Celldex Announces Multiple Upcoming Presentations from Leading Mast Cell Targeting Pipeline at the Upcoming 2026 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Congress
-- Flash talks on barzolvolimab clinical program in CSU and Cold Urticaria --
-- Late-breaking poster presentation on CDX-622 --
HAMPTON, N.J., June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celldex (NASDAQ:CLDX) announced today that three presentations from the barzolvolimab and CDX-622 programs will be shared at the upcoming European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Congress being held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 12-15, 2026.
Results supporting Celldex's leadership and barzolvolimab's first-in-class, best-in-disease profile in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and cold urticaria (ColdU) will be presented in two flash talks.
New, first-in-human results from the Phase 1 trial of the novel bispecific CDX-622 in healthy volunteers will be presented in a late-breaking poster session, highlighting the potential for bispecific targeting of soluble stem cell factor (SCF) and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) to inhibit KIT signaling in mast cells.
All presentations will be posted on the Celldex website at the dates and times listed below.
Presentation details are as follows:
Presentation: Phase 1 Study of CDX-622, a Bispecific Antibody Targeting TSLP and Mast Cells via Stem Cell Factor
Session Date/Time: Sunday, June 14, 12:15-1:15 pm local time (5:15 am-6:15 am ET)
Title: TPS68- Asthma 12
Type: Thematic Poster Session
Poster Number: D3.165
Location: Poster Zone
Presentation: Long-term Barzolvolimab Treatment Results in Sustained Off-treatment Improvement in Angioedema in Patients with CSU Refractory to Antihistamines
Session Date/Time: Sunday, June 14, 5:21 pm local time (10:21 am ET)
Title: FT23- Urticaria contact dermatitis
Type: Flash Talks
Presentation Number: 000816
Location: Athens room
Presentation: Psychometric Validation of the Worst Itch Numeric Rating Scale (WI-NRS) as a Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) in Cold Urticaria: Data from a Clinical Trial of Barzolvolimab
Session Date/Time: Sunday, June 14, 5:35 pm local time (10:35 am ET)
Title: FT23- Urticaria contact dermatitis
Type: Flash Talks
Presentation Number: 000825
Location: Athens room
About Barzolvolimab
Barzolvolimab is a humanized monoclonal antibody with a novel mechanism of action that targets mast cells by binding with high specificity to a unique part of the KIT receptor and potently inhibiting its activity. The KIT receptor is abundantly expressed by mast cells and critical for their function and survival. Mast cells are drivers of inflammatory responses such as hypersensitivity and allergic reactions and, in certain inflammatory diseases, such as chronic urticarias, mast cell activation plays a central role in the onset and progression of the disease. Based on data from robust, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 studies, barzolvolimab has significant potential as a first-in-class and best-in-disease treatment option for patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), cold urticaria (ColdU), and symptomatic dermographism (SD). Barzolvolimab is currently being studied in Phase 3 studies in CSU and ColdU/SD, and Phase 2 studies in prurigo nodularis (PN) and atopic dermatitis (AD), with additional indications planned for the future.
About CDX-622
CDX-622 is a bispecific antibody that targets two complementary, clinically validated pathways that drive chronic inflammation, potently neutralizing the alarmin thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and depleting mast cells via stem cell factor (SCF) starvation. SCF activation of the KIT receptor is required for mast cell survival and plays a key role in their activation, maturation and tissue recruitment. Combined neutralization of SCF and TSLP with CDX-622 is expected to simultaneously reduce tissue mast cells and inhibit Type 2 inflammatory responses to potentially offer enhanced therapeutic benefit in inflammatory and fibrotic disorders.
About Celldex
Celldex is pioneering new horizons in immunology to deliver life-changing therapies. We are relentless in our pursuit of novel antibody-based treatments that engage the human immune system and directly affect critical pathways to improve the lives of patients with allergic, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Visit www.celldex.com.
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Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Administration
(508) 864-8337
scavanaugh@celldex.com
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