BriaCell Announces Positive Pre-IND Meeting with FDA for Bria-PROS+™ for Prostate Cancer
10 September 2024 - 9:50PM
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX: BCT)
(“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology
company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer
care, is pleased to announce that it has received positive feedback
from its Pre-IND meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), which is a step forward to opening an IND to conduct a Phase
1/2 study of its personalized off-the-shelf immunotherapy,
Bria-PROS+™, in advanced prostate cancer.
“We were truly impressed by the FDA team of
experts’ keen interest in Bria-PROS+™ as a potential novel
personalized approach for advanced prostate cancer,” stated Dr.
William V. Williams, BriaCell’s President and CEO. “Despite
numerous approved drugs, prostate cancer remains the second-leading
cause of cancer death in American men. We view the FDA’s positive
feedback as a major step forward in the clinical development of our
Bria-PROS+™ and in our efforts to bring hope to patients and
families suffering from this deadly disease.”
As a result of the Pre-IND meeting, FDA waived
the animal toxicology and animal pharmacokinetic (PK) studies
requirement for opening the IND, greatly simplifying the
development pathway for Bria-PROS+™. Other areas of discussion
included BriaCell’s plan to initiate the Phase 1/2 study pending
completion of standard manufacturing and testing requirements.
These interactions also inform the further development of the
proprietary Bria-OTS+™ platform as the company pursues the
development of Bria-BRES+™, Bria-LUNG+™ and Bria-MEL+™, for breast
cancer, lung cancer and melanoma, respectively.
BriaCell is currently evaluating its
personalized immunotherapy Bria-BRES™ in a phase 1/2a study
in metastatic breast cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06471673).
About BriaCell Therapeutics
Corp.
BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology
company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer
care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/.
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Contact Information
Company Contact:William V.
Williams, MDPresident &
CEO1-888-485-6340info@briacell.com
Media Relations:Jules AbrahamCORE
IRjulesa@coreir.com
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