RAD increases ownership in Radiopharm Ventures to 75%
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
26 AUGUST 2024
RAD increases ownership in Radiopharm Ventures to 75%
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Radiopharm Ventures, LLC, is a joint venture created in Q3 2022 between MD Anderson
and Radiopharm Theranostics
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Leading candidate B7H3 mAb is successfully completing preclinical studies
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B7H3 Phase I therapeutic clinical trial planned to start in H1 CY2025
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B7H3 Phase 1 will be the first clinical trial globally targeting B7H3 as with a systemic
radiopharmaceutical
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Two additional preclinical Radiopharm Ventures’ assets show early positive results – move
to final candidate selection
Sydney, Australia – 26 August 2024 – Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX:RAD, “Radiopharm” or the
“Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative oncology
radiopharmaceuticals for areas of high unmet medical needs, is pleased to announce that it has
increased its ownership stake in Radiopharm Ventures, LLC, a joint venture created with The University
of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, from 51% to 75%.
The move to an increased ownership percentage comes as the joint venture continues to show
promising progress in its cancer therapeutic pipeline, including the advancement of its leading B7H3
candidate and other preclinical assets.
B7-H3 is an immune checkpoint protein that is very infrequently seen in the majority of healthy cells
but it is consistently abnormally overexpressed in the majority of cancer tissues. High expression of
B7H3 in cancer is associated with greater tumor size and lymphatic invasion.
The B7H3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) lead candidate is successfully completing preclinical studies.
The company plans to initiate a Phase I therapeutic trial in the first half of calendar 2025, making a
significant step toward clinical application.
Additionally, two other preclinical candidates have demonstrated early positive results and have
progressed towards final candidate selection, with potential applications across multiple solid tumour
types.
To support these advancements and its ownership percentage increase to 75%, Radiopharm has
committed an additional USD$4.0 million to the joint venture, to cover future preclinical and clinical
expenses.
Radiopharm and MD Anderson launched Radiopharm Ventures, LLC in September 2022 to develop
novel radiopharmaceutical products for cancer treatment. The joint venture leverages MD Anderson’s
expertise in antigen discovery and molecular imaging alongside Radiopharm’s capabilities in
developing radiopharmaceutical therapies.
Radiopharm Theranostics Limited
Suite 1, Level 3, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton South VIC 3053 Australia
ABN: 57 647 877 889
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
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Riccardo Canevari, CEO & Managing Director of Radiopharm, commented: "We are encouraged by the
progress to date within Radiopharm Ventures. The increased ownership by RAD, coupled with the
advancements in the associated programs, positions us well to enter a Phase 1 clinical trial with B7H3
next year.”
¹ Dimerization of the 4Ig isoform of B7-H3 in tumor cells mediates enhanced proliferation and tumorigenic
signaling. Margie Nicole Sutton, Sarah E. Glazer, Riccardo Muzzioli, Ping Yang, Seth T. Gammon, David PiwnicaWorms. Communication Biology, January 2024.
Single dose treatment with a novel Yttrium-90-labeled high affinity anti-B7-H3 antibody selective for the 4Ig-B7-H3
isoform provides long term survivors for established radioresistant colorectal carcinoma. Sarah Glazer, Margie Sutton, Ping
Yang, Federica Pisaneschi, Seth Gammon, David Piwnica-Worms. Cancer Res (2023) 83 (7_Supplement): 5036.
Statins inhibit onco-dimerization of 4Ig-B7-H3. Margie Nicole Sutton, Sarah E. Glazer, Riccardo Muzzioli, Ping Yang, Seth T.
Gammon, David Piwnica-Worms. Cancer Res (2023) 83 (7_Supplement): 6416.
About Radiopharm Theranostics
Radiopharm Theranostics is a clinical stage radiotherapeutics company developing a world-class
platform of innovative radiopharmaceutical products for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in
areas of high unmet medical need. Radiopharm has been listed on ASX (RAD) since November 2021.
The company has a pipeline of distinct and highly differentiated platform technologies spanning
peptides, small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for use in cancer, in pre-clinical and clinical
stages of development from some of the world’s leading universities and institutes. The pipeline has
been built based on the potential to be first-to-market or best-in-class. Learn more at
Radiopharmtheranostics.com.
Authorized on behalf of the Radiopharm Theranostics Board of Directors by Executive Chairman
Paul Hopper.
For more information:
Riccardo Canevari
CEO & Managing Director
P: +1 862 309 0293
E: rc@radiopharmtheranostics.com
Matt Wright
NWR Communications
P: +61 451 896 420
E: matt@nwrcommunications.com.au
Follow Radiopharm Theranostics:
Website – https://radiopharmtheranostics.com/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/TeamRadiopharm
Linked In – https://www.linkedin.com/company/radiopharm-theranostics/
InvestorHub – https://investorhub.radiopharmtheranostics.com/
Radiopharm Theranostics Limited
Suite 1, Level 3, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton South VIC 3053 Australia
ABN: 57 647 877 889
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