BEVERLY HILLS, CA, USA I March 8, 2021 I GT Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on disruptive, target-directed Natural Killer (NK) cell engager immunotherapy technologies (TriKE™) for cancer, announces preclinical results for its ROR1 TriKE™ product candidate as a prospective therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Tyrosine kinase transmembrane receptor ROR1 has recently been shown to be overexpressed on certain cancer cells, and appears to play a functional role in promoting migration/invasion and influencing the metastatic potential of various solid tumor cancers. Targeting ROR1 on cancer cells with TriKE™ and redirecting NK cells to attack and kill cancer cells expressing ROR1, could result in a therapeutic treatment that limits the metastatic potential and invasiveness of certain solid tumor cancers.
The ROR1 TriKE™ was evaluated in several preclinical models of prostate cancer, and was found to be effective at promoting NK cell killing of multiple prostate cancer cells including LnCAP, C4-2, PC-3, DU-145, VCaP and 22RV1. Significant NK cell activation and interferon gamma (IFNγ) production was also observed as a result of TriKE™ engagement and activation of the NK cell.
“We are pleased to report our ROR1 TriKE™ has passed this important preclinical milestone, and demonstrated effectiveness in promoting redirected and target-specific killing by NK cells,” said Anthony J. Cataldo, GT Biopharma’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We plan to evaluate the ROR1 TriKE™ in additional IND-enabling preclinical studies with the goal of transitioning to a Phase I/II clinical trial.”
About GT Biopharma, Inc.
GT Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of immuno-oncology therapeutic products based on our proprietary TriKE™ NK cell engager platform. The TriKE™ platform is designed to activate and redirect the target cell killing abilities of the patient’s natural killer cells (NK cells) without the need for supplemental ex vivo engineered donor or autologous NK cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). The Company has an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Minnesota to further develop and commercialize therapies using TriKE™ technology. GT Biopharma’s lead TriKE™ product candidate, GTB-3550 TriKE™, is being evaluated in a multicenter Phase I/II trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03214666) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and other CD33+ hematopoietic malignancies.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, USA I March 8, 2021 I GT Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on disruptive, target-directed Natural Killer (NK) cell engager immunotherapy technologies (TriKE™) for cancer, announces preclinical results for its ROR1 TriKE™ product candidate as a prospective therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Tyrosine kinase transmembrane receptor ROR1 has recently been shown to be overexpressed on certain cancer cells, and appears to play a functional role in promoting migration/invasion and influencing the metastatic potential of various solid tumor cancers. Targeting ROR1 on cancer cells with TriKE™ and redirecting NK cells to attack and kill cancer cells expressing ROR1, could result in a therapeutic treatment that limits the metastatic potential and invasiveness of certain solid tumor cancers.
The ROR1 TriKE™ was evaluated in several preclinical models of prostate cancer, and was found to be effective at promoting NK cell killing of multiple prostate cancer cells including LnCAP, C4-2, PC-3, DU-145, VCaP and 22RV1. Significant NK cell activation and interferon gamma (IFNγ) production was also observed as a result of TriKE™ engagement and activation of the NK cell.
“We are pleased to report our ROR1 TriKE™ has passed this important preclinical milestone, and demonstrated effectiveness in promoting redirected and target-specific killing by NK cells,” said Anthony J. Cataldo, GT Biopharma’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We plan to evaluate the ROR1 TriKE™ in additional IND-enabling preclinical studies with the goal of transitioning to a Phase I/II clinical trial.”
About GT Biopharma, Inc.
GT Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of immuno-oncology therapeutic products based on our proprietary TriKE™ NK cell engager platform. The TriKE™ platform is designed to activate and redirect the target cell killing abilities of the patient’s natural killer cells (NK cells) without the need for supplemental ex vivo engineered donor or autologous NK cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). The Company has an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Minnesota to further develop and commercialize therapies using TriKE™ technology. GT Biopharma’s lead TriKE™ product candidate, GTB-3550 TriKE™, is being evaluated in a multicenter Phase I/II trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03214666) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and other CD33+ hematopoietic malignancies.
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