ERYTECH to Present Results from Phase I Trial of eryaspase in ALL and New Pre-clinical Data at AACR 2018
The U.S. Phase I ALL data will be presented during the poster session of
the Phase I clinical trials by the lead author of the abstract, Dr.
ERYTECH will also present pre-clinical data on the combination of
eryaspase and erymethionase, methionine-gamma-lyase encapsulated in red
blood cells, at a poster session on
Poster Session: A Phase I study of eryaspase (L-asparaginase encapsulated in red blood cells) in combination with induction and consolidation chemotherapy for adult patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Poster: |
#CT023 / 16 | ||
Lead Author: |
Dr. Alison Walker | ||
Poster Session/Section: |
PO.CT01 - Phase I Clinical Trials 1 | ||
Date: |
Sunday, April 15 | ||
Time: |
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | ||
Poster Session: Enzymatic combination investigation in cancer therapy |
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Poster: |
#5827 / 23 | ||
Lead Author: |
Karine Aguera | ||
Poster Session/Section: |
PO.ET01.04 - Combination Chemotherapy 2 | ||
Date: |
Wednesday, April 18 | ||
Time: |
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | ||
Abstracts are available on the AACR
website. The two posters are to be presented at the 2018 AACR Annual
Meeting and will be available on the Erytech
website after
About ERYTECH and eryaspase (GRASPA®): www.erytech.com
Founded in Lyon, France in 2004, ERYTECH is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for rare forms of cancer and orphan diseases. Leveraging its proprietary ERYCAPS platform, which uses a novel technology to encapsulate therapeutic drug substances inside red blood cells, ERYTECH has developed a pipeline of product candidates targeting markets with high unmet medical needs. ERYTECH’s initial focus is on the development of products that target the altered amino acid metabolism of cancer cells, depriving them of nutrients necessary for their survival.
The Company’s lead product, eryaspase, also known under the trade name GRASPA®, consists of an enzyme, L-asparaginase, encapsulated inside donor-derived red blood cells. L-asparaginase depletes asparagine, a naturally occurring amino acid essential for the survival and proliferation of cancer cells. L-asparaginase has been a standard component of multi-agent chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but side effects limit treatment compliance, especially in adults and patients with weak performance status.
Eryaspase demonstrated positive efficacy and safety results in various clinical trials in ALL, including in a Phase 2 study in patients over 55 years of age and in a Phase 2/3 trial in relapsed or refractory ALL patients, as well as in pancreatic cancer, where it achieved positive results in a Phase 2b trial of second-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. ERYTECH is preparing for the launch of a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in second line pancreatic cancer and Phase 2 trials in first line pancreatic cancer and triple-negative breast cancer.
ERYTECH produces eryaspase at its own GMP-approved and operational
manufacturing site in Lyon (
In addition to eryaspase, ERYTECH is developing erymethionase, methionine-γ-lyase encapsulated in red blood cells, to target cancer cells’ amino acid metabolism and induce tumor starvation. ERYTECH is also exploring the use of its ERYCAPS platform for developing cancer immunotherapies (ERYMMUNE) and enzyme replacement therapies (ERYZYME).
ERYTECH is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the
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beyond ERYTECH's control. There can be no guarantees with respect to
pipeline product candidates that the candidates will receive the
necessary regulatory approvals or that they will prove to be
commercially successful. Therefore, actual results may turn out to be
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risks can be found in the Company’s regulatory filings with the French
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