicines has U.S. commercial rights for up to two programs. Roche has worldwide commercialization rights for up to two programs and ex-U.S. commercialization rights for up to two programs. 1L, first-line; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma DISCOVERY EARLY-STAGE DEVELOPMENT LATE-STAGE DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY SUBMISSION APPROVED U.S. MAA PDGFRA GIST1,2, 3 NDA 4L GIST1,2 NDA 3L GIST1,2 2L GIST1,2 NDA Advanced SM2 Indolent SM2 Avapritinib (KIT & PDGFRA) Advanced HCC2 Fisogatinib (FGFR4) EGFR+ NSCLC1 BLU-945 (EGFR+ triple mutant) EGFR+ NSCLC1 (EGFR+ double mutant) (2 undisclosed targets) (MAP4K1)5 (3 undisclosed immunokinase targets)5 Indolent SM BLU-263 (KIT) ongoing or completed planned Advanced HCC (+CS-1001)2 Not for promotional use. NDA / MAA4 2L RET+ NSCLC1,2 1L RET+ NSCLC1,2 EGFR+ NSCLC (+osimertinib)1,2 NDA 2L MTC1,2 Other RET-altered solid tumors1,2 Pralsetinib (RET) 1L MTC1,2 6 |
Pralsetinib: an investigational precision therapy for RET-altered cancers * Planned NDA submission. Kinome illustration reproduced courtesy of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (www.cellsignal.com) (CSTI). The foregoing website is maintained by CSTI, and Blueprint Medicines is not responsible for its content. Other RET-altered tumors RET fusion-positive NSCLC Submitted Previously treated MTC Q2 2020* U.S. REGULATORY SUBMISSION STATUS LATE CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT Pralsetinib Potent and highly selective RET inhibitor 7 Not for promotional use. |
RET alterations: oncogenic drivers lacking a targeted therapeutic approach 1. Lipson, et al. Nat Med 2012. 2. Takeuchi, et al. Nat Med 2012. 3. Romei, et al. Oncotarget 2018. 4. Santoro, et al. J Clin Invest 1992. 5. Kato, et al. Clin Cancer Res 2017. 6. Ballerini, et al. Leukemia 2012. 8 Non-small cell lung cancer: ~1-2% RET fusions1,2 Advanced medullary thyroid cancer: ~90% RET mutations3 Papillary thyroid cancer: ~20% RET fusions4 Multiple other tumor types <1% RET-altered, including:5,6 esophageal pancreatic breast melanoma colorectal leukemia Not for promotional use. |
Top-line ARROW trial data support registration plans for NSCLC and MTC 9 RET-altered solid tumors RET-fusion NSCLC, prior platinum Part 1 dose escalation MTC, prior MKI Part 2 expansion RET-fusion solid tumors, prior standard of care RET-mutated tumors, prior standard of care RET-altered solid tumors, prior selective RET TKI Trial endpoints: ORR, duration of response, safety 1. Phase 1/2 ARROW trial data in patients treated with pralsetinib 400 mg QD reported on April 1, 2020. Data cutoff: February 13, 2020. AE, adverse event; MKI, multi-kinase inhibitor; ORR, overall response rate; QD, once daily; RP2D, recommended phase 2 dose; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor RET-fusion NSCLC, no prior platinum MTC, no prior MKI RP2D 400 mg QD Top-line safety1 (n=438; 400 mg QD) • Top-line safety results consistent with prior data • Pralsetinib was well-tolerated and most AEs were Grade 1 or 2 • Across all patients, 4% discontinued due to treatment-related AEs Not for promotional use. |
• Chemotherapy: nonspecific, low response rates, significant toxicity • Checkpoint inhibition: Preliminary evidence for lack of benefit in RET-altered NSCLC1 • Multi-kinase inhibitors: ↓ activity, ↑ off-target toxicity2,3 • Growing understanding of RET-driven resistance • No selective RET inhibitors are approved NSCLC patients with RET fusions have no highly effective treatment options 1. Mazieres, et al. JCO 2018. 2. Drillon, et al. Lancet 2017. 3. Yoh, et al. Lancet Respir Med 2017. 10 Not for promotional use. |
Top-line ARROW trial data: RET fusion-positive NSCLC Phase 1/2 ARROW trial data in patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC reported on January 8, 2020. Data cutoff: November 18, 2019. 1. Two responses pending confirmation. 2. All responses confirmed. DOR, duration of response; NE, not estimable. 11 61% ORR1 73% ORR2 RET-fusion NSCLC with prior platinum chemotherapy 400 mg QD, N=80 RET-fusion NSCLC with no prior systemic therapy 400 mg QD, N=26 ALL RET FUSION-POSITIVE NSCLC PATIENTS (400 MG QD) PER CENTRAL RADIOLOGY Not for promotional use. Median DOR not reached (95% CI: 11.3 months, NE) in patients treated with 400 mg QD 12% COMPLETE RESPONSE RATE IN PATIENTS WITH NO PRIOR SYSTEMIC THERAPY |
