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2024年美国癌症研究协会（AACR）年会将于4月5-10日在美国圣迭戈举行。作为全球肿瘤研究领域最高质量的学术会议，AACR汇聚全球科学家与研发人士，展示最前沿的领域进展。先声再明6项自主研发成果入选大会摘要，含一项突破性研究(late-breaking research)，涉及USP1、KIF18A、PKMYT1、WRN等多种新型靶点候选化合物的临床前发现，为相关临床新药的开发奠定了基础。精彩预览如下：

注：本文不构成任何投资意见和建议，以官方/公司公告为准；本文仅作医疗健康相关药物介绍，非治疗方案推荐（若涉及），不代表平台立场。任何文章转载需得到授权。2024年第115届美国癌症研究协会年会(AACR)将于4月5日至10日在圣地亚哥举行，AACR年会是全球历史悠久的肿瘤研究学术会议之一，会议关注肿瘤早期研究和创新进展，汇集肿瘤领域的前沿的研究成果。会议日程已于3月6日正式上线，我们对即将亮相的国产创新药进行分类汇总，以飨读者。小分子方面，此次会议热门的前沿靶点包括KRAS/G12D（涉及10款药物）、WRN（涉及5款药物）、PARP1/ PARP7（涉及5款药物）、 HPK1（涉及4款药物）、EGFR、USP1、Polθ、KIF18A、TEAD等。国产ADC领域目前已经在加速追赶并且超过某些全球的企业，实现了“弯道超车”，中国药企几乎占到AACR上ADC报告的一大半，其中有大量新靶点ADC和双抗ADC。恒瑞打造的ADC技术平台，涉及依喜替康ADC、艾日布林ADC、抗体偶联TLR激动剂等，布局包括HER2、HER3、CEA、PSMA、B7H3、TROP-2、CD79B、Claudin18.2等靶点。目前已有8款临床阶段的ADC产品。此次恒瑞医药将汇报SHR-4602、TF ADC、LIV-1 ADC、PSMA ADC和DLL3 ADC 5款ADC产品。多禧生物将汇报多款ADC新药，包括MUC1 ADC、CD56 ADC，以及EGFR/MUC1、EGFR/Trop2双抗ADC等，百奥赛图也将汇报6款双抗ADC。抗体药方面，双抗、三抗大量涌现，也有一些新靶点抗体药物。比较热门的前沿靶点包括4-1BB、CD40、B7H3、PSMA，康源博创将汇报多款双抗和三抗药物，迈威生物将汇报IL-11抗体、αvβ8抗体和CCR8/CTLA-4双抗。另外辐联医药将汇报225Ac-FL-020(PSMA 核药)，值得关注。END版权声明：本文转自药融云，如不希望被转载的媒体或个人可与我们联系，我们将立即删除 活动推荐  8月 • 第六届CMC-China博览会  关键词：  生物药、小分子创新药、药学CMC&创新&CXO、原辅包（点击下方图片查看详情）▼【关于药融圈】药融圈PRHub旨在帮助生物医药科技型企业进行品牌推广及商务拓展服务，针对客户的真实需求制定系统化解决方案，通过“翻译-降维-场景化”将客户的品牌信息以直白易懂的方式被公众知悉，同时在流量渠道覆盖100万+垂直用户基础上实现合作目的，帮助合作伙伴完成从品牌开始到商务为终的闭环营销服务。我们已经完成了数十场线下1000人规模的生物医药研发类会议，涵盖小分子新药，大分子新药，改良型新药，BD跨境交易等多个领域，服务了百余家上市/独角兽/生物技术/制药企业。

Total operating revenues for the full year 2023 were $16.3M, compared to $15.8M for the same period in 2022. As of March 7, 2024, Ryvu's cash position was $57.2M, excluding the first tranche of €8M in venture debt from the EIB, expected imminently. Together with other already secured funding sources, this cash position provides a runway through Q1 2026. Ryvu will present preclinical data from its synthetic lethality pipeline, RVU120, and MEN1703 (SEL24) at the upcoming 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting (April 5-10, San Diego, California). After announcing the hematology-focused RVU120 development plan in Q4 2023, Ryvu launched two Phase II studies in early 2024. An additional two Phase II clinical trials for RVU120 are expected to be launched in mid-2024. By the end of the year, the company plans to enroll over 100 patients across all RVU120 Phase II studies and aims to present initial Phase II data. KRAKOW, Poland, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryvu Therapeutics (WSE: RVU), a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focusing on novel small-molecule therapies that address emerging targets in oncology, summarizes its 2023 fiscal year and provides a corporate update. Pawel Przewiezlikowski, co-founder, largest shareholder, and Chief Executive Officer of Ryvu Therapeutics, said: - In 2023, we made significant progress in all key business areas and look forward to multiple catalysts in 2024. We have already started two Phase II studies of RVU120, and around mid-year, we plan to launch two more Phase II studies in hematology. By the end of the year, we plan to enroll more than 100 patients across these clinical trials. We also plan to launch a new Phase II study of MEN1703 (SEL24) in DLBCL, which is being developed under a license agreement with the Menarini Group. Study start-up activities for new trials of both RVU120 and MEN1703 are proceeding quickly. Krzysztof Brzozka, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, and Chief Scientific Officer, said: - We are pleased with the significant progress made in our early-phase projects. Among the most advanced projects from our synthetic lethality platform – PRMT5 and WRN – we plan to identify a clinical candidate in 2024. We are also seeing progress in the programs being developed by our partners – particularly BioNTech and Exelixis. We were excited to achieve the second milestone in the Exelixis collaboration, and we look forward to presenting data on our synthetic lethality assets and novel platform at AACR. 2023 SUMMARY AND RECENT CORPORATE EVENTS RVU120 clinical development plan In 2023 Ryvu prepared for the launch of two Phase II RVU120 trials, which then initiated in early 2024: 1) RVU120 