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            <issuerName>AVALO THERAPEUTICS INC</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>001-37590</secFileNumber>
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                <ns2:street1>1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 321</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Wayne</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>PA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>19087</ns2:zipCode>
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            <issuerContactPhone>4105228707</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>MITTIE DOYLE</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <securitiesInformation>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>65800</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>1168608.00</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>22788452</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>04/06/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>04/06/2026</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Exercise of Stock Options</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>65800</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>04/06/2026</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
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        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
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            <sellerDetails>
                <name>10b5-1 Sales for MITTIE DOYLE</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 321</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:city>Wayne</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>PA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>19087</ns2:zipCode>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>04/01/2026</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>679</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>10864.00</grossProceeds>
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        <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
            <sellerDetails>
                <name>10b5-1 Sales for MITTIE DOYLE</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 321</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:city>Wayne</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>PA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>19087</ns2:zipCode>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>03/16/2026</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>25492</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>411606.58</grossProceeds>
        </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.&#13;
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        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>04/06/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>11/13/2025</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ Mittie Doyle</signature>
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