BALTIMORE, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Champions Biotechnology, Inc. , an oncology drug development company with a predictive preclinical platform aimed at accelerating the development and enhancing the value of oncology drugs, has announced that two of its studies regarding its application in oncology drug development and personalized medicine have been selected for a poster and oral presentation at the upcoming AACR-EORTC conference in Boston.
A poster will be presented by Dr. Elizabeth Bruckheimer, Champions’ Vice President for Scientific Operations, which will detail the Biomerk Tumorgraft(TM) platform and its characterization. Together the results demonstrate that by maintaining the fundamental genotypic features of the original tumor along with the stromal and cancer stem cell components, the Biomerk Tumorgraft enables identification of the most promising development path for a compound in terms of indication, drug combination, and target patient populations. The platform also has the potential to identify gene pathways of response and resistance as well as prognostic molecular biomarkers. The banking and characterization efforts are performed in collaboration with South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START).
“The predictive power of the Biomerk Tumorgraft platform is very exciting,” said Dr. Bruckheimer. “Application of our models to translational drug development is demonstrating great promise in streamlining the development path of our biotech and pharma partners by giving them a more focused, accelerated and higher probability translational path in clinical trials. Additionally, we are using our platform to build our own oncology pipeline which we expect to yield improved clinical development success rates. We believe that this platform will continue to change the way in which oncology drugs are developed, and oncology patients are treated.”
In collaboration, Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, Professor of Oncology at the Universidad CEU San Pablo, Director of the Centro Integral Oncologia “Clara Campal” and Director of the Clinical Research Program at CNIO all in Madrid, Spain and Champions’ Chief Scientist will present data regarding prolonged clinical responses from Tumorgraft recommended treatments in patients with refractory advanced cancer, and the ability of the Tumorgraft platform to discover novel predictive biomarkers. He will show the correlation between Tumorgraft response in mice and clinical activity in patients, demonstrating a perfect correlation of sensitivity and response.
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About Champions Biotechnology, Inc.
Champions Biotechnology, Inc. is engaged in the development of advanced preclinical platforms and tumor specific data to enhance and accelerate the value of oncology drugs. The Company’s Preclinical Platform is a novel approach based upon the implantation of primary human tumors in immune deficient mice followed by propagation of the resulting engraftments (Biomerk Tumorgrafts(TM)) in a manner that preserves the biological characteristics of the original human tumor. Early studies suggest that unlike traditional xenografts, these Tumorgrafts closely reflect human cancer biology and their response to drugs is predictive of clinical outcomes in cancer patients. Champions Biotechnology leverages its preclinical platform to evaluate drug candidates and to develop a portfolio of novel therapeutic candidates. As drugs progress through early stage development, the Company plans to sell, partner or license them to pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology companies, as appropriate. The Company also offers its predictive preclinical platform and tumor specific data to physicians for personalized patient care and to companies for evaluation of oncology drugs in models that integrate prognostic testing with biomarker discovery.
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