• Multi-kinase inhibitors are approved for MTC, but have important limitations:1 • 25-44% ORR • Off-target toxicity often requiring dose modification or discontinuation • Emergence of resistance • No selective RET inhibitors are approved RET-altered thyroid cancer patients may benefit from highly targeted therapy 1. Drillon, et al. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2017. 12 Not for promotional use. |
Top-line ARROW trial data: RET mutant medullary thyroid cancer Phase 1/2 ARROW trial data in patients with RET mutated MTC reported on April 1, 2020. Data cutoff: February 13, 2020. 1. One response pending confirmation. 2. All responses confirmed. 13 60% ORR1 74% ORR2 RET-mutated MTC with prior cabozantinib and/or vandetinib treatment 400 mg QD, N=53 RET-mutated MTC with no prior systemic therapy 400 mg QD, N=19 ALL RET MUTANT MTC PATIENTS (400 MG QD) PER CENTRAL RADIOLOGY 99% OF EVALUABLE PATIENTS HAD TUMOR REDUCTIONS Median DOR not reached (95% CI: NE, NE) in patients treated with 400 mg QD Not for promotional use. |
Prolonged duration of response in patients with previously treated MTC Phase 1/2 ARROW trial data in patients with RET mutated MTC reported on April 1, 2020. Data cutoff: February 13, 2020. 14 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 Duration of response (%) Months from first documented response 31 28 20 17 7 3 2 1 0 No. at risk: 18-month duration of response rate of 90% Not for promotional use. |
Top-line ARROW trial data: RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer Phase 1/2 ARROW trial data in patients with RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer reported on April 1, 2020. Data cutoff: February 13, 2020. 1. All responses confirmed. 15 89% ORR1 RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer with prior systemic therapy 400 mg QD, N=9 RET FUSION-POSITIVE THYROID CANCER PATIENTS (400 MG QD) PER CENTRAL RADIOLOGY 100% OF EVALUABLE PATIENTS HAD TUMOR REDUCTIONS Median DOR not reached (95% CI: 8.2, NE) in patients treated with 400 mg QD Not for promotional use. |
Pralsetinib is a potential best-in-class selective RET inhibitor and the cornerstone of our lung cancer portfolio 1. Top-line NSCLC data reported on January 8, 2020. Data cutoff: November 18, 2020. 2. Top-line MTC data reported on April 1, 2020. Data cutoff: February 13, 2020. 3. Data reported at ASCO 2019 Annual Meeting. Data cutoff: April 28, 2019. 4. FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designations to pralsetinib for the treatment of RET fusion-positive NSCLC that has progressed following platinum- based chemotherapy and RET-mutant MTC that requires systemic treatment and for which there are no acceptable alternative treatments. 16 EQUIPOTENT INHIBITION of RET fusions and mutations, including predicted gatekeeper resistance mutations CLINICAL RESPONSES in 2 of 4 patients previously treated with selpercatinib3 FDA BREAKTHROUGH THERAPY DESIGNATIONS for RET+ NSCLC and MTC4 HIGH RESPONSE RATES AND DURABLE ACTIVITY in RET+ NSCLC1 and MTC2 patients WELL-TOLERATED WITH LOW DISCONTINUATION RATES in advanced cancer populations1,2,3 STRONG ACTIVITY AGAINST BRAIN METASTASES in patients with RET+ NSCLC3 Not for promotional use. |
3L GIST 4L GIST PDGFRA exon 18 mutant GIST Avapritinib: a precision therapy with broad potential 1. Approved in the U.S. for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a PDGFRA exon 18 mutation, including PDGFRA D842V mutations. * Planned NDA submission. Kinome illustration reproduced courtesy of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (www.cellsignal.com) (CSTI). The foregoing website is maintained by CSTI, and Blueprint Medicines is not responsible for its content. Advanced SM Indolent and smoldering SM U.S. REGULATORY SUBMISSION STATUS 2H 2020* 2H 2020* LATE CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 17 SUBMITTED APPROVED1 Avapritinib Potent and highly selective KIT and PDGFRA inhibitor Not for promotional use. |