as monotherapy in genetically defined cohorts of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (r/r AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS, RIVER-52 study), and 2) RVU120 in combination with venetoclax for patients with relapsed/ refractory AML (RIVER-81 study). Ryvu will financially support the REMARK study's Phase II clinical trial of RVU120 in patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS). REMARK will be conducted as an investigator-initiated study through the EMSCO network, with Prof. Uwe Platzbecker, a globally renowned expert in the field of LR-MDS, as the Coordinating Principal Investigator. Start-up activities have already been launched, and patient enrollment will start in mid-2024. Study start-up is also underway for POTAMI-61, a Phase II study evaluating the efficacy of RVU120 in patients with myelofibrosis (MF). Initiation of patient recruitment is scheduled for mid-2024. Translational research on RVU120 in solid tumors will continue, including combination studies, as well as academic collaborations in the areas of medulloblastoma (MB) and sarcoma-related research. The company plans to enroll more than 100 patients across all RVU120 Phase II trials this year and aims to present initial Phase II data by the end of 2024. RVU120's updated clinical development plan includes studies (RIVER-52, RIVER-81, and POTAMI-61) that could lead to three drug approvals between 2026 and 2027. Key data presented during 2023 conferences In 2023, Ryvu Therapeutics presented data from the RVU120 program at several international conferences, including EHA 2023, ESMO 2023, and ASH 2023: RVU120 monotherapy demonstrated clinical activity in a Phase Ib study in which 50% of evaluable patients with r/r AML or HR-MDS achieved clinical benefit, including a complete response, morphologically leukemia-free status, clinically significant reduction of blasts including reductions that allowed bridging to a bone marrow transplantation, two-year disease stabilization, hematologic improvements, as well as reduction in bone marrow fibrosis. In particular, early signs of efficacy were observed in patients with an NPM1 mutation, DNMT3a mutation, and HR-MDS. The recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of 250 mg was found to be safe and well-tolerated, achieving RVU120 concentrations in the pharmacologically active range, with a level of target inhibition between 50% and 70%. This level of target inhibition is expected to result in therapeutic efficacy in selected patients or in combinations with synergistic therapies. RVU120 is emerging as a potential candidate in the first-line treatment of AML, supported by its activity against leukemic stem cells. RVU120 acts synergistically with venetoclax in both sensitive and venetoclax-resistant models. At the ENA conference in October 2023, Ryvu presented preclinical data for PRMT5 and the synthetic lethality platform, and Ryvu's partner – Menarini Group, presented preclinical data for MEN1703 in advanced diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Ryvu has developed potentially best-in-class MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitors with outstanding drug-like physicochemical properties and the ability to block methyltransferase activity of PRMT5 with nanomolar concentrations and bioavailable upon oral administration. The novel, optimized inhibitors exhibit a significantly improved pharmacokinetic profile. In addition, the compounds show antitumor efficacy and target engagement in vivo, providing a solid foundation for further development towards clinical trials. MEN1703 (SEL24) has shown promising antitumor activity in translational studies in various types of DLBCL. These data justify the development of MEN1703 in Phase II clinical trials in this indication. Expansion of MEN1703 (SEL24) development by Ryvu's partner – Menarini Group, to include a new Phase II clinical trial in DLBCL. In September 2023, Ryvu announced the Menarini Group's decision to expand the development of MEN1703 (SEL24) by initiating a new Phase II clinical trial in patients with DLBCL. A Phase II study in DLBCL is scheduled to begin