Navigation Sciences™ Begins First-in-Human Clinical Feasibility Trial of its Pioneering, NaviSci™ System for Tissue-Conserving Removal of Early-Stage Lung Tumors

On June 9, 2021 Navigation Sciences reported that the initial patient has participated in the first-in-human clinical feasibility trial of its NaviSci System for use in minimally invasive surgery to remove probable early-stage lung tumors (Press release, Navigation Sciences, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583783]). The Intelligent Surgery System, which integrates Augmented Reality and advanced software with surgical instruments, is the first designed to provide real-time measurement of surgical margins that are critical to reducing the risk of cancer recurrence and conserving lung function.

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"The growing number of lung cancer patients diagnosed at an early stage, when resection is potentially curative, along with increasing use of tissue-sparing surgical approaches such as wedge resection and segmentectomy, have potential to significantly improve patient outcomes," said the trial’s principal investigator Scott Swanson, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Associate Chief of Surgery at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. "In this setting, resection with the appropriate margin is both essential and challenging. This trial will provide the first opportunity to evaluate in patients during surgery the potential of a system that provides real-time ‘GPS’ guidance to the surgeon to determine the margin distance."

The clinical feasibility trial, "Navigated Resection of Lung Nodules," will evaluate NaviSci’s safety and ability to measure surgical margins in real time in 25 patients undergoing lung surgery, as well as evaluate the system’s potential to integrate and improve the surgical workflow. The study is being conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

"The clinical trial marks an important milestone for the NaviSci System’s development and the company," said Alan D. Lucas, co-founder, and CEO of Navigation Sciences. "The NaviSci System and Intelligent Surgical approaches have great potential to dramatically increase the precision of lung and other complex cancer surgeries, improving patient outcomes and providing benefits to clinicians and providers. Successful completion of the trial will support an application to the FDA for U.S. marketing clearance."

The NaviSci System enables the physician in real-time to know precisely where the target potential tumor nodule and surrounding tissue are in relationship to the surgical instrumentation and guide the surgeon on margin distance for excising the nodule. The system consists of several key components, including:

active, fiducial marker with an electromagnetic sensor (called a J-Bar) that is placed next to the tumor to localize and track its position.
a surgical cutting instrument with a second electromagnetic position sensor and, proprietary software that links the sensors on the tumor with the cutting instruments and provides visual as well as quantitative information to measure tumor margins in real-time.
There are more than 225,000 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed in the U.S. annually, of which more than 76,000 are early-stage tumors. The number of early-stage diagnoses is expected to grow significantly with increased adoption of CT X-ray screening and favorable reimbursement coverage. The growth is likely to be driven in part by a recent recommendation by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force that the annual screening population be more than doubled, from 6.4 million to 14.5 million people.

Learn more about the trial "Navigated Resection of Lung Nodules" here.

Karyopharm Announces XPOVIO® (selinexor) Data to be Presented at the European Hematology Association 2021 Virtual Congress

On June 9, 2021 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, reported that nine abstracts have been selected for virtual presentation, including one oral presentation, at the upcoming European Hematology Association (EHA) (Free EHA Whitepaper) 2021 Virtual Congress taking place June 9-17, 2021 (Press release, Karyopharm, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583768]).

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Key abstracts to be presented at the meeting will feature clinical data for XPOVIO (selinexor), the Company’s first in class, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound, including: (i) multiple new subgroup analyses from the pivotal Phase 3 BOSTON study, including data results evaluating XPOVIO treatment for patients over the age of 65 years old, patients with RAS-mutated multiple myeloma, patients previously treated with Revlimid (lenalidomide), and genomic predictors of efficacy; (ii) updated data from the Kyprolis (carfilzomib) and Pomalyst (pomalidomide) arms of the Phase 1b/2 STOMP study evaluating XPOVIO in combination with standard of care agents in previously treated multiple myeloma; (iii) evaluation of XPOVIO combinations in patients with multiple myeloma following treatment with anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies; (iv) the effect of lymphocyte count on safety and efficacy in the Phase 2b SADAL study evaluating XPOVIO in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; and (v) updated overall survival data from a Phase 1/2 study evaluating oral eltanexor, the Company’s second generation SINE compound, in patients with hypomethylating-agent refractory myelodysplastic syndrome.

