On October 25, 2018 Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE:CFBI), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address liver and inflammatory diseases, reported that its CEO, Dr. Pnina Fishman, will present at The NYC Oncology Investor Conference 2018 View Source to take place on October 30-31 (Press release, Can-Fite BioPharma, OCT 25, 2018, View Source [SID1234530150]). Her lecture will be delivered on the 31st at 11:40 am.
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Dr. Fishman will present the molecular mechanism mediating the anti-cancer effects of Namodenoson and will describe clinical data from the Company’s earlier Phase I/II liver cancer study. In addition, she will present the status of the current Phase II study in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, Child Pugh B.
The global Phase II study is being conducted in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Patients with advanced HCC, Child Pugh B, who failed Nexavar (sorafenib) as a first line treatment are treated twice daily with 25 mg of oral Namodenoson or placebo using a 2:1 randomization. The primary endpoint of the Phase II study is Overall Survival (OS). Secondary endpoints include Progression Free Survival (PFS), safety, and the relationship between outcomes and A3AR expression.
Advanced liver cancer is categorized into 3 subclasses including Child Pugh A, mostly treated with Nexavar, Child Pugh B and Child Pugh C. Although a few drugs for the treatment of advanced liver cancer have recently launched, none are specifically aimed at treating patients who have reached the Child Pugh B stage. This represents a major unmet need and potentially positions Namodenoson as an important drug candidate to treat this patient population.
Accumulated safety data to date continues to indicate a favorable safety profile, with no clinically significant novel or emerging events attributed to chronic treatment with Namodenoson.
"We are pleased to present at the NYC Oncology Conference and share with investors our unique approach to treat patients with advanced HCC. This tumor is resistant to chemotherapy whereas Namodenoson has shown in an earlier pre-clinical study to induce specific apoptosis towards the liver cancer cells while sparing the normal liver cells," commented Dr. Pnina Fishman, company CEO.
About Namodenoson
Namodenoson is a small orally bioavailable drug that binds with high affinity and selectivity to the A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR). Namodenoson is being evaluated in Phase II trials for two indications, as a second line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma, and as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A3AR is highly expressed in diseased cells whereas low expression is found in normal cells. This differential effect accounts for the excellent safety profile of the drug.