BriaCell Confirms 100% Resolution of Lung Metastasis with Bria-OTS™
April 24 2025 - 7:30AM
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX: BCT)
(“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology
company developing novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care,
confirms the sustained complete resolution of the lung metastasis,
first reported in February 2025, two months after initial treatment
in the ongoing Phase 1/2 Bria-OTS study. The latest data at four
months also demonstrates stable disease elsewhere.
Figure 1: Treatment with Bria-OTS
monotherapy resulted in 100% resolution of tumor in the lung of the
metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patient following 2 months of
therapy and confirmed at 4 months of
therapy1 (axial and coronal
views)
As shown, the lesion in the patient’s right lung
is undetectable after two months and confirmed resolved at 4
months. The updated images supersede those previously reported.
The patient, a 78-year-old woman with metastatic
breast cancer (hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative), had
failed several prior lines of therapy and received the lowest dose
level in the Phase 1/2a Bria-OTS study. At enrollment on November
21, 2024, she had extensive metastases including bone, lymph node
and lung involvement. Following Bria-OTS intradermal
injections every 2 weeks for six weeks (4 total doses), and
subsequent dosing every 3 weeks, the lung metastasis completely
resolved with stable disease elsewhere. This response is now
confirmed and shows the potentially promising activity of the
Bria-OTS platform as monotherapy.
“Despite recent advancements with
Antibody-drug-conjugates (ADCs) and immune check point inhibitors
(CPIs), many patients, including those with HR+ disease, like
BriaCell’s first OTS patient, have very few options,” stated Neal
S. Chawla MD, Director at the Sarcoma Oncology Center, Santa
Monica, Ca., and Principal Investigator for the Bria-OTS study. “We
are thrilled with our initial data with single agent Bria-OTS
showing rapid and strong anti-tumor activity in an HR+ patient and
look forward to continuing this novel approach in patients with
MBC, and other cancers.”
“This unprecedented anti-cancer response in the
first patient dosed with Bria-OTS is an important milestone for us
and provides early validation of BriaCell’s personalized
immunotherapy approach,” stated Dr. William V. Williams, BriaCell’s
President and CEO.
Bria-OTS is a personalized off-the-shelf
immunotherapy, currently under investigation in a Phase 1/2a dose
escalation study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06471673) in
metastatic recurrent breast cancer. Bria-OTS represents a
personalized, next generation, advancement of BriaCell’s lead
candidate Bria-IMT™ which is currently in a pivotal Phase 3 study
for metastatic breast cancer. The Phase 1/2a clinical trial in
metastatic breast cancer is a dose escalation study initially
evaluating the safety and efficacy of Bria-OTS as monotherapy and
will be followed by Bria-OTS in combination with an immune
checkpoint inhibitor.
About BriaCell Therapeutics
Corp.
BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology
company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer
care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/.
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Company Contact:William V.
Williams, MDPresident &
CEO1-888-485-6340info@briacell.com
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1 Note that the other white dots in the lungs
are blood vessels.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
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