Lixte signs exclusive patent license with NINDS and NCI for LB-100 combination therapy
LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
- Exclusive license covers NIH IP co-developed under CRADA; field includes checkpoint inhibitors, immunotherapy, radiation.
- Upfront license issue royalty $50,000; annual minimum $30,000; earned royalties 2% on net sales (floor 1%).
- Benchmark payments up to $1,225,000 tied to milestones; first Phase 2 patient dosing due October 2024.
- LB-100 is first-in-class PP2A inhibitor; ongoing Phase 1b/2 OCCC trial with dostarlimab and Phase 1b SCLC trial with atezolizumab.
- CEO called the collaboration a significant milestone to advance LB-100 as potentiator of cancer immunotherapy.