December 11, 2019
EAGAN, MN — December 11, 2019 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that updated response and clinical benefit data from its ongoing Phase 2 study in chemo-refractory metastatic triple negative breast cancer (mTNBC) patients were presented during a Spotlight Session at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). The study is evaluating Biothera’s Imprime PGG, a systemically delivered dectin receptor agonist that triggers anti-cancer...
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December 4, 2019
EAGAN, MN — December 4, 2019 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that response and clinical benefit data from its Phase 2 study of dectin-1 agonist Imprime PGG in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in chemo-refractory metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients have been selected for a poster discussion Spotlight Session on December 11 at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Spotlight...
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June 1, 2019
Imprime PGG is a dectin receptor agonist that triggers anti-cancer immune responses IMPRIME 1 study enrolled 44 previously treated, metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients 15.9% Overall Response Rate (Three previous TNBC clinical studies with checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) monotherapies generated response rates of 5% to 6%) 25% Disease Control Rate >24 weeks 13.7 months median Overall Survival, with 64.2% patient survival at 12 months...
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May 16, 2019
Study Evaluating Combination of Biothera’s Imprime PGG and Merck’s KEYTRUDA® EAGAN, MN — May 16, 2019 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which is developing a dectin receptor agonist drug known as Imprime PGG, announced today that it will present primary clinical data from its phase 2 study in chemo-refractory metastatic triple negative breast cancer at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2019 annual meeting, May...
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April 16, 2018
EAGAN, MN — April 16, 2018 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of new translational data from ongoing phase 2 clinical trials combining Biothera’s Imprime PGG with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 therapy marketed by Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada). These data provide the first evidence in human clinical trials that Imprime PGG-based therapy can activate the immune system...
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February 6, 2018
Study Is Second Clinical Research Collaboration with Merck EAGAN, MN — February 6, 2018 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that patient treatment has commenced in its Phase 2 clinical study in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). The research collaboration with Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) will evaluate Biothera’s Imprime PGG in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab),...
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September 28, 2017
EAGAN, MN — September 28, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it will present new research at three upcoming healthcare conferences for Imprime PGG, Biothera’s novel phase 2 cancer immunotherapy. These presentations will provide data strengthening the scientific foundation for the use of Imprime PGG in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. The high profile late-breaking session of the AACR-NCI- EORTC will feature initial...
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May 31, 2017
EAGAN, MN — May 31, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that a poster about the design of IMPRIME-1, the company’s ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial in advanced melanoma/triple negative breast cancer, will be presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting, taking place in Chicago, IL, June 2-6, 2017. The ASCO presentation details are as follows: Session Date & Time: Monday, June 5, 2017,...
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March 24, 2017
EAGAN, MN — March 24, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced peer-reviewed publication of results of a randomized Phase 2 clinical study of the Company’s cancer immunotherapy Imprime PGG in combination with Erbitux® (cetuximab) and chemotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The study findings have been published online in the journal Investigational New Drugs. Completed by Biothera in 2013, the study was...
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February 23, 2017
Study to combine therapies in patients with either advanced melanoma or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) EAGAN, MN — February 23, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that dosing has been initiated in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Biothera’s Imprime PGG in combination with the Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in patients with...
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