AYVAKIT™ (avapritinib) is now approved in the United States 18 INDICATION AYVAKIT is indicated for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a PDGFRA exon 18 mutation, including PDGFRA D842V mutations AVAILABLE DOSE STRENGTHS 100, 200 and 300 mg tablets First precision therapy for GIST • Approved regardless of line of therapy Only highly effective treatment for PDGFRA exon 18 mutant GIST Full prescribing information is available at www.AYVAKIT.com. Not for promotional use. |
Full approval of AYVAKIT based on Phase 1 NAVIGATOR trial Full prescribing information is available at www.AYVAKIT.com. CI, confidence interval. 19 EFFICACY PARAMETER PDGFRA EXON 18 (N=43) PDGFRA D842V (N=38) Overall response rate (95% CI) 84% (69%, 93%) 89% (75%, 97%) Complete response, n (%) 3 (7%) 3 (8%) Partial response, n (%) 33 (77%) 31 (82%) Duration of response n=36 N=34 Median in months (range) Not reached (1.9+, 20.3+) Not reached (1.9+, 20.3+) Not for promotional use. |
Safety highlights from AYVAKIT prescribing information Important safety information and full prescribing information are available at www.AYVAKIT.com. 1. Adverse reactions in 204 patients with unresectable or metastatic GIST who received 300-400 mg once daily of AYVAKIT. CNS, central nervous system. MOST COMMON ADVERSE REACTIONS (≥20%; ANY GRADE):1 • Edema, nausea, fatigue/asthenia, cognitive impairment, vomiting, decreased appetite, diarrhea, hair color changes, increased lacrimation, abdominal pain, constipation, rash, and dizziness WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS: • Intracranial hemorrhage – Occurred in 1% of 267 patients with GIST who received AYVAKIT • CNS adverse reactions – Occurred in 58% of 335 patients who received AYVAKIT • Cognitive impairment: 41% (3.6% Grade 3 or 4) – Overall, 3.9% of patients required treatment discontinuation due to a CNS adverse reaction • Embryo-fetal toxicity 20 Not for promotional use. |
Systemic mastocytosis is one disease driven by KIT D816V 21 Advanced SM Non-advanced SM (Indolent and smoldering) Requirement for life-long chronic treatment Debilitating symptoms Significant organ involvement Requirement of high intensity treatment ~75,000 patients in major markets Patient numbers in major markets based on estimated prevalence for advanced, indolent and smoldering systemic mastocytosis in the US, EU5 and Japan. Not for promotional use. |
Avapritinib is the only highly potent inhibitor of KIT D816V, the common disease driver across systemic mastocytosis 1. Analysis of trial data from EXPLORER and PATHFINDER (data cutoff: August 30, 2019) and PIONEER (data cutoff: December 27, 2019). 2. Jawhar, et al. Response and progression on midostaurin in advanced systemic mastocytosis: KIT D816V and other molecular markers. Blood, 2017. 22 KIT D816V MUTATION ALLELE FRACTION (MAF)1 Patients with advanced and non-advanced SM across avapritinib trials (N=115) ~95% of all patients had a ≥25% reduction % Change from Baseline ≥25% reduction in KIT D816V MAF is correlated with improved overall survival in advanced SM2 Not for promotional use. |
PIONEER trial results: unparalleled clinical profile in patients with indolent SM Data reported at AAAAI Annual Meeting in March 2020. Data cutoff: December 27, 2019. 23 -5 0 -4 0 -3 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 1 0 W e e k s I S M - S A F T o t a l S y m p t o m S c o r e m e a n % c h a n g e f r o m b a s e l i n e 0 4 8 12 16 a v a p ritin ib 2 5 m g (n = 1 0 ) p la c e b o (n = 9 ) -5 0 -4 0 -3 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 1 0 W e e k s M C - Q o L T o t a l S c o r e M e a n % c h a n g e f r o m b a s e l i n e p la c e b o (n = 9 ) a v a p ritin ib 2 5 m g (n = 1 0 ) 0 4 8 12 16 Reduces mast cell burden Improves disease symptoms Improves quality of life KIT D816V mutant allele fraction ISM-SAF total symptom score MC-QoL total score Favorable safety profile supports the selection of avapritinib 25 mg QD as recommended Part 2 dose Not for promotional use. |
Avapritinib improves all symptoms assessed by the ISM-SAF 24 placebo avapritinib 25 mg QD Not for promotional use. Data reported at AAAAI Annual Meeting in March 2020. Data cutoff: December 27, 2019. ISM-SAF, indolent systemic mastocytosis – symptom assessment form. |
Avapritinib improves all quality of life domains measured by the MC-QoL Data cutoff: December 27, 2019. MC-QoL, Mastocytosis Quality of Life Questionnaire. 25 Avapritinib 25 mg QD Placebo -38.5 -50.0 -45.5 -26.8 -0.1 1.7 12.7 -4.2 Not for promotional use. |
