On July 20, 2023 Rarecells reported its breakthrough publication, written in partnership with the team of Dr. Azra Raza from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, revealing for the first time the presence of circulating giant cancer cells (CGCCs) in patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) at risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (Press release, RARECELLS, JUL 20, 2023, View Source [SID1234633342]).

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The Medical Oncology journal article, entitled "Circulating cancer giant cells with unique characteristics frequently found in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)", reports results of a collaborative study using Rarecells’ highly sensitive proprietary ISET technology to isolate circulating Giant Cells.

MDS are incurable blood diseases that have the potential to transform into AML. The research study identified tumor markers on circulating Giant Cells in MDS patients, proving their cancer nature. These tumor markers were not present in the circulating Giant Cells of healthy subjects.

"Giant Cells have demonstrated important links to the development of cancer and may be the culprit of cancer formation and recurrence," said Patrizia Paterlini-Brechot, Emeritus Professor at University Paris Cité and President of Rarecells. "We are excited to be working with Dr Raza and her team and developing new knowledge which has the potential to improve the way we treat liquid cancers."

"This paper is the culmination of several years of collaborative research. It is an important contribution to the field of Giant Cells and to the field of liquid cancers. Understanding the origins of cancer and finding "the first cancer cells" is essential to saving patient lives through early detection and development of more precise and targeted treatments " said Dr. Raza, author of the best-selling book The First Cell and the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last.

On July 20, 2023 Jacobio Pharma (1167.HK), a clinical-stage oncology company focusing on undruggable targets, reported that the company will present its clinical results in the form of Proffered Paper presentation at the 2023 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Congress (Press release, Jacobio Pharmaceuticals, JUL 20, 2023, View Source [SID1234633341]). The presentation details are as follows:

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Presentation Number: 4838

Title: Glecirasib (KRAS G12C inhibitor) in Combination with JAB-3312 (SHP2 inhibitor) in Patients with KRAS p.G12C Mutated Solid Tumors

"We are extremely excited to have the opportunity for an oral presentation at 2023 ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Congress, and we hope our data will shed light on clinical development of SHP2 inhibitors in solid tumors. On behalf of Jacobio, we extend our sincere appreciation to the patients and investigators who participated this crucial study, and we are committed to advancing the global development of SHP2-based treatment regiments in cancer patients." Said Andrea Wang-Gillam, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Jacobio.

Studies have shown that SHP2 inhibitor is one of the most optimal partners for KRAS G12C inhibitor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Jacobio previously presented preclinical results of the above combination at the 2022 ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Asia Congress, demonstrating the combination of JAB-21822 and JAB-3122 synergistically inhibited tumor growth in multiple KRAS G12C inhibitor-resistant models. This suggests that the combination of JAB-21822 and JAB-3312 may overcome resistance to KRAS G12C inhibitor in cancer patients.

ESMO Congress 2023 will be held in Madrid, Spain, from October 20 to October 24. For more information, please visit the official website of the ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper): View Source

About Glecirasib
Glecirasib is a KRAS G12C inhibitor developed by Jacobio. A number of Phase I/II clinical trials of glecirasib are currently ongoing in China, the United States and Europe for patients with advanced solid tumors harboring KRAS G12C mutation. This includes a pivotal clinical trial in NSCLC in China; a monotherapy study for STK11 co-mutated NSCLC in the front-line setting, and combination therapy trials with SHP2 inhibitor JAB-3312 in NSCLC and with Cetuximab in colorectal cancer.

About JAB-3312

JAB-3312 is a highly selective SHP2 allosteric inhibitor with the best-in-class potential. Jacobio is currently conducting clinical trials of JAB-3312 in monotherapy and combination therapies with Glecirasib and other agents in China, the United States and Europe.

On July 20, 2023 Theratechnologies Inc. ("Theratechnologies", the "Company", or "we") (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies, reported that its Board of Directors approved a consolidation of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company’s share capital on the basis of one (1) post- consolidation share for each four (4) pre-consolidation shares issued and outstanding (the "Consolidation") (Press release, Theratechnologies, JUL 20, 2023, View Source [SID1234633337]).

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The Consolidation will be effective July 31, 2023, subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") and the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NASDAQ"). No shareholder approval will be required for the Consolidation to come into effect. The Company expects its common shares will begin trading on the TSX and the NASDAQ on a consolidated basis on or about July 31, 2023.

No fractional common share will be issued in connection with the Consolidation and, in the event that a shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share upon such Consolidation, the number of common shares to be received by such shareholder will be rounded up (if the fraction is half a share or more) or down (if the fraction is less than half a share) to the nearest whole common share, provided that no shareholder shall hold less than a single common share as a result of the Consolidation. As at July 19, 2023, the Company had 96,807,309 common shares issued and outstanding, and the Company expects to have approximately 24,201,835 common shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the Consolidation.

Shareholders who hold their common shares electronically either in direct registered book-entry form via a direct registration system advice/statement ("DRS") with Computershare Trust Company of Canada ("Computershare"), the Company’s transfer agent, or in "street name" through an intermediary like a bank, broker or other nominee, will not need to take any action as the Consolidation should automatically be reflected in the transfer agent’s records and on such shareholders’ next account statement. Intermediaries may have specific procedures for processing the Consolidation, including the treatment of fractional shares.

Shareholders holding paper stock certificates will be sent by Computershare a letter of transmittal which will enable them to exchange their old share certificates for a DRS representing the number of new post-Consolidation common shares they hold. Until surrendered, each stock certificate representing pre-Consolidation common shares will be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of whole post-Consolidation common shares to which the shareholder is entitled as a result of the Consolidation.

