BeiGene to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

On November 26, 2024 BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global oncology company that intends to change its name to BeOne Medicines Ltd., reported it will participate in fireside chats at two upcoming investor conferences (Press release, BeiGene, NOV 26, 2024, View Source [SID1234648651]):

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Citizens JMP Hematology and Oncology Summit on Monday, December 2 at 1:00 p.m. ET; and
Citi’s Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, December 5 at 9:30 a.m. ET

The live webcasts of these events can be accessed from the investors section of BeiGene’s website at View Source, View Source, View Source An archived replay will be available for 90 days following the event.

Verastem Oncology to Present at the 7th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference

On November 26, 2024 Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, reported that its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the 7th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference on Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:15 am EST (Press release, Verastem, NOV 26, 2024, https://investor.verastem.com/news-releases/news-release-details/verastem-oncology-present-7th-annual-evercore-isi-healthconx [SID1234648668]).

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A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed under "Events & Presentations" in the Investors & Media section of the company’s website at www.verastem.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the website for approximately 90 days following the presentation.

Bristol Myers Squibb to Participate in Citi’s 2024 Global Healthcare Conference

On November 26, 2024 Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) reported that the company will participate in Citi’s 2024 Global Healthcare Conference (Press release, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NOV 26, 2024, View Source [SID1234648652]).

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Christopher Boerner, Ph.D., board chair and chief executive officer, will take part in a fireside chat on December 3, 2024. He will answer questions about the company beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET.

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Menarini Group Presents New and Expanded Data at the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Reinforcing the Role of ORSERDU® (Elacestrant) for Patients with ER+, HER2- Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC)

On November 26, 2024 The Menarini Group ("Menarini"), a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, and Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. ("Stemline"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Menarini Group, focused on bringing transformational oncology treatments to cancer patients, reported that it will present new and expanded data on ORSERDU (elacestrant) at the upcoming 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), December 10-13, 2024 (Press release, Menarini, NOV 26, 2024, View Source;advanced-or-metastatic-breast-cancer-mbc-302316326.html [SID1234648669]). Of note, the company will bring real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) results of ORSERDU in adult patients with ER+/HER2-, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC). Additionally, the company will present updated efficacy results of elacestrant plus abemaciclib, along with a pooled safety analysis from phase 1b/2 of both the ELECTRA and ELEVATE trials.

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ORSERDU Real-World Progression-Free Survival Data

ORSERDU is the first and only oral estrogen receptor antagonist (SERD) approved to target ESR1-mutated tumors, which occur in up to 50% of ER+, HER2- advanced or mBC tumors, as a result of prior exposure to endocrine therapy (ET) in the metastatic setting. Since its approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2023, sufficient time has passed to be able to characterize the real-world use of ORSERDU in the current mBC treatment landscape.

Results to be reported at SABCS 2024 show the efficacy of ORSERDU in the real-world setting in patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or mBC. The overall population analysis demonstrated median rwPFS of 6.8 months. Median rwPFS for patients with 1-2 lines of prior ET in mBC was 8 months. The rwPFS observed is consistent across the subgroups in the analysis. Updated results and additional information from other patient subgroups will be presented at the congress.

The full abstract (SESS-1876) can be viewed here (page 1748).

"These exciting data show clinically meaningful real-world progression-free survival with ORSERDU monotherapy," said Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, breast medical oncologist and professor of medicine, UT Health San Antonio, MD Anderson Cancer Center. "As a practicing physician, these results underscore the need to test patients’ tumors for the ESR1 mutation at each disease progression using liquid biopsy, so that we can appropriately tailor their treatment and optimize their care."

Elacestrant Plus Abemaciclib Combination Study

Both the ELEVATE and ELECTRA phase 1b/2 studies were designed with the objective to evaluate patient outcomes through combination treatment options, by overcoming a tumor’s resistance to ET.

Results to be reported at SABCS 2024 include updated efficacy results from the ELECTRA study which demonstrate favorable progression-free survival (PFS) data. In all efficacy-evaluable patients, median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 8.6 months. In patients with an ESR1 mutation, mPFS was 8.7 months. In patients without an ESR1 mutation, mPFS was 7.2 months.

