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INTERIM UPDATE FROM A PHASE 2 MULTICENTER STUDY OF TAZEMETOSTAT, AN EZH2 INHIBITOR, IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA 1 23rd Congress of the European Hematology Association 14-17 June 2018 Stockholm, Sweden Franck Morschhauser 1 , Hervé Tilly 2 , Aristeidis Chaidos 3 , Tycel Phillips 4 , Vincent Ribrag 5 , Phillip Campbell 6 , Christoph Fruchart 7 , Wojciech Jurczak 8 , Pamela McKay 9 , Stephen Opat 10 , John Radford 11 , Alice McDonald 12 , Haley Howell 12 , Kate Newberry 12 , Mark Woodruff 12 , Alicia Clawson 12 , John Larus 12 , Stephen Blakemore 12 , Harry Miao 12 , Gilles Salles 13 1 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Lille, France; 2 Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France; 3 Centre for Haematology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK; 4 Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 5 Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 6 Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia; 7 Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; 8 UJCM, Krakow, Poland; 9 Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; 10 Monash University, Clayton, Australia; 11 The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; 12 Epizyme, Cambridge, MA; 13 Lyon-Sud Hospital Centre, Pierre-Bénite, France

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INTERIM UPDATE FROM A PHASE 2 MULTICENTER STUDY OF TAZEMETOSTAT, AN EZH2 INHIBITOR, IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA

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23rd Congress of the European

Hematology Association 14-17 June 2018

Stockholm, Sweden

Franck Morschhauser1, Hervé Tilly2, Aristeidis Chaidos3, Tycel Phillips4, Vincent Ribrag5, Phillip Campbell6, Christoph Fruchart7, Wojciech Jurczak8, Pamela McKay9, Stephen Opat10, John Radford11, Alice McDonald12, Haley Howell12, Kate Newberry12, Mark Woodruff12, Alicia Clawson12, John Larus12, Stephen Blakemore12, Harry Miao12, Gilles Salles13 1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Lille, France; 2Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France; 3Centre for Haematology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK; 4Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 5Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 6Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia; 7Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; 8UJCM, Krakow, Poland; 9Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; 10Monash University, Clayton, Australia; 11The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; 12Epizyme, Cambridge, MA; 13Lyon-Sud Hospital Centre, Pierre-Bénite, France

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SPEAKER DISCLOSURE

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• Dr Gilles Salles has received honoraria from Roche, Janssen, Gilead, Celgene, Novartis, Amgen, Merck, Servier, and Epizyme

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TAZEMETOSTAT FOR THE TREATMENT OF B-CELL NHL • EZH2 is an epigenetic regulator of gene

expression and plays a critical role in multiple forms of cancer

– Activating mutations of EZH2 can act as an oncogenic driver, especially in FL and GCB-DLBCL, and is present in ~20% of patients

• Tazemetostat

– First-in-class, potent, selective, reversible oral inhibitor of mutated and wild-type EZH2

– Preclinical activity in DLBCL cells lines, with greater activity in EZH2 mutant models

– Monotherapy activity and favorable safety in phase 1/2 studies in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) NHL, as well as certain genetically defined solid tumors1

Transcriptional Repression

EZH2 (part of PRC2)

Active Inactive

Transcriptional Activation

Tazemetostat

3 1. Italiano A, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(5):649-659.

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TAZEMETOSTAT PHASE 2 NHL STUDY DESIGN

• Global, multi-center, open-label study in 6 cohorts of patients with R/R FL or DLBCL – Patients prospectively assigned to cohorts according to EZH2 mutational status

• cobas® EZH2 Mutation Test (in development, Roche Molecular Systems) – ≥2 prior therapies

• Primary endpoint: objective response rate (ORR) – Secondary efficacy endpoints: progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response (DOR), safety and tolerability – Objective response assessed by IWG-NHL criteria (Cheson 2007)

• Restaging every 8 weeks for 6 cycles, then every 12 weeks thereafter

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DLBCL, NON-GCB (N=60)

DLBCL, GCB EZH2 WT (N=60)

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PHASE 2 NHL STUDY PROGRESS; FL COHORTS

• Data cut-off: May 1, 2018 • Safety: 82 patients • Efficacy:

– FL wild-type EZH2 – 54 evaluable for efficacy • Closed to accrual

– FL mutated EZH2 – 28 evaluable for efficacy • Open to accrual

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FL DEMOGRAPHICS AND DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS

Characteristic EZH2 Status

Mutant (n=28)

Wild-type (n=54)

Median age, years 61 61

Males, % 43 63

ECOG PS 0-1, % 96 93

B symptoms, n (%) 2 (7) 10 (19)

Median tumor burdena, mm2 (range) 2969 (162-16543) 2948 (128-29819)

Prior lines of therapy, n (%)

1 1 ( 4) 0

2 2 (43) 17 (31)

3 6 (21) 10 (19)

4 3 (11) 11 (20)

≥ 5 5 (18) 16 (30)

median 3 4

Refractory to last regimenb, n (%) 10 (38) 22 (42)

Prior HSCT, % 11 39

Median time from initial diagnosis, years 5.1 6.4

Median time from last prior therapy, weeks 18.4 28.1

Data as of 01 May 2018. a Sum of nodal plus extranodal; b Refractory to last regimen defined as SD or PD as best response to most recent prior therapy. 6

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ACTIVITY AND DURABILITY OBSERVED ACROSS BOTH COHORTS

Best Response FL EZH2 MT (n=28)

FL EZH2 WT (n=54)

Objective response rate (CR + PR), n (%) 95% CI1

20 (71) 51-87%

18 (33) 21-47%

Best response, n(%)

Complete response (CR) 3 (11) 3 ( 6)