Rationale for the Consolidation

On March 7, 2023, the Company announced it had received a notification letter from the NASDAQ advising the Company that it was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as the bid price of the Company’s common shares on the NASDAQ had closed at less than US$1.00 per share over the prior 30 consecutive business days (the "Minimum Bid Price Requirement"). In accordance with its Listing Rules, NASDAQ afforded the Company a 180-day period ending August 30, 2023, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

The Consolidation is being implemented by the Company with the objective of increasing the trading price of its common shares and to allow the Company to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement of the NASDAQ and maintain a listing on the NASDAQ which accounts for a large part of the trading in the Company’s common shares.

The Company anticipates that the Consolidation will have a neutral economic effect on shareholders and holders of securities convertible into or exercisable to acquire common shares or correlated with the price thereof, except to the extent the Consolidation will result in fractional common shares.

Proportionate adjustments will be made to the exercise price of outstanding stock options, warrants and other instruments linked to the common shares and the number of common shares underlying such options, warrants and equity-linked instruments to maintain the same economics associated with such instruments post-Consolidation.

On July 20, 2023 Promontory Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company advancing immunogenic small molecule approaches in oncology, reported that it has expanded its clinical presence to France (Press release, Promontory Therapeutics, JUL 20, 2023, View Source [SID1234633336]). This week the company treated its first four patients in France – at Gustave Roussy and at the Military Hospital (HIA) Bégin in Paris – on the ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of lead therapeutic candidate, PT-112, in patients with late-stage metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02266745).

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The Phase 2, open-label, multi-center proof of concept study has the objective of characterizing the benefit-risk ratio and selecting the optimal dose regimen for pivotal development of PT-112, in line with the FDA’s Project Optimus. In addition to proof of concept via safety and efficacy findings among late-stage metastatic patients, the study aims to generate meaningful supportive data via correlative research, for example on immune activation by PT-112 monotherapy, and by examining circulating tumor cell reductions.

Within France, the study is being led by primary investigator Dr. Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD, medical oncologist at Gustave Roussy, and professor of oncology at the University of Paris-Saclay. Gustave Roussy and HIA Bégin, the latter led by investigator Carole Helissey, MD, are the first two of ten sites across France that will recruit patients for the study. Promontory plans to enroll up to 109 patients in total on the study.

"Dr. Fizazi is a global leader in prostate cancer and under his guidance, we are looking forward to treating mCRPC patients in France and further understanding the potential impact of PT-112 on these late-stage mCRPC patients, who currently have few options for life-prolonging therapy," said Promontory Therapeutics Chief Medical Officer Johan Baeck, MD.

"We are very pleased to begin treating patients in France with advanced, metastatic prostate cancer, as part of the ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of PT-112" said Dr. Fizazi. "Based upon early data, PT-112 has the potential to offer a promising form of immune activation to such patients, who generally do not have effective immunotherapy options to date."

For more information about Promontory’s clinical trials, visit www.PromontoryTx.com.

About PT-112
PT-112 is the first small-molecule conjugate of pyrophosphate in clinical development in oncology. PT-112 has numerous advantages — including its tolerability and inhibition of ribosomal biogenesis (RiBi) which leads to immunogenic cell death (ICD), through the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that bind to dendritic cells and lead to downstream immune effector cell recruitment in the tumor microenvironment. PT-112 represents a highly potent inducer of this immunological form of cancer cell death. Further, PT-112 harbors a property known as osteotropism, or the propensity of the drug to reach its highest concentrations in certain areas of the bone, making it a candidate for treatment of patients with cancers that originate in, or metastasize to, the bone. The first in-human study of PT-112 demonstrated an attractive safety profile and evidence of long-lasting responses among heavily pre-treated patients and data were published in eClinicalMedicine, part of The Lancet. The combination Phase 1b dose escalation study of PT-112 with PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor avelumab in solid tumors was reported in a mini-oral presentation at the ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2020 Virtual Congress and the Phase 2a dose confirmation cohort in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients was reported at ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) I-O 2022. The Phase 1 study in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma presented at ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) 2020 is the third completed Phase 1 study of PT-112. Monotherapy Phase 2 development is ongoing in mCRPC, as detailed in a trial-in-progress poster presentation at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) GU 2023, and also includes the Phase 2 proof of concept study in thymic epithelial tumors under the company’s formal CRADA with the NCI. Interim data from the NCI study were published at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) 2023.

On July 20, 2023 Nusano, Inc., a company working to stabilize and enable the production of cancer-fighting radioisotopes, reported participation in two conferences in July 2023 (Press release, Nusano, JUL 20, 2023, View Source [SID1234633335]). Nusano CEO Chris Lowe will present an overview of the company’s breakthrough radioisotope production platform at the 2nd Annual Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals Summit on July 26 in Boston. Nusano is also presenting two abstracts in oral presentations at the 11th International Conference on Isotopes, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on July 26 and 27.

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Additional presentation details:

2ND ANNUAL TARGETED RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS SUMMIT (BOSTON)
TITLE: Supplying the Fight Against Cancer: Nusano’s Breakthrough Radioisotope Production Platform
WHO: Chris Lowe, CEO
SESSION: Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals in the US: The Past, the Present & the Future
WHEN: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISOTOPES (SASKATOON, SASK.)
ABSTRACT: Nusano Targetry for the Production of Medical Isotopes
WHO: Greg Moffitt, PhD, Director of Target Development
SESSION: Accelerator Produced Radioisotopes
WHEN: Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST*

ABSTRACT: Alpha Production Routes for Medical Radioisotopes
WHO: Richard Sisson, Targetry Nuclear Engineer
SESSION: Accelerator Produced Radioisotopes II
WHEN: Thursday, July 27, 2023, 9:50 AM – 11:30 AM CST*
* Concurrent session presentations of 15 minutes, with a question-and-answer period at the end of the session.