RedHill Biopharma Ltd., an Israeli biopharmaceutical company today announced a research collaboration with Leipzig-based Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), a research unit of the Fraunhofer Society, for the evaluation of RedHill’s Phase II-stage oncology drug candidate, RP101.
Fraunhofer Society is one of the largest and most prominent applied research organizations in the world. RedHill Biopharma primarily focused on the late clinical-stage, proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for inflammatory and gastrointestinal diseases, including cancer.
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The research collaboration tests RP101 in pre-clinical oncology models, including pancreatic cancer, in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapies to support existing Phase I and Phase II clinical data.
RP101 is a proprietary, first-in-class, orally-administered, heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) inhibitor intended to prevent the induction of resistance to chemotherapy (chemoresistance), thus maintaining sensitivity of the tumor to chemotherapy and potentially enhancing patient survival.
RP101 has completed several clinical studies, including a Phase II study in pancreatic cancer and has been granted Orphan Drug Designation for the adjunct treatment of pancreatic cancer by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
As part of the collaboration, Fraunhofer IZI is conducting real-time monitoring of tumor engraftment, tumoricidal efficacy, and response to treatment with RP101 in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapies. Results from the studies are expected during the first half of 2016. The preclinical program is intended to support the existing Phase I and Phase II clinical data with RP101 and to assess the drug’s clinical development path.
