KBC Securities Accumulate PT € 55.00
We reiterate our Accumulate rating and € 55 TP.
Galapagos kwam met bijkomende data van twee lopende onderzoeken
Het bedrijf kwam met bijkomende data van twee lopende klinische onderzoeken. Het gaat om de fase 1/2 studies Euplagia-1 en ATLANTA-1 (beide zijn celtherapieprodukten. Bij Euplagia wordt GLPG5201 getest. Er reageerden 13 van de 14 behandelde patiënten positief op de behandeling met een bemoedigend veiligheidsprofiel. Bij Atlanta wordt GLPG5101 getest en hier reageerden 12 op 14 patiënten positief bij een eveneens bemoedigend veiligheidsprofiel.
KOL takeaways: “Cocoon could be a gamechanger”. Galapagos hosted a KOL (key opinion leader) event to discuss the results presented at ASH 2023, and our main takeaways were I) if the data holds true in a larger set of patients, and Galapagos’ CAR-Ts are available within 7 days, physicians have no reason to opt for alternative products where they have to wait weeks for access, II) despite efforts by the big pharma players to reduce vein-vein time, cryopreservation and logistics will remain a challenge for centralised CAR-Ts, and III) the Cocoon is an easy to use model which could be a gamechanger.
Our view: For GLPG5101 in r/r NHL, we continue to see responses (ORR 86%, CR 57-79%) in line with Yescarta’s (CD19 CAR-T, Gilead) ORR of 83% and 65% CR, while GLPG5201 in r/r CLL also continues to show a CR rate (57%) above the 20% CR rate that has been observed with Breyanzi (CD19 CAR-T, BMS), which points to a potential differentiation on efficacy if the results hold as the dataset grows. We learned from management that a pivotal trial in r/r CLL could start in 2H24 following the US IND submission in 1H24, and we expect that further data updates in 2024 could provide additional validation for Galapagos’ CAR-T efforts. With potential pipeline expansion (internal or via M&A).
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