Molecure announces filing of Clinical Trial Application with Polish regulator for OATD-02, a novel dual arginase inhibitor being developed for the treatment of cancer
- OATD-02 is an oral, potent and selective first in class, dual arginase inhibitor (ARG1 and ARG2) for the treatment of cancer.
- Following CTA approval, Molecure plans to initiate a Phase I clinical trial in late 2022 to assess safety and efficacy of OATD-02 in patients with advanced and/or metastatic solid tumors.
Warsaw, Poland 11 August 2022 – Molecure S.A. (“Molecure”: WSE: MOC) a clinical stage biotechnology company that uses its world leading medicinal capabilities to discover and develop first in class small molecule drug candidates that directly modulate RNA and unexplored protein targets to treat multiple incurable diseases, announces today it has filed a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) for OATD-02 with the Polish Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products. The Company plans to conduct a Phase I clinical trial with OATD-02 in patients with selected advanced and/or metastatic solid tumors including colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer or renal cell carcinoma.
The Phase I trial is expected to be an open-label, multi-center, dose escalation study to evaluate safety, tolerability, anti-cancer activity and to establish the maximum tolerated dose of OATD-02. The study is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approval.
Marcin Szumowski, Molecure CEO commented, “Today’s CTA filing represents a significant milestone in the development of OATD-02, potentially the first dual arginase inhibitor to enter the clinic. We have already seen promising pre-clinical data that shows OATD-02 has significant anti-cancer activity with potential to improve treatment outcomes in a broad range of solid tumors. Subject to regulatory approval we look forward to advancing OATD-02 into clinical development later this year.”
The clinical part of the development of the OATD-02 compound is carried out within the framework of the project: pre-clinical and clinical development of arginase inhibitor for application in anti-cancer immunotherapy (POIR.01.01.01-00-0415/17), cofinanced by the European Union in the framework of European Funds Smart Growth and European Regional Development Fund.
About OATD-02 (oncology)
OATD-02 is being developed as a potential new therapeutic for a range of solid tumors. It is the first and only dual acting, highly potent arginase inhibitor in development for the treatment of cancer, involved in both tumor immunity and metabolism. Arginase 1 (ARG1) and Arginase 2 (ARG2) are validated targets that have been found on a variety of tumor types where their increased activity correlates with more advanced disease and worse clinical prognosis due to diminished arginine levels.
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About Molecure
Molecure is a clinical stage biotechnology company that uses its world leading medicinal chemistry and biology capabilities to discover and develop first-in-class small molecule drug candidates that directly modulate the function of RNA and underexplored protein targets to treat multiple incurable diseases.
Molecure has generated a diverse pipeline of eight distinct programs with the support of leading academic life science institutions globally, including the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB), which has significant expertise in RNA science.
Molecure’s most advanced in-house drug candidate is OATD-01, a first in class dual chitinase inhibitor for the treatment of interstitial lung diseases, such as sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, that is Phase II ready. A Phase II trial in patients with sarcoidosis is expected to start in 2023.
Our second proprietary candidate is OATD-02, an oral, potent and selective first in class, dual arginase inhibitor (ARG1 and ARG2) for the treatment of cancer, which is expected to advance to Phase I clinical development in the second half of 2022.
Molecure’s headquarters and laboratories are located in Warsaw, Poland with an additional laboratory facility in Łódź. The company is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ticker: MOC).
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