The Company received permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2023 to
amend the initial Phase 1b clinical trial protocol based on results from Parts 1 and 2, which utilized every-3-week dosing. For Part 3, the protocol was amended to
explore dosing weekly for three weeks, followed by a one-week break and shifted the focus to patients with ovarian cancer. At the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting earlier this
year, Theratechnologies presented an updated analysis from Parts 1 and 2 of the study, in which sudocetaxel zendusortide
induced durable disease stabilization (up to 45 weeks) lasting beyond treatment completion in several patients with a variety of solid tumors. The ASCO presentation also highlighted early signals of efficacy observed in female cancers (ovarian
cancer, endometrial cancer, triple-negative breast cancer [TNBC]), as well as a manageable safety profile when sudocetaxel zendusortide was dosed at 300mg/m2 given once every 3 weeks with few
Grade 3 adverse events (AEs).
The latest data from Part 3 of the Phase 1 trial build on a compelling body of preclinical and
translational evidence of antitumor activity with sudocetaxel zendusortide, said Ira Winer, M.D., Ph.D., FACOG, a member of the Gynecologic Oncology and Phase 1 Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos Cancer Center and Professor of
Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. While this is a small sample of patients, it is not often that we see promising signs of efficacy, combined with favorable safety and tolerability data, in this patient
population with advanced disease. We therefore recommend and encourage continued investigation with further dose escalation for this agent.
In addition to the Phase 1b clinical trial results, there is also an extensive body of preclinical data demonstrating the flexibility of the
Companys SORT1+ Technology platform when conjugated with different toxic payloads. With a significant portion of the clinical trial data to date now available, Theratechnologies
will accelerate its search for a partner to advance its oncology program.
About Sudocetaxel Zendusortide (TH1902) and SORT1+ Technology
Sudocetaxel zendusortide is a first-of-its-kind sortilin receptor (SORT1)-targeting PDC, and the first compound to emerge from the Companys broader licensed oncology platform. A new chemical
entity, sudocetaxel zendusortide employs a cleavable linker to conjugate (attach) a proprietary peptide to docetaxel, a well-established cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent used to treat many cancers. The FDA granted Fast Track designation to
sudocetaxel zendusortide as a single agent for the treatment of all sortilin-positive recurrent advanced solid tumors that are refractory to standard therapy.
Theratechnologies has established the SORT1+ Technology platform as an engine for
the development of PDCs that target SORT1, which is expressed in multiple tumor types. SORT1 is a scavenger receptor that plays a significant role in protein internalization, sorting, and trafficking. Expression of SORT1 is associated
with aggressive disease, poor prognosis, and decreased survival. It is estimated that SORT1 is expressed in 40% to 90% of endometrial, ovarian, colorectal, triple-negative breast (TNBC), and pancreatic cancers, making this receptor an attractive
target for anticancer drug development.
About Theratechnologies
Theratechnologies (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative
therapies addressing unmet medical needs. Further information about Theratechnologies is available on the Companys website at www.theratech.com, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Follow Theratechnologies
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