Additionally, a pooled safety analysis of patients from ELECTRA and ELEVATE show a manageable and predictable safety profile in patients with ER+/HER2- mBC that is treated with elacestrant plus abemaciclib, and who previously received one or more lines of prior therapy. Safety was evaluated in all patients who received this combination and was consistent with the known safety profiles of both compounds. The most common all-grade adverse events (AEs) (≥20%) were diarrhea, nausea, neutropenia, vomiting, fatigue, anemia and decreased appetite. No Grade 4 AEs were observed.

The full abstract (SESS-1910) can be viewed here (page 3330).

"These updated results on the combination of elacestrant plus abemaciclib continue to show encouraging progression-free survival data, and a favorable safety profile, without any new toxicity signals when using these agents in combination," said Hope S. Rugo, MD, Professor of Medicine and Winterhof Family Endowed Professor in Breast Cancer, Director, Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education, University of California San Francisco. "Elacestrant continues to show potential to become an endocrine therapy backbone for combination regimens in metastatic breast cancer, and we are excited to explore this treatment combination further as these trials move forward."

"It is exciting to see these progression-free survival outcomes in a real-world setting, which shows ORSERDU brings a meaningful benefit for oncologists to offer their patients," said Elcin Barker Ergun, CEO of the Menarini Group. "We are committed to advancing our robust clinical research program on elacestrant and unlocking its full potential, both in monotherapy and combination treatment settings, with the goal of bringing ORSERDU to new patient populations which may benefit."

Menarini Stemline will also share results of other relevant data from the Phase 3 EMERALD trial, as well as several trials in progress.

Complete List of Menarini Stemline Abstracts:

Title: Elacestrant real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) of adult patients with ER+/HER2-, advanced breast cancer: a retrospective analysis using insurance claims in the United States
Poster Number: P3-10-08
Date & Time: Thursday, December 12, 12-2 PM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Elyse Swallow

Title: Elacestrant plus abemaciclib (abema) combination in patients (pts) with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC)
Poster Number: PS7-07
Date & Time: Thursday, December 12, 7-8:30 AM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Hope Rugo

Title: Elacestrant combination in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative (HER2-) locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC): Update from ELEVATE, a phase 1b/2, open-label, umbrella study
Poster Number: PS7-06
Date & Time: Thursday, December 12, 7-8:30 AM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Hope Rugo

Title: Elacestrant vs SOC in ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC) with ESR1-mutated tumors: ESR1 allelic frequencies and clinical activity from the phase 3 EMERALD trial
Poster Number: P1-01-25
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 11, 12-2 PM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Aditya Bardia

Title: ELEGANT: Elacestrant versus standard endocrine therapy in women and men with node-positive, estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, early breast cancer with high risk of recurrence in a global, multicenter, randomized, open-label phase 3 study
Poster Number: P2-08-21
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 PM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Aditya Bardia

Title: ADELA: A randomized, phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of elacestrant plus everolimus versus elacestrant in ER+/HER2-advanced breast cancer (aBC) patients with ESR1-mutated tumors progressing on endocrine therapy (ET) plus CDK4/6i
Poster Number: P2-10-21
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 PM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Antonio Llombart-Cussac

Title: ELCIN: Elacestrant in women and men with CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i)-naïve estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (mBC): An open-label multicenter phase 2 study
Poster Number: P2-08-20
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 PM CST
Location: TBC
Presenting Author: Virginia Kaklamani

