Telix Commences Phase III Clinical Trial of Prostate Cancer Therapy
10 May 2021 - 9:13AM
Telix Commences Phase III Clinical Trial of Prostate Cancer
Therapy
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today
announces it has been granted Human Research Ethics Committee
(HREC) approval and received Clinical Trial Notification (CTN)
clearance by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
to commence a Phase III clinical trial of the Company’s PSMA1
targeted prostate cancer therapy candidate TLX591
(177Lu-DOTA-rosopatamab), in patients with advanced metastatic
castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
The Phase III “ProstACT” trial is an
international, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) in
patients with PSMA-expressing mCRPC, experiencing disease
progression following prior treatment with a novel androgen axis
drug (NAAD). The ProstACT trial will enrol approximately 390
patients and incorporates patient selection using 68Ga-PSMA imaging
with TLX591-CDx (Illuccix®). The trial will compare standard of
care therapy alone versus standard of care therapy plus TLX591,
with a primary endpoint of radiographic progression-free survival
(rPFS). Trial secondary endpoints will include overall survival and
quality-of-life assessment. Telix has commenced the initiation of
Australian ProstACT trial sites and will add global sites
progressively during the second half of 2021, subject to the
requisite approvals.
Telix Chief Executive Officer Dr. Christian
Behrenbruch stated, “The commencement of the ProstACT Phase III
study for TLX591 marks a major corporate milestone for Telix that
brings the Company a step closer to delivering on a major unmet
medical need for treatment options in this patient population.
ProstACT builds on a significant body of clinical data for TLX5912,
which to date has been studied in over 200 patients with advanced
prostate cancer, across five previous studies. TLX591 has
demonstrated promising and competitive clinical potential that we
believe warrants further confirmation in this second-line disease
setting. It is also noteworthy that Telix’s differentiated approach
to integrating molecular imaging with PET alongside therapy,
enables a comparatively streamlined study that we believe will
support efficient patient enrolment and study execution.”
About Prostate
Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer
in men after skin cancer and worldwide 1.4 million men were
diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. Despite advances in
treatment, prostate cancer still accounts for a large number of
deaths and in 2020 more than 375,000 men died from their disease.
Rates of diagnosis are increasing, and the highest incidences of
prostate cancer are found in the United States, Europe, Australia
and New Zealand.3
About TLX591
TLX591 (177Lu-DOTA-rosopatamab) is an
antibody-based radioimmunoconjugate (molecularly-targeted
radiotherapy or “MTR”) targeting PSMA, a cancer target highly
expressed in men with metastatic prostate cancer.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals
Limited
Telix is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic
products using Molecularly Targeted Radiation (MTR). Telix is
headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations
in Belgium, Japan, and the United States. Telix is developing a
portfolio of clinical-stage products that address significant unmet
medical needs in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information
visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter
(@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix’s lead investigational product, Illuccix®
(TLX591-CDx) for prostate cancer imaging, has been accepted for
filing by the U.S. FDA,4 and is under priority evaluation by the
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).5 Telix is also
progressing marketing authorisation applications for Illuccix® in
the European Union6 and Canada.7 None of Telix’s products,
including TLX591 and TLX591-CDx, have received a marketing
authorisation in any jurisdiction.
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Corporate Contact |
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Dr. Christian Behrenbruch |
Dr. Stewart Holmstrom |
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited |
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited |
Managing Director and CEO |
Director of Corporate Communications |
Email: chris.behrenbruch@telixpharma.com |
Email: stewart.holmstrom@telixpharma.com |
___________________________1 Prostate-Specific
Membrane Antigen (PSMA)2 Tagawa S et al. Cancer 2019.3 GLOBOCAN
2020.4 ASX disclosure 24/11/20.5 ASX disclosure 14/04/21.6 ASX
disclosure 1/05/20.7 ASX disclosure 16/12/20.
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