Mark Fram's questions to Kyverna Therapeutics Inc (KYTX) leadership • Q3 2024
Question
Mark Fram asked about the reliability of TH2 biomarker data from the KT61 healthy volunteer study compared to historical data for Dupilumab, and questioned if savings from deprioritizing oncology would be reinvested.
Answer
Founder, President, and CEO Nellie Monofi emphasized that the primary goal is demonstrating STAT6 protein degradation, the most direct biomarker, and cautioned against over-analyzing variable downstream markers like IgE and TARC. CFO Bruce Jacobs confirmed that any savings from the oncology pipeline shift will be reinvested into the immunology programs, leaving the company's cash runway guidance unchanged.