Avapritinib demonstrates clinically meaningful changes in disease severity, as measured by the MC-QoL 1 PIONEER trial analysis of patients with MC-QoL responses at baseline and 16 weeks. Data cutoff: December 27, 2019. 2 Siebenhaar, et al. Development and Validation of the Mastocytosis Quality of Life Questionnaire: MC-QoL. Allergy, 2016. 26 Severe Affected multiple times per day Moderate Affected multiple times per week Mild Affected multiple times per month MC-QoL DISEASE SEVERITY1,2 (Baseline to Week 16) Avapritinib 25 mg QD (n=7) Placebo (n=6) Avapritinib 25 mg QD • 71% with mild disease at 16 weeks • 86% improved Placebo • 0% with mild disease at 16 weeks • 50% worsened = Baseline = Week 16 Not for promotional use. |
Avapritinib improves objective measures of mast cell burden assessed 27 # # # Data reported at AAAAI Annual Meeting in March 2020. Data cutoff: December 27, 2019. *Bone marrow MC assessment in SM may have variability in sampling due to patchy nature of disease. No patient on study has progressed to advanced disease. #patient received high dose IV steroids. Not for promotional use. |
Safety results for avapritinib 25mg QD are similar to placebo at 16 weeks 28 AE in >15% of placebo or avapritinib arms avapritinib Preferred term Placebo n=9 25 mg n=10 % of subjects with ≥1 AE any grade grade 3 any grade grade 3 89 22 100 0 Nausea 22 0 10 0 Dizziness 22 0 30 0 Headache 11 0 30 0 Diarrhea 11 0 0 0 Fatigue 11 0 40 0 Face edema 0 0 10 0 Peripheral edema 0 0 10 0 Periorbital edema 0 0 0 0 Bone Pain 22 0 0 0 AVAPRITINIB 25 MG QD • No patients had serious AEs o 2 patients treated with placebo had serious AEs, 1 with psychogenic seizure and 1 with diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis • No patients had dose modifications • No patients discontinued due to AEs Data presented in March 2020 at AAAAI annual meeting. Data cutoff: December 27, 2019. Not for promotional use. |
Next steps for PIONEER trial of avapritinib in indolent SM 29 RP2D 25 mg QD PIONEER Registration-enabling Part 2 Planned initiation June 2020 PIONEER Dose-finding Part 1 Complete Change in ISM-SAF total symptom score PIONEER REGISTRATION-ENABLING PART 2 Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period, followed by open-label expansion Key endpoints: ISM-SAF total symptom score (primary), measures of mast cell burden, quality of life, concomitant medications Sample size: ~200 patients Duration: ~6 months Timeline: Plan to initiate patient screening in June 2020 Not for promotional use. |
• FDA breakthrough therapy designation3 • Robust activity across all disease subtypes • Median follow up of 21 months with ongoing treatment up to ~3.5 years1 EXPLORER trial results: Remarkable response rate and prolonged duration of response in patients with advanced SM 1. EXPLORER trial data reported on December 8, 2019. Data cutoff: August 30, 2019. 2. ORR defined as complete remission with full or partial recovery of peripheral blood counts, partial remission or clinical improvement. 3. Avapritinib granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the treatment of advanced SM, including the subtypes of aggressive SM, SM with an associated hematologic neoplasm and mast cell leukemia. 4. After the data cutoff date, one patient with SM and an associated hematologic neoplasm (SM-AHN) of myelodysplastic syndrome had a Grade 5 intracranial bleed. At the time of the bleeding event, the patient had severe thrombocytopenia and experienced a serious injury involving head trauma. DOR, duration of response; OS, overall survival. 30 77% Confirmed ORR2 BEST RESPONSE PER IWG-MRT-ECNM CRITERIA ALL DOSES (N=48)1 Median DOR and OS not reached • Avapritinib was generally well-tolerated, and most AEs were grade 1 or 24 • Most common treatment-emergent AEs were periorbital edema, anemia, diarrhea, fatigue, peripheral edema, nausea, thrombocytopenia, vomiting and cognitive effects • Across all doses, 6 patients discontinued treatment due to treatment-related AEs SAFETY (n=69) SAFETY ALL DOSES (N=80) 1 Not for promotional use. |
