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Enhanced tgTCR T Cell
Product Attributes Through
Process Improvement of
CRISPR/Cas9 Engineering
23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Gene and Cell Therapy
Aaron Prodeus, Ph.D. | May 12, 2020
Disclosure: Employee of Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” of Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (“Intellia” or the “Company”) within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation ReformAct of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied statements regarding Intellia’s beliefs and expectations regarding its: plannedsubmission of an investigational new drug (“IND”) application or similar clinical trial application for NTLA-2001 for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis (“ATTR”) in mid-2020 and its planned dosing of first patients in the second half of 2020; plans to submit an IND application for NTLA-5001, its first T cell receptor (“TCR”)-directed engineeredcell therapy development candidate for its acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”) program in the first half of 2021; plans to submit an IND or similar clinical trial application for itshereditary angioedema (“HAE”) program in the second half of 2021; plans to advance and complete preclinical studies, including non-human primate studies for its ATTRprogram and HAE programs, and other animal studies supporting other in vivo and ex vivo programs; development of a proprietary LNP/AAV hybrid delivery system, as well asits modular platform to advance its complex genome editing capabilities, such as gene insertion; presentation of additional data at upcoming scientific conferences, and otherpreclinical data in 2020; advancement and expansion of its CRISPR/Cas9 technology to develop human therapeutic products, as well as its ability to maintain and expand itsrelated intellectual property portfolio; ability to demonstrate its platform’s modularity and replicate or apply results achieved in preclinical studies, including those in its ATTR,AML, and HAE programs, in any future studies, including human clinical trials; ability to develop other in vivo or ex vivo cell therapeutics of all types, and those targeting WT1 inAML in particular, using CRISPR/Cas9 technology; ability to optimize the impact of its collaborations on its development programs, including but not limited to its collaborationswith Novartis or Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Regeneron’s ability to enter into a co-development and co-promotion agreement for the HAE program; statementsregarding the timing of regulatory filings regarding its development programs.
Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs of future events, and are subject to a number of risks anduncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks anduncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to Intellia’s ability to protect and maintain its intellectual property position; risks related to Intellia’s relationship with thirdparties, including its licensors and licensees; risks related to the ability of its licensors to protect and maintain their intellectual property position; uncertainties related to theinitiation and conduct of studies and other development requirements for its product candidates; the risk that any one or more of Intellia’s product candidates will not besuccessfully developed and commercialized; the risk that the results of preclinical studies or clinical studies will not be predictive of future results in connection with futurestudies; and the risk that Intellia’s collaborations with Novartis or Regeneron or its other ex vivo collaborations will not continue or will not be successful. For a discussion ofthese and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause Intellia’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-lookingstatements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Intellia’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and otherimportant factors in Intellia’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this presentation is as of the date of the release, and Intelliaundertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Can Power Next-Generation T Cell Therapies
Today’s Presentation
Intellia’s
approach
and goals
Overcoming
limitations of
standard
electroporation
methods
Enabling
sequential edits
for safe and
effective
T cell therapies
1 2 3
Intellia’s
proprietary
process shows
promise to
engineer safe
and potent
CRISPR/Cas9-
based T cell
therapies with
multiple
genome edits
To unlock the
full potential of
T cell therapies,
we need to
enable multiple
edits with high
efficiency and
cell viability
but low
translocations
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Our Goal: Engineer TCR-T Cell Therapies While Preserving Normal Cell Physiology
NTLA-5001 for the Treatment of AML
• Lead engineered cell therapy development candidate
• WT1 (Wilms’ Tumor 1) targeting TCR-T cell therapy:
- High avidity αβ-TCR
- In locus insertion (TRAC)
- TRBC KO
PRECISE • POTENT • PERSISTENT
GvHD: Graft-Versus-Host Disease
WT1-
specific
TCR
KO: Knockout 1Provasi, Genovese et al., Nature Medicine 20122Mastaglio et al., Blood 2017
CRISPR-Based Gene Engineering
• Overcomes key challenges of traditional TCR approaches
• Enables precise gene KO and insertion
• Replaces endogenous with therapeutic TCR1,2:
- Enhances TCR expression and function
- Reduces mispairing and GvHD risk
- Improves cell drug quality and potency
TCR: T Cell Receptor
AML: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Improved T Cell Expansion and Memory Phenotype with Proprietary Process
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dite
d
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ndar
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Pro
prieta
ry
Sta
ndar
