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CEO Nello Mainolfi argued that an oral option with comparable efficacy offers significant value through convenience, improved quality of life, and ease of use, which should resonate with payers. He pointed to the market success of a current oral AD drug with a black box warning as evidence of the high demand for oral therapies, and noted that new options are needed to expand the low market penetration in moderate-to-severe AD.

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CEO Nello Mainolfi clarified that while there is an opportunity post-dupi, the primary goal is to provide a first-line option for the millions of patients not on biologics. He positioned KT-621 as a drug to expand patient access and become a primary Th2 therapy, rather than focusing on the smaller post-biologic setting.

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President and CEO Nello Mainolfi explained the decision was driven by resource prioritization. He emphasized the need to allocate capital and personnel to the STAT6 program (KT-621), which he described as potentially one of the largest in the industry. He contrasted the high competitive intensity in the TYK2 space with the IRF5 program, which Kymera views as a first-in-class opportunity with a highly differentiated profile and minimal competition.

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Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mollie Leoni indicated that physicians will do what is best for the patient and that Kura's frontline trial offers a formal option for those patients. Regarding site overlap, she noted it was minimal for the monotherapy study and expects it to decrease significantly for Phase 3 trials, as sites typically cannot run multiple similar large studies.

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CEO John Houston asserted that Arvinas and Pfizer are aligned on the goal of maximizing Vepdeq's value, even if their views on its future development differ. He clarified that Arvinas cannot run an active partnering process while the collaboration with Pfizer is still in place. However, he expressed confidence that if the asset is returned, there would be strong interest from other companies to license and develop the near-approved drug.

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Chief Medical Officer Noah Berkowitz outlined that initial healthy volunteer data will be shared in April, with an update on at least the single ascending dose data in Parkinson's patients hoped for later in the year. Chief Scientific Officer Angela Cacace added that nonclinical studies suggest potential to move neuroinflammation and lysosome function biomarkers. CEO John Houston confirmed that embargo rules would likely place some limits on the top-line data disclosure.

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Alan Bash, President of CARVYKTI, identified capacity, space, and staff as factors, but highlighted that the outpatient setting helps overcome these hurdles. He also mentioned monitoring apheresis and cryopreservation capacity. Chief Medical Officer Mythili Koneru clarified that the DLL-3 program will have an oral presentation at ASGCT, and key dose-escalation data for both programs will be in the ASCO abstracts released next week.

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Chief Commercial Officer Steven Closter explained that it is very early in the launch. The 1,250+ infusion figure is an estimate from partner Incyte that includes some pent-up demand and patients from an EAP. He noted that while it's largely new patients, it will take another quarter to see a true run rate. The drug is being well-received, initially in the fourth-line setting, and onboarding at treatment centers has been smooth.

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Brian Lian, President and CEO, confirmed that the company plans to explore less frequent oral dosing in a future maintenance study. Regarding Phase III enrollment, he noted that while the rapid Phase II enrollment was encouraging, the pace for the much larger pivotal studies remains to be seen once they are initiated.

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