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Shuttle Pharma doses first patient at UVA Cancer Center in Phase 2 glioblastoma trial of Ropidoxuridine
Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
- First patient enrolled and dosed at UVA Cancer Center; second site after Miami Cancer Institute.
- Phase 2 trial: 40 patients randomized to 1,200 or 960 mg/day to determine optimal dose, then add 14 more.
- Trial targets IDH wild-type, methylation negative glioblastoma; median survival <12 months with only radiation.
- Ropidoxuridine has FDA Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma.
- Six centers conducting trial: UVA, Georgetown, John Theurer, Allegheny Health, Miami Cancer Institute.