On March 2, 2023 ORPHELIA Pharma, the French biopharmaceutical company that develops and markets pediatric medicines in the fields of oncology and neurology, reported the recruitment of the last patient of its TEMOkids clinical trial evaluating its ready-to-use temozolomide oral suspension, named KIMOZO or Ped-TMZ, in children with a solid tumor from the age 1 year (Press release, ORPHELIA Pharma, MAR 2, 2023, View Source;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orphelia-pharma-announces-completion-of-patient-recruitmentfor-the-temokids-clinical-trial [SID1234628083]).

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The TEMOKids trial, during which KIMOZO was administered to children for the first time, is a major milestone in its clinical development. In addition to generating pharmacokinetic data, the trial also evaluates the safety and acceptability of the suspension in the study population and collects data on treatment response.
TEMOkids complements the study previously carried out in adults, which demonstrated the bioequivalence between KIMOZO oral suspension and the capsule form of temozolomide, which is not adapted to children and yet regularly used in the absence of a pediatric form. ORPHELIA Pharma will present the results of the TEMOkids study at an upcoming scientific congress and will submit the marketing authorization dossier to the European Medicines Agency in 2023.

"We have completed the enrollment of the TEMOkids clinical study thanks to the involvement and motivation of the investigating physicians, which underlines the medical need. With the support of a pediatric oncology network at the European level, we enrolled 43 children in 11 centers across 5 countries: France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany", says Caroline Lemarchand, Director of Pharmaceutical Development and coordinator of the TEMOkids study.

"The inclusion of the last patient in TEMOkids is a key milestone of the clinical development of KIMOZO. This new drinkable formulation of temozolomide addresses major medical needs for the management of cancers affecting young children," concludes Jeremy Bastid, Director of Development at ORPHELIA Pharma. "Our goal is to make the product available to all patients as soon as possible. The ORPHELIA Pharma team is mobilized to enable the filing of the European registration dossier in 2023 and to fill the needs of young patients through special access programs, in close liaison with and with the approval of the national regulatory authorities in Europe," he adds.

About the TEMOkids study
The clinical trial "TEMOkids Study: A Phase I Pediatric Study for KIMOZO, Oral Suspension of temozolomide" (NCT04610736) is an international, open-label, non-randomized Phase I study in 40 pediatric patients aged one year or older. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of KIMOZO/Ped-TMZ in the study population. Secondary objectives are to assess tolerability and response to treatment, as well as acceptability in children. Eleven clinical centers are actively involved in the TEMOkids study: Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France (coordinating center); Institut Curie, Paris, France; CHU Timone Enfants, Marseille, France; Institute of Hematology and Pediatric Oncology, Lyon, France; Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France; Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; University Pediatric Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain; Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom; Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Charité University Medicine Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
For more information, please visit www.temokids.eu.

About KIMOZO/Ped-TMZ oral suspension, 40 mg/ml
KIMOZO 40 mg/ml is a ready-to-use, taste-masked oral liquid formulation of temozolomide jointly developed by the ORPHELIA Pharma development team and the pharmacists and clinicians of Gustave Roussy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer with a poor prognosis.
The product obtained an Early Access Authorization from the French authorities in March 2022.