in mid-2024. The goal is to evaluate the activity of MEN1703 (SEL24) as monotherapy and in combination with standard therapy in patients with DLBCL. The study will be initiated based on the potent activity of MEN1703 (SEL24) observed in preclinical lymphoma models. Clinical trials have confirmed the acceptable safety profile and early signs of activity of MEN1703 (SEL24) as a monotherapy. Based on the available data, further program development will continue in patients with DLBCL and potentially in additional indications. Recent financial events On February 3, 2024, Ryvu received notice that the second financial milestone was achieved under the collaboration agreement with Exelixis, resulting in a $2M payment to Ryvu. Ryvu and Exelixis are working under a research collaboration and license agreement to develop antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) with Ryvu's portfolio of STING agonists. On March 5, 2024, Ryvu received notice from the European Investment Bank (EIB) that it had met the conditions for disbursement of the first venture debt tranche of €8M. These funds are not yet included in the cash balance reported in this press release, but Ryvu expects to receive the funds on March 13, 2024. As part of the agreement announced in August 2022, Ryvu still has access to an additional €14M in venture debt from the EIB. UPCOMING EVENTS Ryvu will attend the AACR Annual Meeting (San Diego, USA) from April 5-10, 2024, to present preclinical data from its synthetic lethality pipeline, RVU120, and MEN1703 (SEL24). 2023 Fiscal Year Financial Update [1] Cash Position – On December 31, 2023, Ryvu Therapeutics held $63.7M in cash, cash equivalents, and bonds, compared to $23.2M at the end of 2022. On March 7, 2024, Ryvu Therapeutics held $57.2M in cash, cash equivalents, and bonds, which excludes €8M in venture debt from the EIB to be received imminently. Operating Revenues – In 2023, Ryvu recognized total operating revenues (including grants) of $16.3M, compared to 2022, when the total operating revenue amounted to $15.8M. Operating costs, excluding the non-cash cost of valuation of the Incentive Program ($2.0M) and valuation of NodThera shares ($0.9M) in the full year 2023, amounted to $37.6M, representing an increase compared to $26.4M in the previous year. Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders – In 2023, the net loss attributable to common shareholders, excluding the non-cash cost of valuation of the Incentive Program, amounted to $20.0M, compared to $13.8M in the previous year. About Ryvu Therapeutics Ryvu Therapeutics is a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focused on novel small-molecule therapies that address emerging targets in oncology. Internally discovered pipeline candidates use diverse therapeutic mechanisms driven by emerging knowledge of cancer biology, including small molecules directed at kinase, synthetic lethality, and immuno-oncology targets. Ryvu's most advanced programs include RVU120, a selective CDK8/CDK19 kinase inhibitor with the potential to treat hematological malignancies and solid tumors, currently in Phase II development (i) as a monotherapy for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (r/r AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS) as well as (ii) in combination with venetoclax for the treatment of patients with r/r AML. Another clinical program, SEL24 (MEN1703), is a dual PIM/FLT3 kinase inhibitor licensed to the Menarini Group. Ryvu Therapeutics has signed multiple partnering and licensing deals with global companies, including BioNTech and Exelixis. The Company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Kraków, Poland. Ryvu is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and is a component of the mWIG40 index. For more information, please see . [1] USD figures are provided at a conversion rate of: for the period from 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023: PLN 4.1823; for the period from 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022: PLN 4.4679; as of 7/03/2024: PLN 3.9485 as of 31/12/2023: PLN 3.9350 as of 31/12/2022: PLN 4.4018 SOURCE Ryvu Therapeutics