InDex Pharmaceuticals presents at Redeye Life Science Day 2020

On November 24, 2020 InDex Pharmaceuticals Holding AB (publ) reported that CEO Peter Zerhouni will present the company at Redeye Life Science Day at 13:50 CET on November 26 (Press release, InDex Pharmaceuticals, NOV 24, 2020, View Source [SID1234571648]). The presentation will be livestreamed and can be followed at View Source, where the presentation also will be available afterwards.

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The presentation will also be available afterwards on the company’s page in Redeye Universe (www.redeye.se/company/index-pharmaceuticals) and on the company’s website (www.indexpharma.com).

Kadmon to Host Virtual Key Opinion Leader Event at the 62nd ASH Annual Meeting

On November 24, 2020 Kadmon Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KDMN) reported that the Company will host a virtual key opinion leader event on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 11:15 a.m. PT (2:15 p.m. ET) at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting (Press release, Kadmon, NOV 24, 2020, View Source [SID1234571670]).

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Following the previously announced oral presentation of 12-month data from ROCKstar (KD025-213), the ongoing pivotal trial of belumosudil (KD025) for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will contextualize the data across the Company’s recent New Drug Application (NDA) filing and discuss how belumosudil may fit into the cGVHD treatment landscape, if approved.

The live webcast of the event will be accessible from the Investors page of Kadmon’s website, investors.kadmon.com. Details of the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) oral presentation and related key opinion leader event are as follows:

ROCKstar (KD025-213) Oral Presentation

Title: Belumosudil for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (cGVHD) after 2 or More Prior Lines of Therapy: The ROCKstar Study (KD025-213)
Presenter: Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Session: 722. Clinical Allogeneic Transplantation: Acute and Chronic GVHD, Immune
Date & Time: Sunday, December 6, 2020, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET)
Abstract #: 353

The accepted abstract is now available online at www.hematology.org. The oral presentation will include updated data not available in the abstract.

Key Opinion Leader Event Details

The key opinion leader event will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. ET and will feature the presenting author of the ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) presentation, Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The live webcast event may be accessed through the following link:

Title: Kadmon Key Opinion Leader Event
Speaker: Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Date & Time: Sunday, December 6, 2020, 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT (2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET)
Webcast Link: View Source
Webinar ID: 980 1644 8979

Individuals may participate in an interactive Q&A session by submitting questions via the webcast platform. The live webcast may also be accessed through the Events & Presentations page in the Investors section of the Company’s website at investors.kadmon.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available in the News & Events section of the Investors page of Kadmon’s website for 60 days following the event.

About ROCKstar

ROCKstar (KD025-213) is an ongoing open-label trial of belumosudil in patients with cGVHD who have received at least two prior lines of systemic therapy. Patients were randomized to receive belumosudil 200 mg once daily or 200 mg twice daily, enrolling 66 patients per arm. The primary endpoint of the study is Overall Response Rate (ORR). The ORR endpoint was met at the interim analysis, conducted two months after completion of enrollment. At the study’s primary analysis, conducted six months after completion of enrollment, belumosudil achieved ORRs of 73% and 74% in the respective arms. Belumosudil has been well tolerated and adverse events have been consistent with those expected in the patient population.

About Belumosudil

Belumosudil (KD025) is a selective oral inhibitor of Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase 2 (ROCK2), a signaling pathway that modulates inflammatory response and pro-fibrotic processes. Kadmon has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for belumosudil for the treatment of patients with cGVHD and the NDA is being reviewed under the FDA’s Real-Time Oncology Review (RTOR) pilot program. The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to belumosudil for the treatment of patients with cGVHD after failure of two or more lines of systemic therapy. The FDA has also granted Orphan Drug Designation to belumosudil for the treatment of cGVHD.

About cGVHD

cGVHD is a common and often fatal complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In cGVHD, transplanted immune cells (graft) attack the patient’s cells (host), leading to inflammation and fibrosis in multiple tissues, including skin, mouth, eye, joints, liver, lung, esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Approximately 14,000 patients in the United States are currently living with cGVHD.

