SEATTLE, Sept. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cascadian Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CASC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced two upcoming poster presentations on tucatinib (ONT-380), the Company’s lead product candidate for the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer, at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress being held October 7 -11, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Details of Poster Presentations:
Title: Cutaneous responses in Her-2+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC) on phase 1b study of ONT-380, an oral HER2-specific inhibitor in combination with capecitabine (C) and/or trastuzumab (T) in third line or later treatment
Poster Number: 278
Date: Monday, October 10, 2016
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm (CEST)
Title: A phase 2 randomized, double-blinded, controlled study of ONT-380 vs. placebo in combination with capecitabine (C) and trastuzumab (T) in patients with pretreated HER2+ unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast carcinoma (MBC)
Poster Number: 312 (trial in progress)
Date: Monday, October 10, 2016
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm (CEST)
About Cascadian Therapeutics
Cascadian Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative product candidates for the treatment of cancer. Our lead product candidate, tucatinib, also known as ONT-380, is an orally active and selective small molecule HER2 inhibitor, which has been studied in approximately 200 patients to date. Preliminary results from two ongoing Phase 1b studies of tucatinib in combination showed promising systemic activity, a favorable safety profile and encouraging activity against brain metastases. Cascadian Therapeutics is also conducting a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study called HER2CLIMB. The study is evaluating tucatinib versus placebo in combination with capecitabine and trastuzumab in late stage HER2+ breast cancer patients, with and without brain metastases, who have previously been treated with a taxane, trastuzumab, pertuzumab and T-DM1. This study is expected to enroll 180 patients across approximately 100 clinical sites in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe. The Company is also developing a cell cycle inhibitor, Chk1, and plans to move the program forward through IND-enabling studies in 2017. For more information, visit www.cascadianrx.com.
Investor Contact: Julie Rathbun Rathbun Communications 206-769-9219 ir@cascadianrx.com Naomi Eichenbaum The Trout Group 646-378-2968 neichenbaum@troutgroup.com Media Contact: Susie Myers BMC Communications 646-513-3116 smyers@bmccommunications.com
