The abstract, titled "Population pharmacokinetic modeling of orally administered fostroxacitabine bralpamide (fostrox, MIV-818) and its metabolite troxacitabine in a phase I/IIa liver cancer study" will be presented at the conference by Karin Tunblad PhD,
The results show dose linearity and that the systemic exposure, at the recommended phase 2 dose for fostrox, aligns with the encouraging safety and tolerability profile experienced in the ongoing phase 1b/2a study with fostrox in combination with Lenvima in second line treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In addition, the study shows that the exposure of fostrox is not impacted by administration of Lenvima, providing additional support for this combination.
- "Ensuring predictable exposure is crucial when combining two pharmaceutical drugs. The data presented at EASL strengthen the clinical results previously reported where patients treated with fostrox + Lenvima have shown good tolerability and ability to stay on treatment long-term. The data further supports our upcoming regulatory interactions with FDA and continues to build our confidence in the clinical development of fostrox," says
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About fostrox
Fostrox is a type of smart chemotherapy that delivers the cell-killing compound selectively to the tumor while minimizing the harmful effect on normal cells. This is achieved by coupling an active chemotherapy (troxacitabine) with a prodrug tail. The prodrug design enables fostrox to be administered orally and travel directly to the liver where the active substance is released locally in the liver. With this unique mechanism, fostrox has the potential to become the first liver-targeted, orally administered drug that can help patients with various types of liver cancer. A phase 1b monotherapy study with fostrox has been completed and a phase 1b/2a combination study in HCC is ongoing.
About primary liver cancer
Primary liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common cancer that arises in the liver. Although existing therapies for advanced HCC can extend the lives of patients, treatment benefits are insufficient and death rates remain high. There are approximately 660,000 patients diagnosed with primary liver cancer per year globally and current five-year survival is less than 20 percent1). HCC is a heterogeneous disease with diverse etiologies, and lacks defining mutations observed in many other cancers. This has contributed to the lack of success of molecularly targeted agents in HCC. The limited overall benefit, taken together with the poor overall prognosis for patients with intermediate and advanced HCC, results in a large unmet medical need.
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1) Rumgay et al.,
https://news.cision.com/medivir/r/medivir-presents-data-that-strengthens-the-fostrox-lenvima-combination-in-primary-liver-cancer-at-ea,c3933743
https://mb.cision.com/Main/652/3933743/2621419.pdf
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