"We are pleased to see such a broad display of data from our clinical programs presented at EHA (Free EHA Whitepaper) this year. In particular, we are encouraged that updated data from the Kyprolis arm of the STOMP study was selected for an oral presentation," said Sharon Shacham, PhD, MBA, Chief Scientific Officer of Karyopharm. "More specifically, in the STOMP study, heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients receiving once weekly XPOVIO in combination with once-weekly Kyprolis and dexamethasone achieved an overall response rate of 78% (25/32 patients), including 16% (5/32 patients) who achieved a complete response. High response rates were observed whether or not the patients had received prior anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody therapy and adverse events in the study were generally consistent with other previously reported XPOVIO studies in multiple myeloma. We look forward to sharing these results and other XPOVIO data with the broader medical and scientific community."

Abstracts Featuring XPOVIO (selinexor)

Title: Once Weekly Selinexor, Carfilzomib, and Dexamethasone (XKd) in Carfilzomib Nonrefractory Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients

Presenter: Cristina Gasparetto, Duke University Cancer Center
Abstract #: S188
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: Oral Presentation
Session: New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis

Title: Oral Selinexor, Pomalidomide, and Dexamethasone (XPd) at Recommended Phase 2 Dose in Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (MM)

Presenter: Darrell White, QEII Health Sciences Center, Dalhousie University
Abstract #: EP-1008
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Selinexor Containing Regimens in Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM) Previously Treated with anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibodies

Presenter: Cristina Gasparetto, Duke University Cancer Center
Abstract #: EP1002
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Survival Among Older Patients with Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma Treated with Selinexor, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone (XVd) in the BOSTON study

Presenter: Thierry Facon, University Hospital
Abstract #: EP976
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Effects of Selinexor on Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma (MM) with RAS-mutations

Presenter: Christopher J. Walker, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
Abstract #: EP966
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Efficacy and Safety of Selinexor, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone Based on Refractory Status to Lenalidomide in Patients with Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma: A Post-hoc Analysis of the BOSTON Study

Presenter: Xavier Leleu, CHU de Poitiers, Hôpital La Mileterie
Abstract #: EP974
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Clinical

Title: Genomic Correlates of Response to Selinexor in Multiple Myeloma from the BOSTON Study Reveal a Predictive Signature

Presenter: Paula Restrepo, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract #: EP936
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies – Biology & Translational Research

Title: Lymphocyte Count Effect on Efficacy and Safety of Single Agent Oral Selinexor in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): A Post-hoc Analysis from Phase 2b SADAL Study

Presenter: Michael Schuster, Stony Brook University
Abstract #: EP530
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – Clinical

Abstracts Featuring Eltanexor
Title: Updated Overall Survival of Eltanexor for the Treatment of Patients with Hypomethylating Agent Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Presenter: Sangmin Lee, Weill Cornell Medical College
Abstract #: EP924
Date and time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 3:00 a.m. ET
Session type: E-Poster Presentation
Session: Myelodysplastic syndromes – Clinical
About XPOVIO (selinexor)

XPOVIO is a first-in-class, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound. XPOVIO functions by selectively binding to and inhibiting the nuclear export protein exportin 1 (XPO1, also called CRM1). XPOVIO blocks the nuclear export of tumor suppressor, growth regulatory and anti-inflammatory proteins, leading to accumulation of these proteins in the nucleus and enhancing their anti-cancer activity in the cell. The forced nuclear retention of these proteins can counteract a multitude of the oncogenic pathways that, unchecked, allow cancer cells with severe DNA damage to continue to grow and divide in an unrestrained fashion. Karyopharm received accelerated U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of XPOVIO in July 2019 in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least four prior therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least two proteasome inhibitors, at least two immunomodulatory agents, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. NEXPOVIO (selinexor) has also been granted conditional marketing authorization for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma by the European Commission. Karyopharm’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) requesting an expansion of its indication to include the treatment for patients with multiple myeloma after at least one prior therapy was approved by the FDA on December 18, 2020. In June 2020, Karyopharm received accelerated FDA approval of XPOVIO for its second indication in adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma, after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy. Selinexor is also being evaluated in several other mid-and later-phase clinical trials across multiple cancer indications, including as a potential backbone therapy in combination with approved myeloma therapies (STOMP) and in endometrial cancer (SIENDO), among others. Additional Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies are ongoing or currently planned, including multiple studies in combination with approved therapies in a variety of tumor types to further inform Karyopharm’s clinical development priorities for selinexor. Additional clinical trial information for selinexor is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov.

