Estrella Immunopharma Announces Activation of Additional Site for Phase I/II STARLIGHT-1 Trial in B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
June 05 2025 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Estrella Immunopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLA) (“Estrella” or the
“Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing
CD19 and CD22-targeted ARTEMIS® T-cell therapies to treat cancer
and autoimmune diseases, today announced the activation of a second
clinical site for its ongoing STARLIGHT-1 Phase I/II clinical trial
evaluating EB103, a CD19-Redirected ARTEMIS® T-cell therapy, in
patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
(NHL). The new site, Baylor Research Institute d/b/a Baylor Scott
& White Research Institute in Dallas, Texas, is now open for
patient enrollment.
“Partnering with Baylor Research Institute, a nationally
recognized medical institution, represents a key step forward in
broadening the reach of our STARLIGHT-1 trial,” said Cheng Liu,
Chief Executive Officer of Estrella. “The expansion of our clinical
footprint will help accelerate development and increase patient
access to EB103, while we remain focused on our mission to deliver
safer, more effective treatments for patients with advanced
NHL.”
The Phase I/II clinical trial for EB103 is an open-label, dose
escalation, multi-center, Phase I/II clinical trial to assess the
safety of EB103 autologous T-cell therapy and to determine the
Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D) in adult subjects (≥ 18 years of
age) who have relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell NHL. The study
includes a dose escalation phase followed by an expansion phase.
Further details of the trial can be found at www.clinicaltrials.gov
under NCT identifier: NCT06343311.
About EB103
EB103, a T-cell therapy, also referred to as Estrella’s
“CD19-Redirected ARTEMIS® T-Cell Therapy,” utilizes ARTEMIS®
technology licensed from Eureka Therapeutics, Inc. (“Eureka”),
Estrella’s parent company. Unlike a traditional CAR-T cell, the
unique design of an ARTEMIS® T-Cell, like EB103 T-cell, allows it
to be activated and regulated upon engagement with cancer targets
that use a cellular mechanism more closely resembling the one from
an endogenous T-cell receptor. Once infused, EB103 T-cells seek out
CD19-positive cancer cells, bind to these cells, and destroy
them.
About Estrella Immunopharma
Estrella is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company
developing CD19 and CD22-targeted ARTEMIS® T-cell therapies to
treat cancers and autoimmune diseases. Estrella’s mission is to
harness the evolutionary power of the human immune system to
transform the lives of patients fighting cancer and other diseases.
To accomplish this mission, Estrella’s lead product candidate,
EB103, utilizes Eureka’s ARTEMIS® technology to target CD19, a
protein expressed on the surface of almost all B-cell leukemias and
lymphomas. Estrella is also developing EB104, which also utilizes
Eureka’s ARTEMIS® technology to target not only CD19, but also
CD22, a protein that, like CD19, is expressed on the surface of
most B-cell malignancies.
For more information about Estrella, please visit
www.estrellabio.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements, including but not limited to those
regarding the potential benefits and therapeutic advantages of
EB103 and ARTEMIS® T-cell therapy, the anticipated progress and
milestones of the STARLIGHT-1 Phase I/II clinical trial, and the
future development plans for EB103, are based on our management’s
current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about
the industry and markets in which we operate and our management’s
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include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” and
elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
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represent our views as of the date of this press release. We
anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our
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current intention of doing so except to the extent required by
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subsequent to the date of this press release.
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