BioNTech to Showcase Oncology Late-Stage Pipeline Progress and Pumitamig Novel-Novel Combination Data at ESMO 2026

Preliminary combination results cover multiple advanced solid tumors, alongside subgroup findings in patients with brain metastases.

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BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX) will present oncology clinical data at ESMO in Madrid, October 23–27, 2026, including first results from ROSETTA Lung-107. The global Phase 2 trial evaluates pumitamig plus docetaxel in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after progression on immunotherapy plus chemotherapy.

BioNTech describes preliminary antitumor activity and manageable safety for pumitamig plus elfetabart drozuntecan in advanced solid tumors and for pumitamig plus FOLFIRI chemotherapy in previously treated neuroendocrine neoplasms. A subgroup analysis of two Phase 2 trials found systemic efficacy generally consistent in patients with and without brain metastases. The company says these early data suggest activity against tumors within the brain.

Positive

• Minor pointPumitamig plus elfetabart drozuntecan showed preliminary antitumor activity across multiple tumor types, described by BioNTech as encouraging.
• Minor pointPumitamig plus elfetabart drozuntecan had company-described manageable safety, with minimal overlapping toxicities observed.
• Minor pointPumitamig plus FOLFIRI showed company-described encouraging preliminary antitumor activity in neuroendocrine neoplasms after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.
• Minor pointPumitamig plus FOLFIRI had a company-described manageable safety profile in the China Phase 2 trial.
• Minor pointPumitamig plus chemotherapy showed generally consistent systemic efficacy with and without brain metastases in lung and breast cancer subgroups.

3 minor points

• Minor pointBrain-metastasis subgroup data suggest intracranial efficacy, according to BioNTech's interpretation of the early results.
• Minor pointGotistobart plus pembrolizumab demonstrated durable antitumor activity in advanced melanoma resistant or refractory to prior anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-(L)1 therapies.
• Minor pointBNT317 demonstrated preclinical antitumor activity.

Negative

• None.

Key Figures

Abstracts: 16 abstracts Tumor types: 10 tumor types Ongoing Phase 3 trials: 13 ongoing Phase 3 trials +1 more

Abstracts

16 abstracts

ESMO 2026 presentations

Tumor types

10 tumor types

ESMO 2026 data presentation

Ongoing Phase 3 trials

13 ongoing Phase 3 trials

BioNTech oncology pipeline

Global Phase 2 lung cancer datasets

Third global Phase 2 dataset

Pumitamig lung cancer development program

Key Terms

antibody-drug conjugate, nsclc, folfiri, blood-brain barrier

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antibody-drug conjugate medical

"a B7-H3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate"

An antibody-drug conjugate is a targeted medicine that combines an antibody, which can identify specific cells, with a powerful drug designed to destroy those cells. This approach allows for precise treatment, minimizing damage to healthy tissue. For investors, developments in this area can signal advances in cancer therapies and potential growth opportunities in the biotech sector.

nsclc medical

"metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”)"

NSCLC stands for non-small cell lung cancer, which is the most common type of lung cancer. It develops in the lungs and can spread to other parts of the body, making it serious but often treatable if caught early. Understanding NSCLC helps people recognize the importance of lung health and early detection.

folfiri medical

"pumitamig plus FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan)"

FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy combination used to treat certain cancers, made from the drugs fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin, and irinotecan — think of it as a three‑ingredient recipe designed to attack cancer cells in different ways. Investors care because its use affects demand for related drugs, influences clinical trial and approval outcomes, and can drive revenue or cost pressures for companies involved in manufacturing, supplying supportive care, or developing competing therapies.

blood-brain barrier medical

"limited ability to cross the blood-brain barrier"

A protective barrier of tightly packed cells and supporting tissue that controls what substances in the blood can enter the brain, acting like a security checkpoint that keeps out most pathogens and many drugs while allowing essential nutrients through. For investors, the barrier matters because whether a therapy can cross or safely bypass it often determines clinical success, regulatory approval and commercial potential for treatments of brain disorders.

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• Late-breaking oral presentation will feature first data from the global ROSETTA Lung-107 Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating pumitamig, a PD-L1×VEGF-A bispecific immunomodulator, plus docetaxel in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer following prior immunotherapy plus chemotherapy
• Global Phase 2 data for pumitamig plus elfetabart drozuntecan, a B7-H3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, expand the body of evidence for this novel-novel combination in multiple advanced solid tumors
• Updates from across the pumitamig clinical development program underscore its pan-tumor potential, including in lung and breast cancer patients with brain metastases and patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms

MAINZ, Germany, October 19, 2026 – BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech” or “the Company”) will present new clinical data from its late-stage oncology pipeline with 16 abstracts spanning the Company’s tumor focus areas, including lung and breast cancer, at the European Society for Medical Oncology (“ESMO”) 2026 Congress held in Madrid, Spain, from October 23–27, 2026.