Fourth quarter & full year 2019 financial results 31 Balance Sheet (unaudited) FY ‘19 FY ‘18 Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments $548.0M $494.0M Statement of Operations (unaudited) Q4 ‘19 Q4 ‘18 FY ‘19 FY ‘18 Collaboration Revenue $51.5M $1.0M $66.5M $44.5M Research & Development Expenses $88.6M $70.5M $331.5M $243.6M General & Administrative Expenses $32.3M $13.6M $96.4M $47.9M Net Loss $(66.3)M $(80.3)M $(347.7)M $(236.6)M Estimated net proceeds of $308.2M from January 2020 follow-on public offering Based on current operating plans, expect existing cash balance will fund operations into 2H of 2022* * Includes January 2020 follow-on public offering and anticipated product revenues. Excludes any potential option fees, milestone payments or other payments under collaboration or license agreements. |
Exhibit 99.2
Blueprint Medicines Announces the Achievement of Key Portfolio Milestones
-- Top-line ARROW trial data for pralsetinib show 60% overall response rate and 18-month duration of response rate of 90% in previously treated RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer; plan to submit NDA to FDA in Q2 2020 --
--74% overall response rate in treatment-naïve RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer
and 89% overall response rate in RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer --
-- NDA submitted to FDA for pralsetinib for RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer --
-- IND application for BLU-263 in indolent systemic mastocytosis submitted to FDA --
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1, 2020 – Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced the achievement of key milestones reflecting portfolio-wide progress against the company’s 2020 goals. These milestones include the compilation of top-line data for pralsetinib in patients with RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), supporting plans to submit a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the second quarter of 2020.
“As our company and the communities we serve face the COVID-19 pandemic, I am exceptionally proud of our team’s nimbleness and persistency in advancing multiple therapies across our portfolio for the patients who need them,” said Andy Boral, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer at Blueprint Medicines. “I am particularly encouraged that we have advanced pralsetinib toward registration across multiple tumor types and have made strong progress on the avapritinib program, with a compelling dataset in patients with systemic mastocytosis reported last month. The top-line data announced today demonstrate the potential of pralsetinib to be a best-in-class therapy for patients with RET-altered thyroid cancers, with deep and durable responses in both the first-line and relapsed settings.”
Top-line Data from Phase 1/2 ARROW Trial in RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers
Top-line results announced today support Blueprint Medicines’ plans to submit an NDA for pralsetinib in patients with RET-mutant MTC previously treated with an approved multi-kinase inhibitor (MKI) in the second quarter of 2020. The registration endpoints are overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR), based on independent central radiology and Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria.
Top-line efficacy data were reported for patients treated with pralsetinib who were evaluable for response assessment per RECIST 1.1, as determined by blinded independent central review. All patients received the proposed indicated dose of 400 mg once daily (QD). All results were as of a data cutoff date of February 13, 2020.
In 53 patients with RET-mutant MTC previously treated with cabozantinib or vandetanib, the ORR was 60 percent (95% CI: 46-74%) with one response pending confirmation. Nearly all patients (98 percent) had tumor shrinkage. The median DOR was not reached (95% CI: not estimable, not estimable), and the 18-month DOR rate was 90 percent (95% CI: 77-100%).
In addition, the top-line data showed robust clinical activity in treatment-naïve patients, supporting the potential of pralsetinib across lines of therapy. In 19 patients with RET-mutant MTC who had not received prior systemic treatment, the confirmed ORR was 74 percent (95% CI: 49-91%), and all patients had tumor shrinkage. The median DOR was not reached (95% CI: 7 months, not estimable), with 12 of 14 responders remaining in response for up to 15 months as of the data cutoff date.
