177Lu-PSMA-DGUL / CellBion - LARVOL DELTA

MSD and CellBion launch Korea’s 1st radioligand-immunotherapy trial for prostate cancer (Korea Biomedical Review) - "CellBion announced Wednesday that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD (Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada) to evaluate the combination of its PSMA-targeting radioligand, Lutetium (177Lu) DGUL, with MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in patients with advanced prostate cancer....The phase 1 trial will enroll approximately 30 patients with Taxane-naïve (T-naïve), treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Participants will be assigned to either a monotherapy arm receiving Lu-177-DGUL alone or a combination arm receiving both Lu-177-DGUL and Keytruda."

Commercial • Genito-urinary Cancer • Prostate Cancer

CellBion’s prostate cancer RPT candidate achieves 47.5% ORR, surpassing rival drug Pluvicto’s 29.8% (The Bio) - P1/2 | N=73 | NCT05547061 | Sponsor: Cellbion Co., Ltd. | "Among the 61 patients evaluated, 29 achieved either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), resulting in an ORR of 47.54%. Furthermore, among 59 patients evaluated using PET/CT imaging, 46 demonstrated either a complete metabolic response (CMR) or a partial metabolic response (PMR), resulting in a total metabolic response rate of 77.97%....While direct comparisons may not be straightforward, CellBion highlights that these outcomes surpass the ORR observed for the competing drug Pluvicto in its phase 3 clinical trial. In this clinical trial (VISION Trial) conducted on 319 participants, Pluvicto reported an ORR of 29.8%.The last patient administration is scheduled for March 2025, with CellBion planning to submit its approval application later that year after receiving the CSR."

Filing • P2 data • Trial status • Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Selvion leaps to become a global leader in radiopharmaceuticals through KOSDAQ listing [Google translation] (Pharm News) - "Selvion is pursuing development with the goal of completing phase 2 clinical trials for 'Lu-177-DGUL' in the first half of 2025 and early domestic launch through conditional approval in the fourth quarter of the same year. Conservatively estimated sales of a single 'Lu-177-DGUL' pipe are expected to increase from KRW 3.321 billion in the first year of launch to KRW 37.179 billion in 2026 and KRW 42.93 billion in 2027. The company expects to price 'Lu-177-DGUL' at 90% of the marketed drug and also expects to secure price competitiveness."

Approval • Trial status • Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer • Genito-urinary Cancer • Oncology • Prostate Cancer

Phase Ib trial of cabozantinib (Cabometyx®) combined with Lu-177 DOTATATE radioligand therapy in patients with advanced, somatostatin receptor positive NETs. (NANETS 2023) - "Cabozantinib 20mg daily starting 14 days prior to standard doses of Lu-177 PRRT had no dose limiting toxicities during cycle 1 allowing dose escalation to 20mg/40mg alternate daily dosing. Preliminary efficacy signals with initial response are promising. Updated safety and efficacy information will be reported for the first 6 patients enrolled."

Clinical

CellBion's innovative prostate cancer drug, Lu-177-DGUL, secures 'GIFT' designation (Korea Biomedical Review) - "On Monday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) designated Lu-177-DGUL as the 11th agent to benefit from its 'Global Innovative Products on Fast Track' (GIFT) program, signifying a significant milestone in the quest to offer a beacon of hope for prostate cancer patients who currently have limited viable treatment options. Lu-177-DGUL is a drug designed to combat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in adult patients who exhibit positivity for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and have been unresponsive to standard treatment protocols....CellBion said it is fully committed to bringing this revolutionary treatment to market, with approval and launch targeted for the first half of 2024."

Launch non-US • Non-US regulatory • Genito-urinary Cancer • Oncology • Prostate Cancer • Solid Tumor

Vancouver Clinic Earns Therapeutic License to Administer New Drug to Treat Prostate Cancer (PRNewswire) - "INITIO Medical Group is the first private nuclear medicine facility in Canada to be awarded a therapeutic license to administer Lutetium-177-PSMA (prostate specific membrane antigen) for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, specifically 'metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer' also known as 'mCRPC'....INITIO received the license from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission last week and will begin offering patient treatments after March 15."

Commercial • Genito-urinary Cancer • Oncology • Prostate Cancer • Solid Tumor

A Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Dosimetry, and Anti-tumor Activity of Ga-68-NGUL / Lu-177-DGUL in Patients With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) Refractory to Standard Therapy (clinicaltrials.gov) - P1/2 | N=73 | Recruiting | Sponsor: Cellbion Co., Ltd.

New P1/2 trial • Genito-urinary Cancer • Oncology • Prostate Cancer • Solid Tumor

The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization expands into Asia and executes a development, manufacturing, and clinical supply agreement for 177Lu-PSMA (DGUL) With South Korea-based CellBion (PRNewswire) - "The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) is pleased to announce the initiation of a development, manufacturing, and supply agreement with CellBion for Lu-177-radiolabelled PSMA (DGUL) therapeutic agent. Under the terms of the agreement, CPDC will develop and manufacture CellBion's drug product for Phase II clinical supply in South Korea with the goal of expanding into North America."

Licensing / partnership • Genito-urinary Cancer • Oncology • Prostate Cancer • Solid Tumor