Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. presented a poster at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024

On April 9, 2024 Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company") reported a poster at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2024 which showed interim efficacy and safety data from the Phase 2 TATCIST open-label clinical trial evaluating FPI-2265, an actinium-225 based PSMA-I&T targeting radioconjugate ("RC") for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer ("mCRPC") (Press release, Fusion Pharma, APR 9, 2024, View Source [SID1234641932]). Results demonstrate that FPI-2265 is active in heavily pretreated patients with progressive mCRPC, including patients who received prior lutetium-based RCs. Safety, tolerability and clinical activity data were generally consistent with other published studies of small molecule-based 225Ac-PSMA RCs.

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As of the March 1, 2024 data cutoff, 35 patients received at least one dose of FPI-2265, with 25 patients having at least 12 weeks of follow-up. The analysis included 25 patients for safety evaluation and 20 patients for assessing prostate-specific antigen ("PSA") response. Four participants were identified as superscan patients and were excluded from the efficacy analyses and reported separately in the safety analysis. One participant was not included in the efficacy analysis due to uninterpretable PSA response. Patients in the study were pretreated with a median of four prior lines of anticancer therapy, with 20 out of 25 (80%) receiving prior chemotherapy, including 10 patients who received at least two prior lines of taxanes. Nine out of 25 patients received a prior 177Lu-based PSMA RC.

From the efficacy-evaluable patient population, PSA50 (≥50% decline in PSA by 12 weeks after first treatment) response was achieved in 10 out of 20 patients (50%) regardless of prior lutetium treatment. PSA50 was achieved in 61% of lutetium-naïve participants and 42% of lutetium-treated participants. In an exploratory subset analysis of 13 patients, including six patients who received prior 177Lu-based PSMA RC treatment, with baseline PSMA Mean Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmean) >6, PSA50 response was observed in nine patients (69%).

FPI-2265 demonstrated meaningful improvement in secondary endpoints which include maximum % PSA decline, and independent reviewer-assessed response rates based on RECIST v1.1 criteria, and the rate of disease progression in bone per Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria.

FPI-2265 was generally well tolerated and in line with prior published data, with predominantly Grade 1-2 treatment related adverse events ("TRAEs") observed, including xerostomia (dry mouth), thrombocytopenia, anemia, fatigue and dry eye. Xerostomia, the most common TRAE, was primarily Grade 1 with all incidences being Grade 1-2 (62% Grade 1 and 24% Grade 2). One treatment-related death due to cerebral hemorrhage was reported in a superscan patient. Three out of 25 participants discontinued treatment due to TRAEs, including two participants in the superscan group, however there were no discontinuations due to xerostomia.

FORE Biotherapeutics announces new nonclinical data highlighting the differentiation of plixorafenib in combination with MEK inhibition at #AACR24

On April 9, 2024 FORE Biotherapeutics reported new nonclinical data related to plixorafenib (FORE8394; formerly PLX8394), the company’s novel, investigational, small-molecule, next-generation, orally available selective inhibitor of BRAF alterations, will be presented at the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2024, taking place April 5-10, 2024, in San Diego and virtually (Press release, Fore Biotherapeutics, APR 9, 2024, View Source [SID1234641931]). The data show nonclinical synergistic activity of plixorafenib when combined with MEK inhibition across all BRAF alterations tested. In cells with BRAF V600 or non-V600 mutations or BRAF fusions, the combination of plixorafenib and binimetinib is most potent of the BRAF and pan-RAF inhibitors tested. In plixorafenib resistant cells, these cells can be resensitized with the addition of binimetinib. To date, plixorafenib has demonstrated encouraging efficacy and safety data from the phase 1/2a study; these nonclinical data help build the foundation for potential future development of plixorafenib in combination with a MEK inhibitor.

