Published: 08:00 CEST 11-08-2017 /GlobeNewswire /Source: PCI Biotech Holding / : PCIB /ISIN: N00010405640
PCI Biotech: First patient dosed in the fimaCHEM Phase I extension study
Oslo, 11 August 2017 - PCI Biotech (OSE: PCIB), a cancer focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the fimaCHEM Phase I extension study with the objective to evaluate safety and tolerability of repeated treatments with fimaCHEM in patients with inoperable perihilar bile duct cancer.
A Phase I study, including 16 patients, was completed in 2016 with early promising signs of tumour responses and encouraging emerging overall survival data, based on a single fimaCHEM treatment. In order to further optimise the treatment regimen in Phase II, a Phase I extension study is initiated with the objective to evaluate safety and tolerability of repeated treatments with fimaCHEM. The second fimaCHEM treatment will be done 3-4 months after the initial treatment. The Phase I extension study will include a minimum of 6 evaluable patients. The extension study will run in parallel with the ongoing regulatory interactions and other preparatory activities for a potential pivotal Phase II study.
The first patient in the Phase I extension study was dosed at the University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany. Prof. Dr. med. Jörg Trojan, principal investigator, commented: “Bile duct cancer is a devastating disease with a very clear need of better treatment methods. fimaCHEM represents a novel local treatment approach for inoperable perihilar bile duct cancer patients and a single treatment with the technology has already shown promising early signs of efficacy compared to standard treatment options. It is exciting to explore whether these results can be further improved by repeated fimaCHEM treatments and I look forward to working with my fellow investigators on this study.”
Per Walday, CEO of PCI Biotech, said: “We appreciate our investigators’ dedication to patients who are underserved with currently available treatment options. We are strongly dedicated to advancing the development of fimaCHEM for inoperable bile duct cancer patients in need of more effective local treatments.”
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