Radius Presents RAD1901 Data At 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radius Health, Inc. (Nasdaq:RDUS) announced today that it presented data from a Phase 1 clinical study on estrogen receptor engagement by the investigational drug RAD1901, a tissue-selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), in a poster presentation at the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
Details of the poster presentation at SABCS are as follows:
Title: RAD1901, a novel tissue-selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) demonstrates estrogen receptor engagement in a phase 1 clinical study
Session/Poster: Poster Session 3; Poster OT2-1-10
Location: Halls A-B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Date and Time: Thursday December 11, 2014; 5:00 – 7:00 pm CST
Presenter: Gary Hattersley, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
Despite advances in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer through modulation of estrogen receptor (ER) activity, after initial efficacy, the use of hormonal therapies is frequently followed by the development of de novo or acquired endocrine resistance. Therefore, research is being conducted on possible new agents that might be able to overcome endocrine resistance. One potential mechanism by which this might be achieved is through degradation of the estrogen receptor and thereby elimination of estrogen receptor mediated signaling.
RAD1901 is an investigational, non-steroidal small molecule that is designed to selectively bind and degrade the ER and is currently being evaluated for the potential treatment of metastatic breast cancer. In preclinical models thus far, RAD1901 has shown good tissue selectivity, does not appear to stimulate the uterine endometrium, and appears to protect against bone loss in an ovariectomy-induced osteopenia rat model. In addition, we believe that RAD1901 has the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. In vitro, treatment of tamoxifen-sensitive and resistant human breast cancer cell lines with the investigational drug RAD1901 resulted in degradation of the ER and inhibition of both basal and estradiol-stimulated proliferation. The poster includes preclinical data indicating that increasing doses of RAD1901 potently induced tumor regression. Tamoxifen and fulvestrant were the comparator drugs in this study.
The poster also includes data from the Phase 1 study where 18F-estradiol positron emission tomography (FES-PET) was used to provide a pharmacodynamic assessment of estrogen receptor engagement/turnover. Following 6-days of daily treatment with the investigational drug RAD1901 at 200mg and 500mg doses, a complete suppression of FES-PET signal was observed, with standardized uptake values (SUV) comparable to background tissues. To date, the maximum tolerated dose of RAD1901 has not been determined.
The potential clinical significance, if any, of the data presented in the poster is currently unknown and must be evaluated further as the development program for the investigational drug RAD1901 continues.
About The Investigational Drug RAD1901
In June 2014, Radius initiated a Phase 1 MTD study in healthy volunteers with the investigational drug RAD1901, a SERD being developed for the potential treatment of metastatic breast cancer, including breast cancer brain metastases ("BCBM"). The study is designed to evaluate the tolerability, safety, and pharmacokinetics of RAD1901, and also to use 18F-fluroestradiol positron emission tomography to provide a pharmacodynamic assessment of estrogen receptor turnover following RAD1901 treatment. Levels of RAD1901 in cerebrospinal fluid samples taken from the study subjects will be measured to confirm that RAD1901 has crossed the blood brain barrier.
Radius is progressing development of the investigational drug RAD1901 for the potential treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Currently, our Phase 1b metastatic breast cancer trial is undergoing institutional review board review and after approval Radius will post the trial on www.clinicaltrials.gov. We are in discussions with the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) to finalize the protocol design for the initiation of a European Phase1b trial. We anticipate initiation of these trials following regulatory review and upon institutional review board approval.
Radius also is developing the investigational drug RAD1901 for potential use as a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or SERM, for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms. In a Phase 2 proof of concept study, RAD1901 at lower doses demonstrated a reduction in the frequency and severity of moderate and severe hot flashes. We anticipate initiating a Phase2b trial for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms in 2H2015.
About Radius Health
Radius is a science-driven biopharmaceutical company developing new therapeutics for patients with advanced osteoporosis as well as other serious endocrine-mediated diseases including hormone responsive cancers. Radius' lead development candidate is the investigational drug abaloparatide (BA058) for subcutaneous injection, currently in Phase 3 development for potential use in the reduction of fracture risk in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis. The Radius clinical portfolio also includes an investigational abaloparatide transdermal patch for potential use in osteoporosis and the investigational drug RAD1901 for potential use in hormone driven, or hormone resistant, metastatic breast cancer, including breast cancer brain metastases. www.radiuspharm.com
Forward Looking Statements
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