Det er påfallende stor forskjell i uttalelsen ledelsen kom med i forbindelse med interim og gårsdagens melding. Den mest nærliggende forklaringen, gitt at man stoler på hva Bizzari sa ved interim avlesningen, er at inkluderingen av pasienter med stamcelle-behandling har påvirket resultatet i betydelig negativ retning,
Hvis de skulle klare å vise en sammenheng i så måte, så vil jeg tro at det fortsatt er håp i hengende snøre for en godkjenning av Betalutin. Men med svake data og lav mcap vil det uansett være helt håpløst å skulle hente penger til videre ‘‘ordinær’’ drift, finansiere fase 3 studie og stå for launch av Betalutin i 3L FL. En potensiell positiv avlesning av et ‘‘Archer-studie’’ en gang i 2027-28, om alt går på skinner, er eneste kommersielle håp for Betalutin. Men med all usikkerheten som henger over Betalutin og NNV nå, så har jeg liten tro på at de noen gang kommer dit på egen kjøl.
Fra interim 06.08.2020:
In this very difficult to treat patient population (bulky disease, patients refractory to standard therapies) the interim analysis confirmed activity. Betalutin®, as a single administration, was active (CR, PR and disease control rate) and had a well-tolerated safety and manageable safety profile in both arms. Based on a comprehensive assessment, the interim data set supported the selection of the 40/15 dosage arm which demonstrated consistency across all patient sub-groups. The arm evaluating the regimen of 20 MBq/kg Betalutin® following a pre-dose of 100 mg/m2 lilotomab (“100/20”) will be discontinued.
PARADIGME is the company’s ongoing global, randomised Phase 2b trial investigating Betalutin® (177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan) as a single administration in patients with 3rd-line relapsed / anti-CD-20-refractory FL who have received two or more prior therapies (3L R/R FL). The trial was designed to enrol 130 patients into two arms to compare different dosing regimens.
Jean Pierre Bizzari, MD, Chair of Nordic Nanovector’s Clinical Committee, said: “We are very encouraged by the interim results both the activity and the safety profile in this unmet patient population. We believe that the decision to focus on one arm as well as the ongoing implementation of the protocol amendments will significantly support an increase of the enrolment rate to PARADIGME”.
Gårsdagens melding:
While Betalutin® showed signs of efficacy in this frail, elderly and difficult-to-treat patient population, the independent expert panel reported that the efficacy data are less promising than the data reported from the Phase 2a LYMRIT 37-01 trial.