An Innovative, Targeted Approach in Cancer Treatment

2022-10-07
小分子药物合作
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditional chemotherapies continue to demonstrate limited efficacy in drug-sensitive and drug-resistant solid tumors. InnovoTEX Inc. (InnovoTEX), an Austin-based pharmaceutical company, is developing next generation anti-cancer agents that localize to solid tumors and overcome resistance mechanisms with minimal side effects. InnovoTEX has acquired an exclusive and perpetual license, facilitated by the Discovery to Impact group at the University of Texas at Austin, to an innovative discovery platform and corresponding patent portfolio to identify and design therapeutic candidates for a range of solid tumor indications. InnovoTEX is developing its proprietary TEX Core platform, which utilizes the tumor-localizing and well-tolerated small molecule, texaphyrin, as the basis for a series of conjugates designed to target and treat both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant solid tumors. The first clinical candidate to be commercialized from the platform is OxaliTEX, a novel chemical entity (WO2015/191797) in a pro-drug form. Patent applications covering both composition and methods of treatment claims for OxaliTEX have been filed in 15 global jurisdictions. Currently, OxaliTEX patents covering the core compositions have been issued in the United States, Australia, Israel, South Korea, Mexico and Singapore. Pre-clinical research conducted at the University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center has demonstrated oncolytic activity in multiple indications. OxaliTEX was found to completely inhibit the tumor growth in platinum-resistant patient derived xenografts and result in extended survival of ovarian and colon cancer models. Platinum-resistant ovarian cancer is the planned lead indication for OxaliTEX. "From the preclinical data generated, OxaliTEX has displayed greater efficacy and tolerability against advanced human cancer models compared to traditional chemotherapies. We are optimistic that OxaliTEX's therapeutic benefits will translate well to the clinic with further development," InnovoTEX CEO, Dr. Jonathan Arambula said. Professor Jonathan Sessler, R.P. Doherty, Jr. – Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, partnered with Dr. Arambula and Dr. Zahid Siddik at MD Anderson Cancer CenterCancer Center, in developing technologies that led to OxaliTEX. "I am excited to see this technology moving to the next level of development and advancing to the clinic for the treatment of a disease for which our current therapeutic options are still unsatisfactory," Professor Sessler said. Research was generously funded by multiple institutions, including the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of TexasCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, the National Institutes of Health and the Robert A. Welch Foundation.
更多内容,请访问原始网站
文中所述内容并不反映新药情报库及其所属公司任何意见及观点,如有版权侵扰或错误之处,请及时联系我们,我们会在24小时内配合处理。
靶点
-
Eureka LS:
全新生物医药AI Agent 覆盖科研全链路,让突破性发现快人一步
立即开始免费试用!
智慧芽新药情报库是智慧芽专为生命科学人士构建的基于AI的创新药情报平台,助您全方位提升您的研发与决策效率。
立即开始数据试用!
智慧芽新药库数据也通过智慧芽数据服务平台,以API或者数据包形式对外开放,助您更加充分利用智慧芽新药情报信息。