AMES, Iowa, July 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK) today reported consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2017 and provided updates on its clinical development program for indoximod, NewLink Genetics’ small molecule targeting the IDO pathway with a distinct mechanism of action.
“We continue to focus on indoximod, our leading drug candidate, as it advances into late-stage clinical development,” said Charles J. Link, Jr., M.D., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Scientific Officer. “We have made great progress since the end of the first quarter. We have strengthened the IP around this program with the USPTO Notice of Allowances for indoximod salts and prodrug formulations, and NLG802 entered the clinic.”
Recent Highlights:
NewLink Genetics recently completed a successful face-to-face meeting with the FDA to review the proposed design for the pivotal trial with indoximod for patients with advanced melanoma.
First patient dosed in the Phase 1 study of NLG802, a novel prodrug of indoximod. NLG802 is a distinct investigational agent targeting the IDO pathway and represents an important step in the Company’s product life-cycle planning.
A Notice of Allowance (NOA) by the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) was received in early July for our patent application covering indoximod salts and prodrugs. When issued, this patent will provide exclusivity until 2036 and cover both the formulation of indoximod to be used in the pivotal trial and NLG802.
- Phase 2 data from a randomized trial of indoximod in combination with the cancer vaccine, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T), for patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting on June 5th. These data showed a statistically significant improvement in radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) of 10.3 months compared to 4.1 months in the placebo arm, with no difference in adverse events between the two arms.
