TME Pharma reports H1 2023 financial results and provides business update

  • Survival data from NOX-A12 GLORIA Phase 1/2 trial in brain cancer continue to improve and have already surpassed all relevant competitors  
     
  • 67% overall survival at 18 months for NOX-A12 combination regimen with VEGF inhibitor and radiotherapy vs. 5% for standard of care

TME Pharma N.V. (Euronext Growth Paris: ALTME), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for treatment of cancer by targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME), announces its financial results and business highlights for the six months ending June 30, 2023, and provides an outlook for the rest of the year.

Aram Mangasarian, CEO of TME Pharma commented"This year has been a highly productive period for TME Pharma in which we have reported unprecedented survival rates for newly diagnosed brain cancer patients with chemotherapy resistant tumors not amenable to complete surgical removal receiving our lead asset NOX-A12 in combination with radiotherapy and VEGF inhibition. These maturing survival data not only position NOX-A12 as potentially the best available treatment for glioblastoma, but they also mean we have advanced to the point where we can now engage with the FDA on the next clinical and regulatory development steps for NOX-A12. These include an Investigational New Drug filing and potential access to expedited regulatory pathways, which we expect to achieve in early 2024.  We are convinced that this will generate significant interest among investors and potential partners. This year has also seen TME Pharma take a major step forward in our commitment to our shareholders to end the use of convertible bond financing with the successful completion of a €2 million financing that included a lock-up of new shares and bond conversions for a period of six months. This innovative transaction secured new cash and investors while allowing us to remain focused on our goal of developing novel therapies for cancer and bringing them to market. We are solidly financed into 2024 and looking forward to achieving further clinical and regulatory progress in the months ahead.”

About the GLORIA Study

GLORIA (NCT04121455) is TME Pharma’s dose-escalation, Phase 1/2 study of NOX-A12 in combination with radiotherapy in first-line partially resected or unresected glioblastoma (brain cancer) patients with unmethylated MGMT promoter (resistant to standard chemotherapy). GLORIA further evaluates safety and efficacy of NOX-A12 three additional arms combining NOX-A12 with: A. radiotherapy in patients with complete tumor resection; B. radiotherapy and bevacizumab; and C. radiotherapy and pembrolizumab.

About the OPTIMUS Study

OPTIMUS (NCT04901741) is TME Pharma’s planned open-label two-arm Phase 2 study of NOX-A12 combined with pembrolizumab and nanoliposomal irinotecan/5-FU/leucovorin or gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in microsatellite-stable metastatic pancreatic cancer patients.

Disclaimer

Translations of any press release into languages other than English are intended solely as a convenience to the non-English-reading audience. The company has attempted to provide an accurate translation of the original text in English, but due to the nuances in translating into another language, slight differences may exist. This press release includes certain disclosures that contain "forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are based on TME Pharma’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the risks inherent in oncology drug development, including clinical trials and the timing of and TME Pharma’s ability to obtain regulatory approvals for NOX-A12 as well as any other drug candidates. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and TME Pharma undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law. 

Über die TME Pharma AG

TME Pharma is a clinical-stage company focused on developing novel therapies for treatment of the most aggressive cancers. The company’s oncology-focused pipeline is designed to act on the tumor microenvironment (TME) and the cancer immunity cycle by breaking tumor protection barriers against the immune system and blocking tumor repair. By neutralizing chemokines in the TME, TME Pharma’s approach works in combination with other forms of treatment to weaken tumor defenses and enable greater therapeutic impact. In the GLORIA clinical trial, TME Pharma is studying its lead drug candidate NOX-A12 in newly diagnosed brain cancer patients who will not benefit clinically from standard chemotherapy. TME Pharma has delivered top-line data from the NOX-A12 three dose-escalation cohorts combined with radiotherapy of the GLORIA clinical trial, observing consistent tumor reductions and objective tumor responses. Additionally, GLORIA expansion arms evaluate safety and efficacy of NOX-A12 in other combinations where the interim results from the triple combination of NOX-A12, radiotherapy and bevacizumab suggest even deeper and more durable responses. NOX-A12 in combination with radiotherapy has received orphan drug designation for glioblastoma in the United States and glioma in Europe. TME Pharma has delivered final top-line data with encouraging overall survival and safety profile from its NOX-A12 combination trial with Keytruda® in metastatic colorectal and pancreatic cancer patients, which was published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer in October 2021. The company has entered in its second collaboration with MSD/Merck for its Phase 2 study, OPTIMUS, to further evaluate safety and efficacy of NOX-A12 in combination with Merck’s Keytruda® and two different chemotherapy regimens as second-line therapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. The design of the trial has been approved in France and Spain and is in discussion with regulatory authorities in the United States. The company’s second clinical-stage drug candidate, NOX-E36, is designed to target the innate immune system. TME Pharma is considering several solid tumors for further clinical development. Further information can be found at: www.tmepharma.com.

TME Pharma® and the TME Pharma logo are registered trademarks.

Keytruda® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. Visit TME Pharma on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

TME Pharma AG
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10
10589 Berlin
Telefon: +49 (30) 7262470
Telefax: +49 (30) 726247-225
http://www.tmepharma.com

Ansprechpartner:
Arthur Rouillé
NewCap
Telefon: +33 (1) 447100-15
E-Mail: arouille@newcap.fr
Ph.D. Aram Mangasarian
TME Pharma
Telefon: +49 (30) 726247-0
E-Mail: investors@tmepharma.com
Guillaume van Renterghem
LifeSci Advisors
Telefon: +41 (76) 73501-31
E-Mail: gvanrenterghem@lifesciadvisors.com
Für die oben stehende Pressemitteilung ist allein der jeweils angegebene Herausgeber (siehe Firmenkontakt oben) verantwortlich. Dieser ist in der Regel auch Urheber des Pressetextes, sowie der angehängten Bild-, Ton-, Video-, Medien- und Informationsmaterialien. Die United News Network GmbH übernimmt keine Haftung für die Korrektheit oder Vollständigkeit der dargestellten Meldung. Auch bei Übertragungsfehlern oder anderen Störungen haftet sie nur im Fall von Vorsatz oder grober Fahrlässigkeit. Die Nutzung von hier archivierten Informationen zur Eigeninformation und redaktionellen Weiterverarbeitung ist in der Regel kostenfrei. Bitte klären Sie vor einer Weiterverwendung urheberrechtliche Fragen mit dem angegebenen Herausgeber. Eine systematische Speicherung dieser Daten sowie die Verwendung auch von Teilen dieses Datenbankwerks sind nur mit schriftlicher Genehmigung durch die United News Network GmbH gestattet.

counterpixel