Posted by Kazia Therapeutics Limited, an Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company, announced that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB (STO: OASM), an innovation-focused specialty pharmaceutical company, for Cantrixil (TRX-E-002-1), a clinical stage, first-in-class drug candidate under development for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Oasmia is an innovative specialty pharmaceutical company, based in Stockholm, Sweden. Its lead product, Apealea® (paclitaxel micellar), is approved in Europe for adult patients with first relapse of platinum-sensitive epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, and fallopian tube cancer, and is in late-stage clinical development in the US. Oasmia expects to commence a Phase II study of Cantrixil in ovarian cancer in 2022.
Cantrixil (TRX-E-002-1)
Cantrixil is a proprietary formulation of the potent and selective third-generation benzopyran, TRX-E-002-1. It targets the entire spectrum of cancer cells, including chemotherapy-resistant tumour-initiating cells (‘cancer stem cells’) that are thought to be responsible for disease relapse.
In December 2020, Kazia announced top-line results of a Phase I open-label study (NCT02903771) conducted at sites in the US and Australia, covering both monotherapy and combination therapy in patients with persistent or recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. The Phase I study met its primary endpoints, and full data are expected to be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal during CY2021. Cantrixil was granted orphan designation for ovarian cancer by the US FDA in April 2015.
Cantrixil consists of the active molecule, a third-generation benzopyran named TRXE-002-01, encapsulated in a cyclodextrin.
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