Progenics Pharmaceuticals presented the design and rationale of an ongoing phase 1 trial of its prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugate (PSMA ADC) therapy at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
TARRYTOWN, NY, USA & CHICAGO, IL, USA | June 07, 2010 | Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) today presented the design and rationale of an ongoing phase 1 trial of its prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugate (PSMA ADC) therapy at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This phase 1 trial is assessing the safety, tolerability and initial clinical activity of progressively increasing doses of PSMA ADC in patients with progressive, metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer following prior taxane chemotherapy. The results would be used to determine dosing for further evaluation in phase 2 clinical testing.
The poster, entitled, "First-in-human phase 1 trial of prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugate (PSMA ADC) in taxane-refractory prostate cancer" will be presented on Monday, June 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The "Trials in Progress" Poster Session is designed to facilitate communication among current and potential investigators about ongoing clinical trials and provides background of the science behind an ongoing trial highlighting trial design and enrollment of subjects (outcomes data or results are prohibited from presentation).
About PSMA ADC
PSMA is a protein that is a validated biomarker of prostate cancer; it is expressed on the surface of prostate cancer cells as well as on blood vessels supplying other solid tumors. PSMA ADC combines a fully human monoclonal antibody selectively targeted to PSMA linked to a chemotherapeutic drug. Using technology licensed from Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN), the PSMA antibody is linked to monomethyl auristatin E, a chemotherapeutic drug that inhibits cell proliferation by disrupting the cellular "backbone" (i.e., microtubules) required for replication. The resultant antibody-drug conjugate attaches to the PSMA protein on the surface of prostate cancer cells and is designed to:
* internalize the antibody-drug conjugate into the cancer cell;
* release active anti-cancer drug; and
* destroy the malignant cell.
Unlike traditional chemotherapy, PSMA ADC is designed to deliver the drug selectively to prostate cancer cells by targeting PSMA. In pre-clinical studies, PSMA ADC exhibited a high level of tumor-specific activity.
About Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting men in the United States and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men each year. The American Cancer Society estimated that 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2009 and that 27,360 men died from the disease nationwide.
About Progenics
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Tarrytown, NY, is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutic products to treat the unmet medical needs of patients with debilitating conditions and life-threatening diseases. Principal programs are directed toward supportive care, oncology and virology. Progenics is developing RELISTOR(R) (methylnaltrexone bromide) for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation. RELISTOR is now approved in over 40 countries, including the U.S., Canada, the European Union, Latin America countries and Australia. Progenics is pursuing strategic alternatives for RELISTOR, including licensing, collaboration, strategic alliances and U.S. commercialization or co-promotion, following termination of its 2005 collaboration with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, which is continuing manufacturing, sales, marketing, and certain development and regulatory activities for RELISTOR during the transition. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has an exclusive license from Progenics for development and commercialization of subcutaneous RELISTOR in Japan. In oncology, the Company is conducting a phase 1 clinical trial of PSMA ADC, a human monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate for the treatment of prostate cancer. PSMA is a protein found on the surface of prostate cancer cells as well as in blood vessels supplying other solid tumors. In virology, Progenics is also developing the viral-entry inhibitor PRO 140, a humanized monoclonal antibody which binds to co-receptor CCR5 to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. PRO 140 is currently in phase 2 clinical testing. Other early-stage clinical or research programs include phase 1 clinical trials with vaccines designed to treat prostate cancer by stimulating an immune response to PSMA in immunized subjects; identifying novel multiplex PI3-Kinase inhibitors as a potential strategy to combat some of the most aggressive forms of cancer; identifying novel inhibitors of HCV entry; and developing monoclonal antibodies against toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C.difficile).
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Progenics Pharmaceuticals presented the design and rationale of an ongoing phase 1 trial of its prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugate (PSMA ADC) therapy at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
TARRYTOWN, NY, USA & CHICAGO, IL, USA | June 07, 2010 | Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) today presented the design and rationale of an ongoing phase 1 trial of its prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugate (PSMA ADC) therapy at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This phase 1 trial is assessing the safety, tolerability and initial clinical activity of progressively increasing doses of PSMA ADC in patients with progressive, metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer following prior taxane chemotherapy. The results would be used to determine dosing for further evaluation in phase 2 clinical testing.
The poster, entitled, "First-in-human phase 1 trial of prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugate (PSMA ADC) in taxane-refractory prostate cancer" will be presented on Monday, June 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The "Trials in Progress" Poster Session is designed to facilitate communication among current and potential investigators about ongoing clinical trials and provides background of the science behind an ongoing trial highlighting trial design and enrollment of subjects (outcomes data or results are prohibited from presentation).
About PSMA ADC
PSMA is a protein that is a validated biomarker of prostate cancer; it is expressed on the surface of prostate cancer cells as well as on blood vessels supplying other solid tumors. PSMA ADC combines a fully human monoclonal antibody selectively targeted to PSMA linked to a chemotherapeutic drug. Using technology licensed from Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN), the PSMA antibody is linked to monomethyl auristatin E, a chemotherapeutic drug that inhibits cell proliferation by disrupting the cellular "backbone" (i.e., microtubules) required for replication. The resultant antibody-drug conjugate attaches to the PSMA protein on the surface of prostate cancer cells and is designed to:
* internalize the antibody-drug conjugate into the cancer cell;
* release active anti-cancer drug; and
* destroy the malignant cell.
Unlike traditional chemotherapy, PSMA ADC is designed to deliver the drug selectively to prostate cancer cells by targeting PSMA. In pre-clinical studies, PSMA ADC exhibited a high level of tumor-specific activity.
About Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting men in the United States and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men each year. The American Cancer Society estimated that 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2009 and that 27,360 men died from the disease nationwide.
About Progenics
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Tarrytown, NY, is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutic products to treat the unmet medical needs of patients with debilitating conditions and life-threatening diseases. Principal programs are directed toward supportive care, oncology and virology. Progenics is developing RELISTOR(R) (methylnaltrexone bromide) for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation. RELISTOR is now approved in over 40 countries, including the U.S., Canada, the European Union, Latin America countries and Australia. Progenics is pursuing strategic alternatives for RELISTOR, including licensing, collaboration, strategic alliances and U.S. commercialization or co-promotion, following termination of its 2005 collaboration with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, which is continuing manufacturing, sales, marketing, and certain development and regulatory activities for RELISTOR during the transition. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has an exclusive license from Progenics for development and commercialization of subcutaneous RELISTOR in Japan. In oncology, the Company is conducting a phase 1 clinical trial of PSMA ADC, a human monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate for the treatment of prostate cancer. PSMA is a protein found on the surface of prostate cancer cells as well as in blood vessels supplying other solid tumors. In virology, Progenics is also developing the viral-entry inhibitor PRO 140, a humanized monoclonal antibody which binds to co-receptor CCR5 to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. PRO 140 is currently in phase 2 clinical testing. Other early-stage clinical or research programs include phase 1 clinical trials with vaccines designed to treat prostate cancer by stimulating an immune response to PSMA in immunized subjects; identifying novel multiplex PI3-Kinase inhibitors as a potential strategy to combat some of the most aggressive forms of cancer; identifying novel inhibitors of HCV entry; and developing monoclonal antibodies against toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C.difficile).
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