Patient Five and Six Demonstrate No Clinical Evidence of NMIBC at 180 Day Cystoscopy Analysis
Company Successfully Completes 180 days Follow Up of the Phase Ib Study and Plans Regulatory Filings to Commence a Phase II Clinical Study that May Lead to Commercialization of the TLD-1433 Anti-Cancer Technology for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (“NMIBC”)
Toronto, Ontario – August 13, 2018
Theralase Technologies Inc. (“Theralase®” or the “Company”) (TSXV: TLT) (OTCQX: TLTFF), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of light activated Photo Dynamic Compounds (“PDCs”) and their associated drug formulations intended to safely and effectively destroy various cancers has provided an update on patient six, enrolled and treated in the recently completed Phase Ib NMIBC clinical study (“Study”).
The Study’s purpose was to evaluate TLD-1433, Theralase’s lead PDC, for the primary endpoint of safety and tolerability, with a secondary endpoint of pharmacokinetics (movement and exit of drug within tissue) and an exploratory endpoint of efficacy.
The exploratory outcome endpoint was defined as Recurrence-Free Survival (“RFS”), which is the interval from the day of the treatment to documented recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Recurrence is defined as any new tumour growth (i.e. any biopsy-confirmed new or recurrent tumour), evaluated primarily at ninety (90) days for the last three patients treated at the Therapeutic Dose (0.70 mg/cm2) and secondarily one hundred and eighty (180) days post treatment.
Patient number six was treated with the same optimized clinical treatment procedure as patient number five. The treatment was well tolerated by both patients, who demonstrated no tumour recurrence or presence of disease at the 180 day clinical and cystoscopy assessment.
This marks the 2nd patient treated at the optimized clinical treatment procedure that has met Study endpoints demonstrating achievement of the primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints at 180 days post treatment and marks a new achievement for the Company.
Theralase’s Anti-Cancer Treatment involves the instillation of a water-based solution of Theralase’s lead anti-cancer PDC, TLD-1433, via a catheter inserted through the urethra into the bladder of the patient, to allow the PDC to be preferentially absorbed by NMIBC tumours. The bladder is then drained of the solution, flushed with sterile water to remove non-absorbed solution and refilled with sterile water via a cystoscope. A fibre optic assembly, known as a Laser Emitter emits laser light to activate TLD-1433, while a Dosimetry Cage detects the emitted laser light, used for patient safety and efficacy. Both devices are inserted through the cystoscope, with a sole purpose of activating the absorbed PDC to destroy the NMIBC tumours.
Arkady Mandel, M.D., Ph.D., D. Sc., Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of Theralase stated, “This is an exciting milestone for our Company, which further solidifies the power of Theralase’s Anti-Cancer Technology. We look forward to advancing the optimized treatment procedure throughout our planned Phase II study and eventually commercialization, if these same results are confirmed in the Phase II NMIBC clinical study. The Theralase Anti-Cancer Technology may very well be the next gold standard in the treatment of NMIBC. Due to the Anti-Cancer Technology’s ability to adapt to different cancerous targets and pending the successful regulatory approval for the Phase II NMIBC Clinical Study, Theralase intends to further develop this this technology in the treatment of numerous cancer targets.”
About Theralase® Technologies Inc.
Theralase® is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of light activated Photo Dynamic Compounds (“PDCs”) and their associated drug formulations to safely and effectively destroy various cancers. The Company in its Cool Laser Division designs, manufactures and distributes patented and proprietary super-pulsed cool laser technology for the treatment of knee pain, and in off-label use, the treatment of numerous nerve, muscle and joint conditions.
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