Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Onconova Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer. The Company has proprietary targeted anti-cancer agents designed to disrupt specific cellular pathways that are important for cancer cell proliferation. Onconova’s novel, proprietary multi-kinase inhibitor narazaciclib (formerly ON 123300) is being evaluated in two Phase 1 dose-escalation and expansion studies. These trials are currently underway in the United States and China. Onconova’s product candidate rigosertib is being studied in an investigator-sponsored study program, including in a dose-escalation and expansion Phase 1/2a investigator-sponsored study with oral rigosertib in combination with nivolumab for patients with KRAS+ non-small cell lung cancer.
Robert LeBoyer, Vice President, Research Analyst, Life Sciences , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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3Q22 Showed Continued Progress In Ongoing Trials. Onconova announced a loss of $5.4 million or $(0.26) per quarter for 3Q22, ending the quarter with $42.6 million in cash. In addition to updates on its current clinical trials, the company announced its intentions to start a new Phase 1/2a trial testing narazaciclib in low-grade endometrioid endometrial cancer (LGEEC). This new trial is expected to begin in 1Q23 with first data announced in 4Q23.
New Trial Planned In Endometrial Cancer. The Phase 1/2a trial will test the combination of narazaciclib with letrozole (Femara, an aromatase inhibitor from Novartis) in recurrent low-grade endometrioid endometrial cancer (LGEEC). The trial will start with safety cohorts testing the combination, with a 200 mg dose of narazaciclib with the standard 2.5 mg dose of letrozole. This is the narazaciclib dose that is in its fifth cohort in the Phase 1 trial for solid tumors.
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