VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Proteome Therapeutics
Corporation (“APC” or the “Company”) (TSXV:APC) (FSE:0E8) is pleased to provide an
update of progress during the third quarter, FY 2018. The Company, in its pursuit of commercial success is vigourously applying
innovative core principles (Marketwired - January 31, 2018) to advance its proprietary technology and create superior versions of
the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), with the ultimate goal of perfecting this type of therapeutic agent and standardizing the
development process.
In pursuing a critical milestone in animal studies of demonstrable efficacy of its lead ADC candidate, the
Company has recently outsourced the scaling up for production of material to be tested, ensuring that the quality control of the
final product conforms to industry standards.
In this regard, APC is pleased to report that the impressive potency against cancer cell lines previously
announced with our Heidelberg Pharma partners (Marketwired – January 08, 2018), has been replicated and substantiated by an
independent laboratory (National Research Council of Canada (NRC)) and the technology effectively transferred to NRC and scaled to
an intermediate level, attesting to its robustness. By overcoming these traditional barriers, the company is positioned for final
scale-up and animal testing during the 4th quarter, activities which have now been scheduled.
During the 3rd quarter, APC has also been actively engaged in converting the series of related
antibodies provided under the CCAB/University of Toronto Agreement (Marketwired-October 19, 2016) into bona fide ADCs for
evaluation as to their suitability for animal testing. The target criteria involving site-selectively linking up two copies of
toxin moieties per antibody, defined by an Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) supported initiative (Marketwired
- November 20, 2017, has been achieved.
From this accelerated effort, a clearer understanding of how to match toxins to APC’s linker technology has
emerged and has resulted in the identification of site-selectively conjugated ADCs with excellent biophysical properties that
qualify for scale-up, and potentially animal testing as well, subject to results in preliminary cell cytotoxicity studies.
This project is ongoing and should be completed in the 4th quarter, wherein a decision regarding a lead candidate
will be made.
Work has also been initiated that directly relates to the Collaboration and Option agreement with the
ImmunoBiochem Corporation (Feb. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)) with the goal of producing ADCs targeting triple-negative breast
cancer. Design elements for construction of target ADCs have been formulated and synthetic work has begun, to enable
feasibility studies.
During the 3rd quarter the company has been fortunate in recruiting Scientists/Physicians possessing
high level expertise in antibody technology and profound clinical experience with ADCs to the Scientific Advisory Board to align
with the company’s objectives and projected business activities in the path ahead. The Company is also gratified that the relevant
parties have amended the License for space to extend the current term of residency at JLABS until May 1st, 2019.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation is developing a proprietary technology to directly target cancerous
tumors and avoid destroying normal cells. This type of agent is capable of greater potency, higher specificity, and lower toxicity
than other therapies that can also attack healthy cells. Advanced Proteome is working to streamline the process by which
these agents are prepared, which to date, has been extremely cumbersome, limiting their potential. www.advancedproteome.com
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation
Allen Krantz, Ph.D.
Chief Operating and Chief Scientific Officer
Tel: 617 638 0340
http://www.advancedproteome.com
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