­Nevro to Participate in Citi Bank Head Shoulders Knees and Toes Conference Call Series on November 30th

On November 24, 2020 Nevro Corp. (NYSE: NVRO), a global medical device company that is providing innovative, evidence-based solutions for the treatment of chronic pain, reported that D. Keith Grossman, Nevro’s Chairman, CEO and President will participate in Citi Bank’s Head Shoulders Knees and Toes Conference Call Series on November 30, 2020 at 2pm ET (Press release, Nevro, NOV 24, 2020, View Source [SID1234571693]).

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Investors interested in listening to the call may do so by dialing (856) 344-9142 in the U.S., using Conference ID: 3168278. This dial-in information is available on the "Investors" section of the Company’s website at: www.nevro.com.

PreGene Closes $21 Million Financing for Fusion/Nano-Antibody Drugs

On November 24, 2020 PreGene, a Shenzhen biotech, reported that it closed a $21 million B financing as it looks forward to an IPO on the Hong Kong exchange. The funding was led by Haier Biomedical (Press release, PreGene, NOV 24, 2020, View Source [SID1234571741]). PreGene claims to have the world’s only fusion drug and nano-antibody drug biotechnology R&D platform. Founded in 2012, PreGene is also developing TCR-T, CAR-T and stem cell candidates. Its BCMA CAR-T candidate is approved to start clinical trials in China.

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Midatech Pharma PLC (“Midatech” or the “Company”) MTX110 Phase I Trial Results in DIPG and Preclinical Efficacy Data in Glioblastoma presented at 2020 Annual SNO Conference

On November 24, 2020 Midatech Pharma PLC (AIM: MTPH.L; Nasdaq: MTP), an R&D biotechnology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and biodistribution of medicines, reported that the latest research on MTX110 was presented by its collaborators at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO2020 Virtual Conference) (Press release, Midatech Pharma, NOV 24, 2020, View Source [SID1234571649]). Links to the Abstracts and Posters are provided below:

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PNOC015: An Open Label Single Arm Phase I/II Study of MTX110 Delivered by Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED) in Patients with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Previously Treated with External Beam Radiation Therapy (ABSTRACT DDRE-21) – Lead Author: Dr Sabine Mueller, Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium

The Abstract may be found at:

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The Poster may be found at:

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Efficacy of Soluble Panobinostat (MTX110) in Preclinical Models of Adult Glioblastoma (ABSTRACT TMOD-27) – Lead Author: Dr David Ashley, Preston Tisch Brain Tumor Centre, Duke University, Durham NC 27710

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The Poster may be found at:

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Commenting, Steve Damment, EVP R&D of Midatech, said: "These presentations provide further information on the encouraging Phase I DIPG trial results recently announced by Midatech on 19 October 2020, and preclinical efficacy data supporting the potential utility of MTX110 for the significantly larger adult glioblastoma indication."

About MTX110

MTX110 is a water-soluble form of panobinostat free base, achieved through complexation with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD), that enables convection-enhanced delivery (CED) at potentially chemotherapeutic doses directly to the site of the tumour. Panobinostat is a hydroxamic acid and acts as a non-selective histone deacetylase inhibitor (pan-HDAC inhibitor). The currently available oral formulation of panobinostat lactate (Farydak) is not suitable for treatment of brain cancers owing to poor blood-brain barrier penetration and inadequate brain drug concentrations. Based on favourable translational science data, MTX110 is being evaluated clinically as a treatment for DIPG (NCT03566199, NCT04264143) and recurrent medulloblastoma (NCT04315064), and preclinically for treatment of glioblastoma (SNO 2020 Abstract TMOD-27). MTX110 is delivered directly into and around the patient’s tumour via a catheter system (e.g. CED or fourth ventricle infusions) to bypass the blood-brain barrier. This technique exposes the tumour to very high drug concentrations while simultaneously minimising systemic drug levels and the potential for toxicity and other side effects. Panobinostat has demonstrated high potency against DIPG tumour cells in in vitro and in vivo models, and in a key study it was the most promising of 83 anticancer agents tested in 14 patient-derived DIPG cell lines (Grasso et al, 2015. Nature Medicine 21(6), 555-559).