For more information about Karyopharm’s products or clinical trials, please contact the Medical Information department at:

Tel: +1 (888) 209-9326
Email: [email protected]

XPOVIO (selinexor) is a prescription medicine approved:

In combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy (XVd).
In combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least two proteasome inhibitors, at least two immunomodulatory agents, and an anti–CD38 monoclonal antibody (Xd).
For the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B–cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma, after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trial(s).
SELECT IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Warnings and Precautions

Thrombocytopenia: Monitor platelet counts throughout treatment. Manage with dose interruption and/or reduction and supportive care.
Neutropenia: Monitor neutrophil counts throughout treatment. Manage with dose interruption and/or reduction and granulocyte colony–stimulating factors.
Gastrointestinal Toxicity: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and weight loss may occur. Provide antiemetic prophylaxis. Manage with dose interruption and/or reduction, antiemetics, and supportive care.
Hyponatremia: Monitor serum sodium levels throughout treatment. Correct for concurrent hyperglycemia and high serum paraprotein levels. Manage with dose interruption, reduction, or discontinuation, and supportive care.
Serious Infection: Monitor for infection and treat promptly.
Neurological Toxicity: Advise patients to refrain from driving and engaging in hazardous occupations or activities until neurological toxicity resolves. Optimize hydration status and concomitant medications to avoid dizziness or mental status changes.
Embryo–Fetal Toxicity: Can cause fetal harm. Advise females of reproductive potential and males with a female partner of reproductive potential, of the potential risk to a fetus and use of effective contraception.
Cataract: Cataracts may develop or progress. Treatment of cataracts usually requires surgical removal of the cataract.
Adverse Reactions

The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients with multiple myeloma who receive XVd are fatigue, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea, peripheral neuropathy, upper respiratory tract infection, decreased weight, cataract and vomiting. Grade 3–4 laboratory abnormalities (≥10%) are thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, hypophosphatemia, anemia, hyponatremia and neutropenia. In the BOSTON trial, fatal adverse reactions occurred in 6% of patients within 30 days of last treatment. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 52% of patients. Treatment discontinuation rate due to adverse reactions was 19%.
The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients with multiple myeloma who receive Xd are thrombocytopenia, fatigue, nausea, anemia, decreased appetite, decreased weight, diarrhea, vomiting, hyponatremia, neutropenia, leukopenia, constipation, dyspnea and upper respiratory tract infection. In the STORM trial, fatal adverse reactions occurred in 9% of patients. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 58% of patients. Treatment discontinuation rate due to adverse reactions was 27%.
The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥20%) in patients with DLBCL, excluding laboratory abnormalities, are fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, appetite decrease, weight decrease, constipation, vomiting, and pyrexia. Grade 3–4 laboratory abnormalities (≥15%) are thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, anemia, and hyponatremia. In the SADAL trial, fatal adverse reactions occurred in 3.7% of patients within 30 days, and 5% of patients within 60 days of last treatment; the most frequent fatal adverse reactions was infection (4.5% of patients). Serious adverse reactions occurred in 46% of patients; the most frequent serious adverse reaction was infection(21% of patients). Discontinuation due to adverse reactions occurred in 17% of patients.
Use In Specific Populations
Lactation: Advise not to breastfeed.

For additional product information, including full prescribing information, please visit www.XPOVIO.com.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. at 1–888–209–9326 or FDA at 1–800–FDA–1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

About Eltanexor (KPT-8602)

Eltanexor (KPT-8602) is a second generation oral SINE compound, which is currently being investigated in clinical trials. Eltanexor functions by binding to and inhibiting the nuclear export protein XPO1 (also called CRM1), leading to the accumulation of tumor suppressor proteins in the cell nucleus. Eltanexor has demonstrated minimal brain penetration in animals, which has been associated with reduced toxicities in preclinical studies while maintaining potent anti-tumor effects.

Omeros to Present at the BofA 2021 Napa BioPharma Virtual Conference

On June 9, 2021 Omeros Corporation (Nasdaq: OMER), reported that Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the BofA 2021 Napa BioPharma Virtual Conference next week (Press release, Omeros, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583784]). The fireside chat with Bank of America analyst, Geoff Meacham, PhD, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

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The presentation will be webcast. The live and archived webcasts can be accessed at View Source The archived webcast will be available for 30 days.