In nine patients with RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer, the confirmed ORR was 89 percent (95% CI: 52-100%), and all patients had tumor shrinkage. The median DOR was not reached (95% CI: 8 months, not estimable), with seven of eight responders remaining in response for up to 20 months as of the data cutoff date.
Top-line safety data were consistent with those previously reported. Pralsetinib was well-tolerated, and most treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were Grade 1 or 2. Across all patients enrolled in the ARROW trial treated at the proposed indicated dose of 400 mg QD (N=438), only 4 percent discontinued treatment with pralsetinib due to treatment-related AEs.
Blueprint Medicines plans to present the full data at a scientific meeting this year.
NDA Submission for Pralsetinib for RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC
Blueprint Medicines completed the rolling NDA submission for pralsetinib for RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Blueprint Medicines requested priority review for the application, which, if granted, could result in a six-month review process.
Top-line Data from Phase 3 VOYAGER Trial in Third-Line GIST
Blueprint Medicines plans to lock the VOYAGER trial database in April and provide top-line data to the FDA for avapritinib in third-line gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), to enable the FDA to take action on the proposed fourth-line GIST indication by the May 14, 2020 PDUFA date.
Submission of IND Application for BLU-263
Blueprint Medicines submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the FDA for BLU-263, a next-generation KIT inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis (SM). With its drug candidates avapritinib and BLU-263, Blueprint Medicines is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to address a broad population of patients with SM and other mast cell disorders.
About RET-Altered Solid Tumors
RET activating fusions and mutations are key disease drivers in many cancer types, including NSCLC and MTC. RET fusions are implicated in approximately 1 to 2 percent of patients with NSCLC and approximately 10 to 20 percent of patients with papillary thyroid cancer, while RET mutations are implicated in approximately 90 percent of patients with advanced MTC. In addition, oncogenic RET alterations are observed at low frequencies in colorectal, breast, pancreatic and other cancers, and RET fusions have been observed in patients with treatment-resistant EGFR-mutant NSCLC.
Currently, there are no approved therapies that selectively target RET-driven cancers, although there are several approved MKIs with RET activity being evaluated in clinical trials. To date, clinical activity attributable to RET inhibition has been uncertain for these approved MKIs, likely due to insufficient inhibition of RET and off-target toxicities. There is a need for precision therapies that provide durable clinical benefit by selectively targeting RET alterations and anticipated resistance mutations.
About Pralsetinib
Pralsetinib is an investigational, once-daily oral precision therapy specifically designed for highly potent and selective targeting of oncogenic RET alterations. Blueprint Medicines is developing pralsetinib for the treatment of patients with RET-altered NSCLC, MTC and other solid tumors. The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to pralsetinib for the treatment of RET fusion-positive NSCLC that has progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy, and RET mutation-positive MTC that requires systemic treatment and for which there are no acceptable alternative treatments.
Pralsetinib was designed by Blueprint Medicines’ research team, leveraging the company’s proprietary compound library. In preclinical studies, pralsetinib consistently demonstrated sub-nanomolar potency against the most common RET fusions, activating mutations and predicted resistance mutations. In addition, pralsetinib
demonstrated markedly improved selectivity for RET compared to pharmacologically relevant kinases, including approximately 90-fold improved potency for RET versus VEGFR2. By suppressing primary and secondary mutants, pralsetinib has the potential to overcome and prevent the emergence of clinical resistance. Blueprint Medicines believes this approach will enable durable clinical responses across a diverse range of RET alterations, with a favorable safety profile.
Blueprint Medicines has an exclusive collaboration and license agreement with CStone Pharmaceuticals for the development and commercialization of pralsetinib and certain other drug candidates in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Blueprint Medicines retains development and commercial rights for pralsetinib in the rest of the world.
About Blueprint Medicines
Blueprint Medicines is a precision therapy company striving to improve human health. With a focus on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, we are developing transformational medicines rooted in our leading expertise in protein kinases, which are proven drivers of disease. Our uniquely targeted, scalable approach empowers the rapid design and development of new treatments and increases the likelihood of clinical success. We have one FDA-approved precision therapy and are currently advancing multiple investigational medicines in clinical development, along with a number of research programs. For more information, visit www.BlueprintMedicines.com and follow us on Twitter (@BlueprintMeds) and LinkedIn.
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