Genprex, Inc. today announced that the first patient has been enrolled and dosed in the Company’s Phase 1 dose escalation portion of the Acclaim-3 clinical study of Reqorsa® (quaratusugene ozeplasmid) Immunogene Therapy in combination with Genentech’s Tecentriq® to treat patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
Expects to Initiate the Phase 2 Expansion Study in the Second Half of 2024 Acclaim-3 Study Supported by FDA Orphan Drug and Fast Track Designations AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Genprex, Inc. (“Genprex” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled and dosed in the Company’s Phase 1 dose escalation portion of the Acclaim-3 clinical study of Reqorsa® (quaratusugene ozeplasmid) Immunogene Therapy in combination with Genentech’s Tecentriq® to treat patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). “We are excited to take this next step in our fight against lung cancers as we work to advance an innovative therapy that we believe provides hope to patients suffering with ES-SCLC, an especially aggressive form of lung cancer that has extremely limited treatment options,” said Ryan Confer, President and Chief Executive Officer at Genprex. “With a median progression free survival (PFS) of 5.2 months, ES-SCLC has a particularly poor prognosis. Additionally, patients receiving Tecentriq as maintenance therapy have a median PFS of 2.6 months after the start of maintenance therapy. With such limited benefit from current treatments, we believe the combination of REQORSA and Tecentriq can provide a promising new therapeutic option for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.” “The Phase 1 dose escalation portion of the Acclaim-3 study is expected to determine the maximum tolerated dose for the Phase 2 expansion study,” stated Mark Berger, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Genprex. “The favorable results from our Phase 1 Acclaim-1 study in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) enabled us to shorten the Phase 1 portion of Acclaim-3. This should allow us to complete the Phase 1 portion of the study during the second half of 2024 and to advance more quickly into the Phase 2 expansion portion of Acclaim-3 in the second half of 2024. We look forward to providing study updates as we advance this potentially life-saving therapy to benefit patients battling ES-SCLC.” Genprex has a novel cancer treatment platform that re-expresses tumor suppressor genes in cancers. Tumor suppressor genes are often deleted or inactivated early in the process of cancer development. REQORSA contains a plasmid that expresses TUSC2, a tumor suppressor gene protein. Nearly 100% of SCLCs have reduced or no TUSC2 protein expression, and 41% completely lack TUSC2 protein expression. Nonclinical studies in mice support the hypothesis that re-expressing the TUSC2 protein may lead to improved clinical efficacy in combination with Tecentriq. About the Acclaim-3 Clinical Trial The Phase 1 dose escalation portion of the Acclaim-3 clinical study is expected to enroll up to 12 patients at approximately ten U.S. clinical sites to determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD). If no dose limiting toxicities occur during the Phase 1 study, the highest dose evaluated will be the Recommended Phase 2 Dose. The Phase 2 portion of the study is expected to enroll approximately 50 patients at ten to fifteen U.S. sites. Patients will be treated with REQORSA and Tecentriq until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity is experienced. Genprex expects to initiate the Phase 2 expansion study in the second half of 2024. The primary endpoint of the Phase 2 portion of the trial is to determine the 18-week progression-free survival rate from the time of the start of maintenance therapy with REQORSA and Tecentriq treatment in patients with ES-SCLC. Patients will also be followed for survival. A Phase 2 futility analysis will be performed after the 25th patient enrolled and treated reaches 18 weeks of follow up. Genprex has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophran Drug and Fast Track designations for Reqorsa® Immunogene Therapy, in combination with Genentech, Inc’s Tecentriq® in patients with ES-SCLC who did not develop tumor progression after receiving Tecentriq and chemotherapy as initial standard treatment. Additional information about the Acclaim-3 clinical trial can be found by visiting ClinicalTrials.gov. About Reqorsa® Immunogene Therapy Genprex’s strategy is to develop REQORSA in combination with currently approved therapies and believes that REQORSA’s unique attributes position it to provide treatments that improve on current therapies for patients with NSCLC, SCLC, and possibly other cancers. Tecentriq® is a registered trademark of Genentech, Inc. About Genprex, Inc. 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