Key oral presentations will focus on clinical data for pumitamig (BNT327/BMS986545), a PD-L1×VEGF-A bispecific immunomodulator being jointly developed with Bristol Myers Squibb (“BMS”), plus docetaxel in second-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) as well as pumitamig in combination with elfetabart drozuntecan (elfe-D or BNT324/DB-1311), a B7-H3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (“ADC”) being jointly developed with Duality Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. (“DualityBio”), across several advanced solid tumors – complementing the data in lung cancer presented earlier this year. This new clinical data advances BioNTech’s differentiated novel-novel combination approach. Additional presentations for pumitamig and ADCs reflect BioNTech’s tumor-focused strategy aimed at addressing significant unmet medical needs across various stages of disease.

“Sixteen abstracts spanning ten tumor types – this is our significant data presence at this year’s ESMO. It demonstrates momentum for our late-stage oncology pipeline across strategic key assets and tumor areas such as lung and breast cancer,” said Prof. Özlem Türeci, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at BioNTech. “For our PD-L1xVEGF immunomodulator pumitamig, we will be sharing new data that highlights its pan-tumor potential, including in challenging treatment settings where patients still show limited benefit from current standard of care therapies. Our goal is to establish pumitamig as a potential backbone for future combination regimens across multiple tumor types, including novel-novel treatment combinations. At this year's conference, we will showcase the potential of this approach in two presentations featuring ADC combinations, aimed to further enhance outcomes for patients.”

Highlights from BioNTech’s presentations at ESMO 2026:

Pumitamig – an investigational PD-L1×VEGF-A bispecific immunomodulator:

• NSCLC: First data from the global ROSETTA Lung-107 Phase 2 clinical trial (NCT06841055) evaluating pumitamig plus docetaxel in patients with metastatic NSCLC whose disease progressed after immunotherapy plus chemotherapy will be presented in a late-breaking oral presentation. This clinical trial extends evidence for pumitamig’s non-small cell lung cancer development program into the second-line setting where there remains high unmet medical need, representing the third global Phase 2 dataset in lung cancer.
• SCLC and TNBC with brain metastases: Results from a subgroup analysis of two Phase 2 clinical trials (NCT06449209; NCT06449222) evaluating pumitamig plus chemotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer (“SCLC”) or triple-negative breast cancer (“TNBC”) showed systemic efficacy generally consistent in patients with and without brain metastases. These early data suggest intracranial efficacy and add to the clinical evidence for pumitamig plus chemotherapy in tumor types where brain metastases often occur and remain challenging to treat as many systemic therapies have limited ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.
• 2L neuroendocrine neoplasms: First results from a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted in China (NCT05879055) evaluating pumitamig plus FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan) chemotherapy in patients with unresectable neuroendocrine neoplasms after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy showed encouraging preliminary antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile. These data broaden the clinical evidence for pumitamig across diverse tumor types.

Novel-novel combination of pumitamig and elfetabart drozuntecan, an investigational B7-H3-targeted ADC:

• Advanced solid tumors: First results from the global Phase 2 clinical trial (NCT06953089) evaluating pumitamig in combination with elfetabart drozuntecan in patients with advanced solid tumors showed encouraging preliminary antitumor activity across multiple tumor types and a manageable safety profile, with minimal overlapping toxicities observed. These data support the potential of pumitamig as a backbone in novel treatment combinations, furthering BioNTech’s combination strategy across multiple tumor types with high unmet medical need.

BioNTech is advancing a diversified oncology pipeline spanning next-generation immunomodulators, ADCs, and mRNA cancer immunotherapies, both as monotherapies and novel-novel combination approaches. With 13 ongoing Phase 3 trials as well as multiple novel-novel combination trials, BioNTech is focused on developing innovative approaches to address the challenges of cancer treatment among the Company’s tumor focus areas from early- to late-stage conditions.

All abstracts are available through the ESMO website. Further information on BioNTech’s oncology pipeline can be accessed here.

Full presentation details:

Candidate	Abstract Title	Abstract Number/Presentation Details
Pumitamig	A global phase 2, open-label trial of pumitamig (PD-L1 × VEGF-A bsAb) + docetaxel post-chemoimmunotherapy in mNSCLC: First data from ROSETTA Lung-107	Abstract #LBA76 Rapid Oral Presentation NSCLC, Metastatic Oct 25, 2026: 8:30 - 10:00am CET
	Efficacy of pumitamig (PD-L1 × VEGF-A bsAb) plus chemotherapy in patients with SCLC or TNBC with brain metastases: A subgroup analysis of two phase 2 trials	Abstract #1951RO Rapid Oral Presentation Investigational Immunotherapy Oct 24, 2026: 8:30 - 10:00am CEST
	First results from a phase 2 trial of second-line pumitamig (PD-L1 × VEGF-A bsAb) plus chemotherapy in unresectable neuroendocrine neoplasms	Abstract #2393O Proffered Paper Presentation NETs and Endocrine Tumours Oct 26, 2026: 10:15 - 11:45am CET
	ROSETTA RCC-208: A phase 1/2, open-label, randomized study of pumitamig alone or in combination with ipilimumab or cabozantinib in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC)	Abstract #3639TiP Poster Presentation Renal Cancer Oct 23, 2026: 3:15 - 4:00pm CEST
	ROSETTA Gastric-204: A randomized, phase 2/3 study of first-line (1L) pumitamig + chemotherapy versus nivolumab (NIVO) + chemotherapy in advanced or metastatic gastric cancer (GC), gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GEJC), or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC)	Abstract #3081eTiP ePoster Presentation Oesophagogastric Cancer Oct 23 - 27, 2026
	A phase 1/2 trial of first-line pumitamig monotherapy or pumitamig plus ipilimumab in advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (ROSETTA HCC-206)	Abstract #1762eTiP ePoster Presentation Hepatocellular Carcinoma Oct 23 - 27, 2026
Pumitamig + elfetabart drozuntecan	Elfetabart drozuntecan (Elfe-D; DB-1311/BNT324 [B7H3 ADC]) + pumitamig (PD-L1 x VEGF-A bsAb) in patients with advanced solid tumors: First results from a global phase 2 trial	Abstract #999O Proffered Paper Presentation Developmental Therapeutics Oct 24, 2026: 2:45 - 4:15pm CEST
Pumitamig + trastuzumab pamirtecan	Pumitamig + trastuzumab pamirtecan (T-Pam) in patients (pts) with HR+, HER2-low advanced/metastatic breast cancer (a/mBC): Phase 1 results of a phase 1/2, open-label trial (BNT323-03)	Abstract #1777P Poster Presentation HER2+ Breast Cancer Oct 24, 2026: 12:00 - 12:45pm CEST
Elfetabart drozuntecan	Elfetabart drozuntecan (Elfe-D; DB-1311/BNT324 [B7H3 ADC]) in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC): Efficacy and safety data from a Phase 2 dose optimization cohort	Abstract #1255P Poster Presentation Gynaecological Cancers Oct 26, 2026: 12:00 - 12:45pm CET
	BNT324-03: A phase 3, randomized, open-label trial comparing elfetabart drozuntecan, a B7H3 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), with docetaxel as treatment of patients (pts) with taxane-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)	Abstract #2300TiP Poster Presentation Metastatic Prostate Cancer Oct 23, 2026: 3:15 - 4:00pm CEST
Gotistobart	Gotistobart plus pembrolizumab demonstrates durable antitumor activity in advanced melanoma refractory or resistant to both prior anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-(L)1 therapies	Abstract #2106P Poster Presentation Melanoma Oct 24, 2026: 12:00 - 12:45 pm CEST
BNT317	BNT317: An anti–PD-1 × CD39 bispecific antibody demonstrating preclinical antitumor activity	Abstract #420P Poster Presentation Basic Science Oct 23, 2026: 3:15 - 4pm CEST
Beruzatatug pelitecan (YL202/BNT326)	Clinical outcomes of YL202/BNT326 (HER3 ADC) in advanced/metastatic HR+/HER2-null/low breast cancer (BC) in chemotherapy (chemo)-naïve and exposed patients (pts)	Abstract #1881P Poster Presentation HR+ Breast Cancer Oct 24, 2026: 12:00 - 12:45pm CEST
BNT329	A first-in-human phase 1/2 dose-escalation and expansion trial of BNT329 (an anti-carbohydrate antigen 19-9 antibody-drug conjugate [CA19-9 ADC]) in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors that express CA19-9	Abstract #1076TiP Poster Presentation Developmental Therapeutics Oct 23, 2026: 3:15 - 4:00 pm CEST
Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)	Real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) from chemotherapy initiation in patients with HR+/HER2– metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in the US	Abstract #1880P Poster Presentation HR+ Breast Cancer Oct 24, 2026: 12:00 - 12:45pm CEST
	Real-world outcomes with first-line pembrolizumab-based chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the USA	Abstract #2705P Poster Presentation NSCLC, Metastatic Oct 26, 2026: 12:00 - 12:45pm CET

About BioNTech
BioNTech is a global next generation biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel investigative therapies for cancer and other serious diseases. In oncology, BioNTech is committed to transforming how cancer is treated. Its ambition is to develop innovative medicines with pan-tumor or synergistic potential to address cancer from multiple angles and across the full continuum of the disease from early- to late-stage. Its growing late-stage oncology pipeline comprises complementary treatment approaches spanning immunomodulators, antibody drug conjugates, and mRNA cancer immunotherapies. BioNTech has partnered with multiple global and specialized pharmaceutical collaborators leveraging complementary expertise and resources to accelerate innovation and drive progress, including Bristol Myers Squibb, Duality Biologics, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab, MediLink, OncoC4, and Pfizer.

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What will BioNTech present from the ROSETTA Lung-107 trial at ESMO 2026?

BioNTech will present first data from the global Phase 2 ROSETTA Lung-107 trial of pumitamig plus docetaxel. The study involves patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed after immunotherapy plus chemotherapy. The late-breaking oral presentation is scheduled for October 25, 2026.

What did BioNTech report about pumitamig plus elfetabart drozuntecan in advanced solid tumors?

The global Phase 2 trial showed preliminary antitumor activity across multiple tumor types and minimal overlapping toxicities. BioNTech characterized the activity as encouraging and the safety profile as manageable. First results will be presented at ESMO on October 24, 2026.