IBRX Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:
Annual Report
2024
About ImmunityBio
ImmunityBio is a vertically-integrated commercial stage biotechnology company developing
next-generation therapies and vaccines that bolster the natural immune system to defeat
cancers and infectious diseases. The Company s range of immunotherapy platforms, alone and
together, act to drive an immune response with the goal of creating durable immune memory
generating safe protection against disease. We are applying our science and platforms to
treating cancers, including the development of potential cancer vaccines, as well as developing
immunotherapies and cell therapies that we believe sharply reduce or eliminate the need for
standard high-dose chemotherapy. These platforms and their associated product candidates
are designed to be more effective, accessible, and easily administered than current standards of
care in oncology and infectious diseases. For more information, visit ImmunityBio.com
(Founder s Vision) and connect with us on X (Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Our Approved Product ANKTIVA
The cytokine interleukin-15 (IL-15) plays a crucial role in the immune system by affecting the
development, maintenance, and function of key immune cells NK and CD8+ killer T cells that
are involved in killing cancer cells. By activating NK cells, ANKTIVA overcomes the tumor
escape phase of clones resistant to T cells and restores memory T cell activity with resultant
prolonged duration of complete response.
ANKTIVA is a first-in-class IL-15 receptor superagonist IgG1 fusion complex, consisting of an
IL-15 mutant (IL-15N72D) fused with an IL-15R , which binds with high affinity to IL-15
receptors on NK, CD4+, and CD8+ T cells. This fusion complex of ANKTIVA, which confers
stability and longer half-life than recombinant or native IL-15, mimics the natural biological
properties of the membrane-bound IL-15R , delivering IL-15 by dendritic cells and drives the
activation and proliferation of NK cells with the generation of memory killer T cells that have
retained immune memory against these tumor clones. The proliferation of the trifecta of these
immune killing cells and the activation of trained immune memory results in immunogenic cell
death, inducing a state of equilibrium with durable complete responses. ANKTIVA has improved
pharmacokinetic properties, longer persistence in lymphoid tissues, and enhanced anti-tumor
activity compared to native, non-complexed IL-15 in-vivo.
ANKTIVA was approved by the FDA in 2024 for use in the United States with BCG for the
treatment of adult patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with
CIS with or without papillary tumors. For more information, visit ImmunityBio.com (Founder s
Vision) and Anktiva.com.
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