AUSTIN, Texas, June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV ) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced it will present a poster at the 6 th Biennial Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference hosted by the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), being held virtually June 10-12, 2021.
The poster presentation is titled, “ A two-part, Phase I study of Rhenium-186 Nanoliposomes ( 186 RNL) delivered by convection enhanced delivery (CED) for recurrent, refractory, or progressive ependymoma and high-grade glioma (HGG) .” The lead presenter is Dr. Ashley S. Plant-Fox, Attending Physician, Neuro-Oncology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, and A.M. Khokhar Research Scholar at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. A copy of the poster is available under the Presentations tab of the Investors section of the Company’s website. Presented data include a review of relevant preclinical research, the company’s Phase 1 ReSPECT TM clinical trial in recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) and a proposed design for initiating a Phase I clinical trial in pediatric brain tumors.
RNL™, the Company’s lead investigational drug, is a novel radiotherapy that is designed to potentially deliver a very high dose of radiation directly to brain tumors safely, effectively and conveniently.
The company recently received feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its submitted Pre-Investigational New Drug meeting package. Briefly, the FDA provided constructive feedback on the study synopsis that should be helpful as a full protocol is developed, and confirmed that no additional GLP toxicology studies are required to support initiation of a pediatric clinical study.
The FDA has granted both Orphan Drug designation and Fast Track designation to RNL™ for the treatment of patients with GBM. Additional details about the ReSPECT™ trial are available at clinicaltrials.gov ( NCT01906385 ).
About Plus Therapeutics, Inc.
Plus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PSTV) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company whose radiotherapeutic portfolio is concentrated on nanoliposome-encapsulated radionuclides for several cancer targets. Central to the Company’s drug development is a unique nanotechnology platform designed to reformulate, deliver and commercialize multiple drugs targeting rare cancers and other diseases. The platform is designed to facilitate new delivery approaches and/or formulations of injectable drugs, potentially enhancing the safety, efficacy and convenience for patients and healthcare providers. More information may be found at PlusTherapeutics.com and ReSPECT-Trials.com .
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