Significant progress with B7-H3 targeting radio-antibody
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3 OCTOBER 2024
Significant progress with B7-H3 targeting radio-antibody (BetaBart)
Pre-IND meeting request with FDA submitted
First GMP batch of antibody + chelator successfully produced
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Sydney, Australia – 3 October 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 need, is pleased to announce regulatory and
manufacturing progress for its B7-H3 targeting radio-antibody, BetaBart.
The monoclonal antibody is the first radiopharmaceutical therapeutic agent developed by
Radiopharm Ventures, the Joint Venture formed between Radiopharm Theranostics (RAD) and MD
Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC).
The strong preclinical data package combined with GMP quality production, supported the pre-IND
submission to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Preparations are on track to prepare the
IND submission with the FDA and subsequently start the Phase I/II First-In-Human (FIH) therapeutic
trial with BetaBart in multiple tumour types in the US, expected for mid-2025.
B7-H3 is an immune checkpoint molecule that is overexpressed in several tumour types, and
represents a highly attractive target for antibody-based cancer immunotherapy. Deregulated B7-H3
expression is linked with tumour aggressiveness and poor outcomes. BetaBart is the first and only
targeted radiopharmaceutical in development against the 4Ig subtype of B7-H3, which is the most
common subtype expressed on human tumours.
Multiple preclinical studies with BetaBart show tumour shrinkage and prolonged survival in animals
treated with this radiotherapeutic agent. The monoclonal antibody, invented at MDACC, has been
specifically engineered with a shorter blood circulation time and reduced affinity for on-target offtissue toxicity, leading to a final molecule that is highly promising for human use in clinical settings.
BetaBart will be used in the planned FIH clinical trial as a 177 Lutetium-conjugated therapeutic. The
supply chain of the isotope Lu177 has been secured by multiple contracts.
Radiopharm’s Managing Director and CEO Riccardo Canevari said: "We are extremely pleased with
the strong collaboration with MD Anderson and the early results we saw with BetaBart (RV-01) are
impressive, so we’re looking forward to developing this further."
Dr David Piwnica-Worms of the MDACC Department of Cancer Systems Imaging said: "It has been an
exciting and rewarding journey for our research team to be working with our strong partners at RAD
to bring this antibody through the regulatory steps required for human testing."
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
Radiopharm Theranostics Limited
Suite 1, Level 3, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton South VIC 3053 Australia
ABN: 57 647 877 889
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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
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Radiopharm Theranostics Limited
Suite 1, Level 3, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton South VIC 3053 Australia
ABN: 57 647 877 889
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