About The Elacestrant Clinical Development Program

Elacestrant is also being investigated in several company-sponsored clinical trials in metastatic breast cancer, alone or in combination with other therapies. EMERALD (NCT03778931) is a randomized Phase 3 trial, open label, active-controlled study evaluating elacestrant as second- or third-line monotherapy in ER+, HER2- advanced/metastatic breast cancer patients. ELEVATE (NCT05563220) is a phase 1b/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of elacestrant combined with alpelisib, everolimus, capivasertib, palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib. ELECTRA (NCT05386108) is an open-label phase 1b/2, multicenter study evaluating elacestrant in combination with abemaciclib in patients with ER+, HER2- breast cancer. The phase 2 portion evaluates this treatment regimen in patients with brain metastases. ELCIN (NCT05596409) is a phase 2 trial evaluating the efficacy of elacestrant in patients with ER+, HER2- advanced/metastatic breast cancer who received one or two prior hormonal therapies and no prior CDK4/6 inhibitors in the metastatic setting. ADELA (NCT06382948) is a phase 3 randomized, double-blinded trial evaluating elacestrant in combination with everolimus in patients with ER+, HER2- mBC with ESR1-mut tumors. ELEGANT (NCT06492616) is a phase 3 study evaluating elacestrant versus standard endocrine therapy in women and men with node-positive, estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, early breast cancer with high risk of recurrence. Elacestrant is also being evaluated in additional investigator-led trials, in trials conducted in collaboration with other companies, in metastatic breast cancer as well as in early disease.

About ORSERDU (elacestrant)

U.S. Indication: ORSERDU (elacestrant), 345 mg tablets, is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy.

Full prescribing information for the U.S. can be found at www.orserdu.com.

Important Safety Information

Warning and Precautions

Dyslipidemia: Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia occurred in patients taking ORSERDU at an incidence of 30% and 27%, respectively. The incidence of Grade 3 and 4 hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia were 0.9% and 2.2%, respectively. Monitor lipid profile prior to starting and periodically while taking ORSERDU.

Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Based on findings in animals and its mechanism of action, ORSERDU can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with ORSERDU and for 1 week after the last dose. Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with ORSERDU and for 1 week after the final dose.

Adverse Reactions

Serious adverse reactions occurred in 12% of patients who received ORSERDU. Serious adverse reactions in >1% of patients who received ORSERDU were musculoskeletal pain (1.7%) and nausea (1.3%). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 1.7% of patients who received ORSERDU, including cardiac arrest, septic shock, diverticulitis, and unknown cause (one patient each).
The most common adverse reactions (≥10%), including laboratory abnormalities, of ORSERDU were musculoskeletal pain (41%), nausea (35%), increased cholesterol (30%), increased AST (29%), increased triglycerides (27%), fatigue (26%), decreased hemoglobin (26%), vomiting (19%), increased ALT (17%), decreased sodium (16%), increased creatinine (16%), decreased appetite(15%), diarrhea(13%), headache (12%), constipation (12%), abdominal pain (11%), hot flush (11%), and dyspepsia (10%).

Drug interactions

Concomitant use with CYP3A4 Inducers and/or inhibitors: Avoid concomitant use of strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors with ORSERDU. Avoid concomitant use of strong or moderate CYP3A4 inducers with ORSERDU.

Use in specific populations

Lactation: Advise lactating women to not breastfeed during treatment with ORSERDU and for 1 week after the last dose.

Hepatic Impairment: Avoid use of ORSERDU in patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh C). Reduce the dose of ORSERDU in patients with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B).

The safety and effectiveness of ORSERDU in pediatric patients have not been established.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. at 1-877-332-7961 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

First 2 participants dosed with Cu-64 SAR-bisPSMA in Co-PSMA trial

On November 26, 2024 Clarity Pharmaceuticals (ASX: CU6) ("Clarity"), a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop next-generation products that improve treatment outcomes for children and adults with cancer, reported that two participants have been dosed and imaged days after the commencement of the Co-PSMA Investigator-Initiated Trial (IIT) (Press release, Clarity Pharmaceuticals, NOV 26, 2024, View Source [SID1234648653]). The study is evaluating the performance of Clarity’s diagnostic product, 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA, in comparison to standard-of-care (SOC) 68Ga-PSMA-11 for the detection of prostate cancer recurrence. No safety issues were observed during the administration of 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA.

