UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated May 27, 2020

Commission File Number 001-35428

 

 

IMMUTEP LIMITED

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s Name)

Level 12, 95 Pitt Street

Sydney, 2000 New South Wales, Australia

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Immutep Global Webcast to Present New Data from 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting

SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 27, 2020

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

ASX/Media Release

Immutep Global Webcast

to Present New Data from 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 27 May 2020 – Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) will host a global webcast on Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 7.30am, Australia Eastern Standard Time (AEST) / Monday 1 June 2020 at 5.30pm, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

CEO Marc Voigt, CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel and Director Clinical Development, Christian Mueller will provide an overview of the data from its ongoing Phase II TACTI-002 study and the first interim data from its ongoing INSIGHT-004 Phase I clinical trial, as presented via virtual posters at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Virtual Annual Meeting followed by analyst Q&A.

Webcast Details

 

Date & Time:		Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 7.30am, Australia Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
		/ Monday 1 June 2020 at 5.30pm, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Register:		Interested parties can register via a link to the webcast on the Company’s website or via the following link:
		https://fnn.webex.com/fnn/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3e12b8438e569f2d7fa58d006d6e1163
Questions:		Investors are invited to submit questions in advance via immutep@citadelmagnus.com.

A replay of the webcast will be available after the event at www.immutep.com.

About Immutep

Immutep is a globally active biotechnology company that is a leader in the development of LAG-3 related immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease. Immutep is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to bring innovative treatment options to market for patients and to maximize value to shareholders. Immutep is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (IMM), and on the NASDAQ (IMMP) in the United States.

Immutep’s current lead product candidate is eftilagimod alpha (“efti” or “IMP321”), a soluble LAG-3 protein (LAG-3Ig) based on the LAG-3 immune control mechanism. This mechanism plays a vital role in the regulation of the T cell immune response. Efti is currently in a Phase IIb clinical trial as a chemoimmunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer termed AIPAC (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02614833); a Phase II clinical trial being conducted in collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as “MSD” outside the United States and Canada) referred to as TACTI-002 to evaluate a combination of efti with KEYTRUDA^® (pembrolizumab) in several different solid tumours (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT03625323); a Phase I clinical trial being conducted in collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Pfizer Inc. referred to as INSIGHT-004 to evaluate a combination of efti with avelumab (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT03252938); and a Phase I combination therapy trial in metastatic melanoma termed TACTI-mel (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02676869).

 

Immutep Limited, Level 12, 95 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

ABN: 90 009 237 889

 

Additional LAG-3 products, including antibodies, for immune response modulation in autoimmunity and cancer are being developed by Immutep’s large pharmaceutical partners. Immutep is also developing an agonist of LAG-3 (IMP761) for autoimmune disease.

Further information can be found on the Company’s website www.immutep.com or by contacting:

Australian Investors/Media:

Catherine Strong, Citadel-MAGNUS

+61 (0)406 759 268; cstrong@citadelmagnus.com

U.S. Media:

Garth Russell, LifeSci Advisors

+1 (646) 876-3613; garth@lifesciadvisors.com

This announcement was authorised for release by the CEO of Immutep Limited.

 

Immutep Limited, Level 12, 95 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

ABN: 90 009 237 889