d
0
50
100
150
Fo
ld E
xp
an
sio
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Day 10 Day 14
p<0.01
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ndar
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prieta
ry
0
20
40
60
80
% W
T1 T
CR
Insert
ion
(Vb
8+
CD
3+
)
CD8+ tgTCR+
CD4+ tgTCR+
CD
27
CD45RA
Standard Process
Proprietary Process
Proprietary process yields:
• More rapid expansion post-editing
• Favorable CD45RA+CD27+ memory phenotype
• Comparable editing rates
Standard Process: Cas9/sgRNA RNP electroporation based on manufacturer’s instructions
Expansion Post-Editing WT1 tgTCR Insertion Rates
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WT1 TCR-T Cells Engineered with Proprietary Process Have Enhanced Potency
IL-2 Secretion: WT1-VLD
Peptide Pulsed OCI-AML3
Re-stimulation Stress Test:
OCI-AML3 pulsed cells
0.05 0.5 5 50 500 5000
0
2000
4000
6000
WT1-VLD peptide (nM)
IL-2
(pg
/ml)
Standard
Proprietary
0 1.25 2.5 5
0
2000
4000
6000
Effector/Target
IFN
(pg
/ml)
Proprietary
Standard
IFN-γ Secretion:
K562-HLA-A*02:01+ Cells
WT1 TCR-T cells engineered with proprietary process:
• Secrete more cytokines in response to WT1-presenting tumor cell lines
• Have long-term proliferative capacity in a repeat-stimulation assay with tumor cells
0 5 10 15 20
0
50
100
150
Day
Fold
Expansio
n
OCI-AML3+VLD
Proprietary Process
Standard Process
120 fold expansion
27 fold expansion
-
-
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WT1 TCR-T Cells Generated Using Proprietary Method Suppress Tumor Growth and Prolong Survival in a Disseminated Leukemia Model
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24105
106
107
108
109
1010
1011
1012
Days
Tota
l Flu
x (
p/s
)
T-cellinfusion
* * * **
WT1 TCR-T cells
GFP ctrl T cells
697 ALL cell line expresses endogenous levels of WT1 and is HLA-A*02:01+
ALL: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
0 10 20 30
0
20
40
60
80
100
Days
Perc
ent surv
ival
p<0.01
*p<0.05
NOG-IL2 mice, n=7
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Improved Expansion Post-Editing Enables Sequential Editing of TRBC and TRAC
TCR Replacement
0. Thaw T cells
DAY 0
1a. Activate
1b. TRBC KO
Harvest and
quality control• Count
• Cryopreserve
• Characterize
TRBC
DAY 1 DAY 10DAY 3
3a. TRAC insertion
3b. AAV6 WT1 TCR
DAY 4
4. Rapid expansion
TRBC
Exon 1 Exon 2
TRBCExon 1 Exon 2
CRISPR/Cas9 for TRBC1/2 KO
TRACTCRβ TCRα Exon 2
TRACExon 1 Exon 2
AAV
TCRβHA
2A TCRα
HA
Insertion Template
Exon1
ST
OP
In locus insertion
EF
1α
EF
1a
CRISPR/Cas9 for tgTCR insertion in TRAC locus
tgTCR: Transgenic TCR
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Une
dite
d
Sim
ulta
neou
s
Seq
uent
ial
0
1
2
3
%T
RB
C-T
RA
C t
ranslo
cate
d c
ells
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dite
d
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ulta
neou
s
Seq
uent
ial
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
%T
RB
C-T
RA
C t
ranslo
cate
d c
ells
Proprietary Process Enables Sequential Editing Strategies to Reduce Translocations
TRBC locusTRAC locusTRAC locusTRBC locus
Sequential editing of TRAC and TRBC results in:
• High cell expansion
• High endogenous TCR KO (~99%)
• High insertion rates (>50%)
• 4- to 8-fold reduction in TRAC-TRBC translocations
Fold
Expansion
% WT1 TCR
Insertion
ddPCR assay to detect TRAC-TRBC translocations
p<0.05p<0.05
Endogenous
TCR KO
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Seq
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ial
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Fold
Expansio
nUne
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ulta
neou
s
Seq
uent
ial
0
20
40
60
80
% W
T1
TC
R in
se
rtio
n (
CD
3+
Vb8
+)
Une
dite
d
Sim
ulta
neou
s
Seq
uent
ial
0
1
2
50
100
% e
ngode
nous T
CR
(C
D3
+V
b8-)
99% endogenous
TCR removal
p=0.07
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Proprietary Process Enables Multiple Sequential Edits With Minimal Translocations
KromaTiD dGHTM Assay Shows
Reduced Translocation Rates With Sequential Editing
Une
dite
d
Stand
ard
Simulta
neou
s
Seque
ntia
l
0
5
10
15
Cum
ula
tive T
ranslo
cation
Events
per
200 C
ells Complex Translocations
Reciprocal Translocations
Translocations to other chromosomes
Efficient sequential editing strategy supports development of:
• TCR-T cell therapies like NTLA-5001 that require multiple edits
• Advanced cell therapies that require even more edits, such as allogeneic T cells
PROPRIETARY
PROCESSPROPRIETARY
PROCESS
>97% Editing Across Three Genes
Une
dite
d
Stand
ard
Simulta
enou
s
Seque
ntia
l
0
25
50
75
100
%E
ditin
g
B2M
CIITA
TRAC
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Key
Takeaways
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Proprietary process enables efficient, scalable genome editing
of T cells with high viability
– High KO efficiency of target genes (>98%)
– 50-70% in locus insertion of tgTCRs
– Faster and higher T cell expansion for reduced vein-to-vein times
– Improved T cell memory phenotype and increased T cell functionality
Intellia’s T cell engineering platform powered by proprietary
process unlocks full potential of CRISPR/Cas9
– Supports development of NTLA-5001, with IND or IND-equivalent
planned for 1H 2021
– Potential for safer T cell product developed utilizing sequential editing,
with minimized chromosomal translocations
– Future potential development of allogeneic TCR and CAR-T cells
requiring multiple KOs and insertions
– Lays the groundwork for T cell candidates engineered to
overcome immune suppression in solid tumors
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Acknowledgements
• Chiara Bonini
• Eliana Ruggiero
• Erica Carnevale
• Claudia Politano
• Zulma Magnani
• Lorena Stasi
• Barbara Camisa
• Beatrice Cianciotti
• Alessia Potenza
• Francesco Manfredi
• Paola Vella
• Fabio Ciceri
Intellia’s Cell Therapy Team(AML World Awareness Day 2019)