Partial response (PR) 17 (61) 15 (28)

Stable disease (SD) 8 (29) 17 (31)

Study drug ongoing 6 (21) 1 ( 2)

Progressive disease (PD) 0 17 (31)

No data/unknown (UNK) 0 2 ( 4)

Median time to first response2,3, weeks 11.9 15.9

Median duration of response2,3, weeks 32.3+ 76.0+

Patients with ongoing response3,4, n (%) 11 (55) 10 (56)

Median progression-free survival3,4, weeks 48.6+ 29.9

Median progression-free survival (responders)3,4, weeks 48.6+ 84.3+

Data as of 01 May 2018. Ongoing patients with best response of ‘No Data, Unknown’ are not included in this table. Patients that discontinued due to clinical or radiological progression without a valid response assessment are included in PD. 1 By Clopper-Pearson exact confidence interval. 2 Calculated

with Kaplan-Meier analysis. 3 Not including time from Rollover study EZH-501. 4 Includes discontinued patients with response ongoing at time of discontinuation. +, Cohort median not yet reached.

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TUMOR CHANGE FROM BASELINE FOR MUTATED EZH2 FL PATIENTS

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Data as of 01 May 2018. Plot does not include tumor measurements or status from Rollover study EZH-501. Per Cheson 2007, percent change of sum of target nodal lesion SPD and target extranodal lesion SPD.

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FL EZH2 Mutant Remains On Study *

28 of 28 (100%) patients with evidence of tumor reduction ORR 71%, CR 11%, PR 61%

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TUMOR RESPONSE OVER TIME FOR MUTATED EZH2 PATIENTS

Data as of 01 May 2018. Plot does not include study days from Rollover study EZH-501. 9

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TUMOR CHANGE FROM BASELINE FOR WILD-TYPE EZH2 PATIENTS

Data as of 01 May 2018. Plot does not include tumor measurements or status from Rollover study EZH-501. Five wild-type FL EZH2 patients are not present as they do not have post-baseline scans. Per Cheson 2007, percent change of sum of target

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TUMOR RESPONSE OVER TIME FOR WILD-TYPE EZH2 PATIENTS

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Data as of 01 May 2018. Plot does not include study days from Rollover study EZH-501. Five wild-type FL EZH2 patients are not present as they do not have post-baseline scans.

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TUMOR RESPONSE IN A 62 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH EZH2 MUTATION Week 8 Baseline

Tazemetostat R-CVP/ R-GCVP x 3

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June Sept 2017 PD CR

BR R-maintenance

PR at Week 8 Response ongoing

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• Diagnosed April 2015 – G1, Stage II – FLIPI score = 4

• 2 prior treatments including R-maintenance

Acknowledgement: Drs. Barwick and Kanfer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

PR PD

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TUMOR CHANGE FROM BASELINE FOR FL PATIENTS 66 of 77 (85.7%) of patients had a reduction in tumor burden

Overall, 46% (38/82) of patients achieved an objective response

FL EZH2 Mutant FL EZH2 Wild-type Remains On Study *

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ADVERSE EVENTS LED TO LOW RATE OF DOSE REDUCTIONS AND DISCONTINUATIONS IN FL MONOTHERAPY

Patients, n (%) (N=82)

Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)1 Treatment-related TEAEs

Adverse event (AE), all grades 78 (95) 64 (78)

Grade ≥ 3 33 (40) 14 (17)

Serious AE 20 (24) 3 (4)

AE leading to dose interruption 24 (29) 15 (18)

AE leading to dose reduction 4 ( 5) 4 (5)

AE leading to drug discontinuation or study withdrawal 9 (11) 5 (6)

1 All treatment emergent adverse events that first appear during treatment, which were absent before or which worsen relative to the pre-treatment. 14

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FEW TREATMENT-RELATED GRADE ≥3 ADVERSE EVENTS WERE OBSERVED

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Patients (N=82)

Adverse Event, n (%) Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Treatment-Related TEAEs

All Grades Grade ≥3 All Grades Grade ≥3

Nausea 18 (22) 1 (1) 16 (20) 0

Fatigue 15 (18) 2 (2) 11 (13) 1 (1)

Anemia 14 (17) 5 (6) 11 (13) 3 (4)

Asthenia 12 (15) 3 (4) 8 (10) 1 (1)

Cough 12 (15) 0 1 ( 1) 0

Diarrhea 12 (15) 0 9 (11) 0

Upper respiratory tract infection 12 (15) 0 0 0

Alopecia 11 (13) 0 9 (11) 0

Back pain 10 (12) 0 0 0

Bronchitis 10 (12) 0 4 ( 5) 0

Headache 10 (12) 0 4 ( 5) 0

Thrombocytopenia 10 (12) 5 (6) 8 (10) 3 (4)

Abdominal pain 9 (11) 1 (1) 2 ( 2) 0

Muscle spasms 9 (11) 0 5 ( 6) 0

Pyrexia 9 (11) 0 1 ( 1) 0

Vomiting 9 (11) 1 (1) 4 ( 5) 0

Data as of 01 May 2018. Adverse events reported in ≥10% of patients.

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SUMMARY

• Interim data from this phase 2 study of tazemetostat demonstrated clinical activity in heavily pretreated patients

– 71% ORR in patients with mutated EZH2 • All patients showed a reduction in tumor volume • 35 patients (78%) dosed as of June 8, 2018

– 33% ORR in patients with wild-type EZH2 • Enrollment is complete

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• Durable clinical responses and progression-free survival were observed in patients with or without an activating EZH2 mutation

• Tazemetostat was generally well tolerated • Promising results from these interim data continue to support EZH2 as a potential

novel and valid therapeutic target in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma