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Shuttle Pharma licenses predictive biomarker IP from Georgetown for prostate cancer RT
Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
- Exclusive license for patent application 17/476,184 ("Predictive Biomarkers for Adverse Effects of Radiation Therapy") from Georgetown University.
- Upfront payment, maintenance fees, and milestone payments tied to validation trial, FDA approval, and commercial sales; 5% earned royalty on net sales.
- IP developed by CEO Dr. Anatoly Dritschilo, Principal Scientist Dr. Scott Grindrod, and Georgetown researchers.
- Company completed Phase I/II NIH SBIR contracts for the biomarker program; plans to seek Phase IIb SBIR bridge funding.
- Program targets a blood test to predict radiation therapy outcomes for ~66,000 prostate cancer patients annually in the US.