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Poster
Abstract number: 4609
Poster Title: The paradox-breaker BRAF inhibitor plixorafenib (PLX8394; FORE8394) synergizes with MEK inhibitors (MEKi) in BRAF V600 and non-V600 alterations, with higher potency compared to early generation BRAFi and pan-RAFi
Presentation Session Date/Time: April 9, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Poster Session

About Plixorafenib

Plixorafenib is an investigational, novel, small-molecule, next-generation, orally available selective inhibitor of mutated BRAF. It was designed to target a wide range of BRAF alterations while sparing wild-type forms of RAF. Nonclinical and clinical studies have shown that its unique mechanism of action effectively inhibits not only the constitutively active BRAF V600 monomers targeted by first- and second-generation RAF inhibitors but also disrupts constitutively active dimeric BRAF class 2 mutants, fusions, splice variants and others. Unlike earlier-generation BRAF inhibitors, plixorafenib does not induce paradoxical activation of the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. As a "paradox breaker", plixorafenib could therefore address acquired resistance to current RAF inhibitors and, additionally, may yield improved safety and more durable efficacy than first-generation RAF inhibitors.

Plixorafenib is currently being evaluated in two clinical trials in patients with advanced solid tumors with activating BRAF alterations. Interim clinical data from a Phase 1/2a trial presented at ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2022, ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) 2023 and SNO 2023 provided evidence of durable anti-tumor activity in patients with BRAF-mutated cancers with a 42% overall response rate and a median duration of response of 17.8 months in MAPK inhibitor-naïve participants with V600-mutated advanced solid tumors. Of the 9 patients with primary central nervous system tumors, 6 had confirmed response (ORR 67%) with a median duration of response of 13.9 months. In addition to the Phase 1/2a trial, plixorafenib is currently being investigated in the ongoing, potentially registrational Phase 2 FORTE study.

2024 AACR and pipeline update

On April 9, 2024 Foghorn Therapeutics presented its corporate presentation (Presentation, Foghorn Therapeutics, APR 9, 2024, View Source [SID1234641930]).

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Ethics Approval of a Phase 1b Clinical Trial Investigating Deflexifol™ 1st Line Treatment of Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

On April 9, 2024 FivepHusion, an advanced clinical-stage biotechnology company, reported Human Regulatory Ethics Committee (HREC) approval for the next clinical trial of Deflexifol, an optimised all-in-one formulation of the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and its biomodulator leucovorin (LV), for the treatment of solid tumours (Press release, FivepHusion, APR 9, 2024, View Source [SID1234641929]).

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Bellberry Ltd, Australia’s leading independent organisation providing scientific and ethical review of human research projects, has approved the clinical trial protocol and patient consent documentation for the Deflexifol "FP101B" trial. HREC approval is a mandatory requirement prior to clinical trial initiation.

FP101B is a planned multi-centre phase 1b dose-escalation trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of Deflexifol in combination with oxaliplatin and bevacizumab as a first-line treatment in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The trial design is based on US FDA advice and will be the fourth clinical study investigating Deflexifol as a treatment for solid tumours, and the first to study Deflexifol in combination with other standard of care drugs as a first-line treatment. FP101B will be conducted by FivepHusion strategic partner Syneos Health, a leading fully integrated global biopharmaceutical solutions organisation. The goal of the FP101B trial is to confirm the optimal dose of Deflexifol to be investigated in a planned global phase III registration study designed to confirm the superiority of Deflexifol over standard of care 5-FU/LV "backbone" therapy in unresectable mCRC.

This ethics approval follows strong enthusiasm from oncologists to a poster presentation describing the rationale and design of FP101B, presented at the November, 2023 Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand. Deflexifol is an optimised co-formulation of 5-FU and LV that requires no change in clinical practice whilst offering superior safety and efficacy for cancer patients.

Dr Christian Toouli, CEO & Managing Director, commented, "There is a significant unmet medical need to optimise standard of care 5-FU/LV therapy for solid tumour treatment. This HREC approval endorses the feedback we have received from oncologists and the US FDA on the appropriateness of investigating Deflexifol as an optimised replacement of 5-FU/LV in the standard of care for the 1st line treatment of mCRC. We intend to initiate this trial as soon as possible."

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Stifel 2024 Virtual Targeted Oncology Forum

On April 9, 2024 Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCPH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer, reported that members of the management team will participate in a fireside chat at the Stifel 2024 Virtual Targeted Oncology Forum on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 11:30 AM ET (Press release, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, APR 9, 2024, View Source [SID1234641928]).

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A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the "Events and Presentations" page in the "Investors" section of the Company’s website at View Source A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 90 days following the presentation.