Radiopharm Theranostics

RAD Increases Ownership in Radiopharm Ventures to 75%

Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX:RAD, “Radiopharm” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative oncology radiopharmaceuticals for areas of high unmet medical needs, is pleased to announce that it has increased its ownership stake in Radiopharm Ventures, LLC, a joint venture created with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, from 51% to 75%.


  • Radiopharm Ventures, LLC, is a joint venture created in Q3 2022 between MD Anderson and Radiopharm Theranostics
  • Leading candidate B7H3 mAb is successfully completing preclinical studies
  • B7H3 Phase I therapeutic clinical trial planned to start in H1 CY2025
  • B7H3 Phase 1 will be the first clinical trial globally targeting B7H3 as with a systemic radiopharmaceutical
  • Two additional preclinical Radiopharm Ventures’ assets show early positive results – move to final candidate selection

The move to an increased ownership percentage comes as the joint venture continues to show promising progress in its cancer therapeutic pipeline, including the advancement of its leading B7H3 candidate and other preclinical assets.

B7-H3 is an immune checkpoint protein that is very infrequently seen in the majority of healthy cells but it is consistently abnormally overexpressed in the majority of cancer tissues. High expression of B7H3 in cancer is associated with greater tumor size and lymphatic invasion.

The B7H3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) lead candidate is successfully completing preclinical studies.

The company plans to initiate a Phase I therapeutic trial in the first half of calendar 2025, making a significant step toward clinical application.

Additionally, two other preclinical candidates have demonstrated early positive results and have progressed towards final candidate selection, with potential applications across multiple solid tumour types.

To support these advancements and its ownership percentage increase to 75%, Radiopharm has committed an additional USD$4.0 million to the joint venture, to cover future preclinical and clinical expenses.

Radiopharm and MD Anderson launched Radiopharm Ventures, LLC in September 2022 to develop novel radiopharmaceutical products for cancer treatment. The joint venture leverages MD Anderson’s expertise in antigen discovery and molecular imaging alongside Radiopharm’s capabilities in developing radiopharmaceutical therapies.

Riccardo Canevari, CEO & Managing Director of Radiopharm, commented: "We are encouraged by the progress to date within Radiopharm Ventures. The increased ownership by RAD, coupled with the advancements in the associated programs, positions us well to enter a Phase 1 clinical trial with B7H3 next year.”


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ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX:RAD; NASDAQ: RADX "Radiopharm"), a developer of a world-class platform of radiopharmaceutical products for both diagnostic and therapeutic uses, today announced the signing of a supply agreement that will provide Radiopharm with ITM's medical radioisotope, non-carrier-added Lutetium-177 (n.c.a. 177 Lu), to enable its usage in the clinical and potential future commercial development of the 177 Lu-based molecules in Radiopharm's development pipeline.

Under the terms of the agreement, Radiopharm will use ITM's n.c.a. 177 Lu across its clinical pipeline, including in key programs such as RAD 204 (PD-L1-targeting nanobody, Phase 1), RAD 202 (HER2-targeting nanobody, Phase 1), and RV01 (B7-H3-targeting monoclonal antibody, preclinical), for the treatment of solid tumors. Coupled with the targeting molecules that are designed to deliver ITM's n.c.a. 177 Lu directly to tumor sites, the radioisotope emits therapeutic beta radiation with the aim to destroy malignant cells in a highly precise and localized manner.

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DSMC concluded that Phase 1 study may continue as planned without any modifications

On track to complete the enrollment of the first two cohorts by mid-2025

Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX: RAD, Nasdaq: RADX, "Radiopharm" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative oncology radiopharmaceuticals for areas of high unmet medical need, announced today that it has achieved a key milestone in its ongoing clinical development program for its clinical-stage radiotherapeutic asset, 177Lu-RAD204, as the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) has approved to proceed to the next dose in its Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with PD-L1 positive advanced cancers 1 . The DSMC is an independent multidisciplinary group that conducts detailed reviews of unblinded study data, discusses potential safety concerns and provides recommendations regarding trial continuation.

"We greatly appreciate the DSMC's judicious review of our first cohort of patients in the Phase 1 study of 177Lu-RAD204, which allows us to advance to the higher dose cohort in a variety of PD-L1- driven cancers," said Riccardo Canevari, CEO and Managing Director of Radiopharm Theranostics. "With this clearance from the DSMC, the increased number of active centers and expansion to multiple tumor types beyond Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), we expect to accelerate our timelines for complete enrolment of the next cohort by mid-2025. We believe that RAD204 has the potential to strongly improve clinical outcomes for patients with PD-L1 positive advanced cancers and we look forward to seeing data from the first two cohorts of patients later this year."

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There are currently four clinical trial sites actively screening and recruiting patients in Australia.

About 177Lu-RAD204:

RAD204 is a single-domain monoclonal antibody (sdAb) that targets PD-L1, a protein that helps control the immune system and is overexpressed in many solid cancers, making it an attractive therapeutic target in multiple tumor types, including NSCLC, SCLC, TNBC, Cutaneous Melanoma, HNSCC, and Endometrial Cancer. Previously published Phase I imaging data of 16 NSCLC patients with 99Tc-RAD204 demonstrated that the diagnostic compound is safe and is associated with acceptable dosimetry 2 .

Tumor targeting with radioimmunotherapies such as 177Lu-RAD204 has the potential to address resistance mechanisms to current standard-of-care treatment options.

About Radiopharm Theranostics

Radiopharm Theranostics is a clinical stage radiotherapeutics company developing a world-class platform of innovative radiopharmaceutical products for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in areas of high unmet medical need. Radiopharm is listed on ASX (RAD) and on NASDAQ (RADX). The company has a pipeline of distinct and highly differentiated platform technologies spanning peptides, small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for use in cancer. The clinical program includes one Phase 2 and three Phase 1 trials in a variety of solid tumor cancers including lung, breast, and brain. Learn more at radiopharmtheranostics.com .

Authorized on behalf of the Radiopharm Theranostics Board of Directors by Executive Chairman Paul Hopper.

For more information:

Investors:
Riccardo Canevari
CEO & Managing Director
P: +1 862 309 0293
E: rc@radiopharmtheranostics.com

Anne Marie Fields
Precision AQ (formerly Stern IR)
E: annemarie.fields@precisionaq.com

Media:
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NWR Communications
P: +61 451 896 420
E: matt@nwrcommunications.com.au

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