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Co-PSMA, derived from "Comparative performance of 64Copper [64Cu]-SAR-bisPSMA vs 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET CT for the detection of prostate cancer recurrence in the setting of biochemical failure following radical prostatectomy," is a prospective, Phase II comparative imaging trial in 50 patients with biochemical recurrence (BCR) post-radical prostatectomy who are being considered for curative salvage radiotherapy, led by Prof Louise Emmett at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. The primary objective of the study is to compare the detection rate of sites of prostate cancer recurrence, as determined by number of lesions per patient, between 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA and 68Ga-PSMA-11 positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT).

The diagnostic capabilities of 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA compared to SOC diagnostic imaging have been demonstrated in two prospective clinical trials, PROPELLER and COBRA. The PROPELLER study, conducted in pre-radical prostatectomy patients, showed 2-3 times higher tumor uptake and contrast, and the detection of additional prostate cancer lesions with 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA compared to 68Ga-PSMA-111 using same day imaging only (Figures 1 and 2).

The COBRA study, conducted in patients with BCR of prostate cancer who had a negative or equivocal SOC scan, showed that 82% more lesions were identified by 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA on next-day imaging (average across 3 readers) compared to same-day imaging2. Delayed imaging also showed that lesions detected on next-day imaging had a higher tracer uptake and contrast vs. same-day imaging, as well as allowing for the identification of lesions under 5 millimeters (mm) in size (Figure 3). In this study, 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA identified lesions of <5 mm in size in 14% of participants.Dr Alan Taylor, Executive Chairperson of Clarity Pharmaceuticals, commented: "We are very excited to help some men who have recurrent disease based on rising prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels following radical prostatectomy in our own city of Sydney through supporting this Co-PSMA trial. We are pleased to see the commencement of this Co-PSMA trial with a world-renowned thought leader in the theranostics space, Prof Louise Emmett, at one of the most prominent hospitals in the country, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. Patients have already been dosed and had same-day and next-day imaging within a few days after Co-PSMA initiation. This indicates that there is a high unmet need for improved prostate cancer diagnostics in this patient population, which is the largest population for PSMA imaging globally. The diagnostic capabilities of 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA compared to SOC diagnostic imaging have been demonstrated in two prospective clinical trials, PROPELLER and COBRA. Furthermore, the differences between 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA and SOC PSMA PET agents were observed even when state-of-the-art whole body PET cameras were used.

"Further to this trial, Clarity continues to progress our 2 registrational Phase III trials, CLARIFY and AMPLIFY, in the U.S. and Australia. Due to the high-volume centralised manufacture of product with no reliance on short half-life isotopes, we do not anticipate any issues of recruitment with any of the ongoing and planned trials with 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA.

"Knowing where the cancer is located is essential for clinicians to decide what the best treatment is for each patient. As the diagnostic performance of 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA has been demonstrated through previous clinical trials, such as COBRA and PROPELLER, we eagerly await the results of this head-to-head comparison between 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET in the hope of opening the opportunity for earlier detection of disease as we progress towards our ultimate goal of better treating people with cancer."

About SAR-bisPSMA
SAR-bisPSMA derives its name from the word "bis", which reflects a novel approach of connecting two PSMA-targeting agents to Clarity’s proprietary sarcophagine (SAR) technology that securely holds copper isotopes inside a cage-like structure, called a chelator. Unlike other commercially available chelators, the SAR technology prevents copper leakage into the body. SAR-bisPSMA is a Targeted Copper Theranostic (TCT) that can be used with isotopes of copper-64 (Cu-64 or 64Cu) for imaging and copper-67 (Cu-67 or 67Cu) for therapy.

64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA is an unregistered product. The safety and efficacy of 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA has not been assessed by health authorities such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). There is no guarantee that this product will become commercially available. Among 82 patients who received 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA in PROPELLER and COBRA, 2 adverse reactions were reported in 2 participants (mild occasional metallic taste and moderate worsening of type II diabetes, both resolved).

About Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men globally and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in men worldwide3. Prostate cancer is the second-leading causes of cancer death in American men. The American Cancer Institute estimates in 2024 there will be 299,310 new cases of prostate cancer in the US and around 35,250 deaths from the disease.