New Lacutamab Data from TELLOMAK Trial to be Showcased in Oral Presentation at Upcoming 16th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma

On June 9, 2021 Innate Pharma SA (Euronext Paris: IPH – ISIN: FR0010331421; Nasdaq: IPHA) ("Innate" or the "Company") reported that preliminary mycosis fungoides data from the Phase 2 TELLOMAK trial evaluating lacutamab, an anti-KIR3DL2 cytotoxicity-inducing antibody in development for T-cell lymphomas, will be presented during an oral presentation at the virtual 16th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (16-ICML) taking place from June 18-22, 2021 (Press release, Innate Pharma, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583753]).

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Oral presentation details:

Title: Lacutamab in patients with advanced mycosis fungoides according to KIR3DL2 expression: early results from the TELLOMAK phase 2 trial

Date and time: June 22, 2021 at 1 p.m. CEST

Abstract number: 054

TELLOMAK trial investigator, Martine Bagot, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Dermatology, Head of the Dermatology Department at the Saint-Louis Hospital, University of Paris, will deliver the oral presentation.

Pr. Bagot will also present the data during an Innate Pharma online webcast for the financial community on June 23, 2021. Details about this webcast will be provided on the Company website by June 16, 2021.

About Lacutamab:

Lacutamab (IPH4102) is a first-in-class anti-KIR3DL2 humanized cytotoxicity-inducing antibody, which is currently in clinical trials for treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), an orphan disease. This group of rare cutaneous lymphomas of T lymphocytes has a poor prognosis with few efficacious and safe therapeutic options at advanced stages.

KIR3DL2 is an inhibitory receptor of the KIR family, expressed by approximately 65% of patients across all CTCL subtypes and expressed by up 90% of patients with certain aggressive CTCL subtypes, in particular, Sézary syndrome. It is expressed by up to 50% of patients with mycosis fungoides and peripheral t-cell lymphoma (PTCL). It has a restricted expression on normal tissues.

About TELLOMAK:

TELLOMAK is a global, open-label, multi-cohort Phase 2 clinical trial recruiting patients with advanced T-cell lymphomas (TCL) in the United States and Europe. TELLOMAK is expected to recruit up to 150 patients, with lacutamab evaluated:

As a single agent in approximately 60 patients with Sézary syndrome who have received at least two prior systemic therapies, including mogamulizumab.
As a single agent in approximately 90 patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) who have received at least two systemic therapies.
In patients with MF, the study is designed to evaluate the effect of lacutamab according to KIR3DL2 expression. The study comprises two cohorts in MF, testing lacutamab in KIR3DL2 expressing and non-expressing patients determined at baseline. These cohorts follow a Simon 2-stage design that will terminate early if treatment is considered futile. The Sézary syndrome cohort of the study could enable the registration of lacutamab in this indication.

The primary endpoint of the trial is objective response rate. Key secondary endpoints are progression-free survival, duration of response, quality of life and adverse events.

TG Therapeutics Announces Data Presentations at the Upcoming 16th International Congress on Malignant Lymphoma

On June 19, 2021 TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), reported the schedule of upcoming data presentations at the 16th International Congress on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML), being held virtually June 18 – 22, 2021 (Press release, TG Therapeutics, JUN 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234583769]). Details of the data presentations are included below.

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Poster Presentation Title: TG-1701, A Selective Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor, as Monotherapy and in Combination with Ublituximab and Umbralisib (U2) in Patients with B-cell Malignancies

Abstract Book Number: 236
Presentation Available on Demand: Friday, June 18, 2021 at 9:00 CEST
Lead Author: Chan Y. Cheah MBBS, DMSc, Linear Clinical Research, and Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands Western Australia, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
Poster Presentation Title: Antitumoral activity of the novel BTK inhibitor TG-1701 is associated with disruption of Ikaros signaling and improvement of anti-CD20 therapy in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract Book Number: 241
Presentation Available on Demand: Friday, June 18, 2021 at 9:00 CEST
Lead Author: Gaël Roué, PhD, Lymphoma Translational Group leader, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC)
The above abstracts are now available in the 16th ICML abstract book, published online at View Source Additional information is available via the ICML meeting website at www.lymphcon.ch.

At the time of each presentation, the data presented will be available on the Publications page, located within the Pipeline section, of the Company’s website at www.tgtherapeutics.com/publications.cfm