Single Dose Betalutin® Continues to Show Promising Efficacy and Safety in Recurrent Indolent NHL Patients

OSLO, Norway, June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANO) announces that updated results from its ongoing LYMRIT 37-01 Phase 1/2 clinical trial of Betalutin® (177Lu-satetraxetan-lilotomab) in patients with recurrent indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (iNHL) are being presented at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) on June 14-17 in Lugano, Switzerland.

The LYMRIT 37-01 study is a Phase 1/2 open label, dose escalation study investigating the optimal treatment regimen of single dose Betalutin® with lilotomab pre-dosing in patients with recurrent iNHL.

The updated data confirm Betalutin®'s promising efficacy and safety profile as a single agent in recurrent iNHL patients, who have failed multiple prior treatments, and who are eligible for assessment. The results, based on the data cut-off date of 6 May 2017, were presented by the study's Principal Investigator Dr. Arne Kolstad from the Department of Oncology at the Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet.

Key conclusions:

• Single dose Betalutin® is highly active in recurrent iNHL:

• 64% Overall Response Rate (ORR) and 28% Complete Responses (CR) in the 47 evaluable patients

• Significant activity was seen in 33 patients with recurrent follicular lymphoma (FL) with 70% ORR and 27% CR

• 87% of patients showed a reduction in tumour size

• Betalutin® was well-tolerated with no unexpected safety findings in the 59 patients evaluated for safety, with a predictable and manageable safety profile:

• The most common grade 3/4 adverse events were thrombocytopenia and neutropenia, transient and reversible 

• No grade 4 neutropenia/thrombocytopenia observed for patients receiving higher lilotomab pre-dosing

Dr. Arne Kolstad, MD commented: "Betalutin® continues to demonstrate a very promising clinical profile in relapsed NHL patients who have received numerous prior therapies, including those who have failed standard CD20-targeted chemo immunotherapy. The dataset in FL patients is particularly encouraging given this is the primary NHL population for which Betalutin® is being developed."

Dr. Lisa Rojkjaer, MD, Nordic Nanovector's Chief Medical Officer, added: "These updated results are very encouraging, underlining the potential of a single administration of Betalutin® for treatment of relapsed NHL. We look forward to following these patients and to reporting on longer term outcomes. Data continue to support the company's strategy in Betalutin®'s development and the intent to initiate our pivotal Phase 2 PARADIGME study, in the second half of 2017."

The poster is available at: http://www.nordicnanovector.com/product-info/scientific-posters.

Nordic Nanovector ASA will host a conference call today at 1 pm CEST (Oslo time) to present the updated results.

Conference call details:

Please make sure to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to scheduled conference call start time using the number and confirmation code below:

Conference ID: 5732602

The conference call presentation will be available at www.nordicnanovector.com in the section: Investor Relations/Reports and Presentation/Presentation/2017 from 1 pm CEST (13:00 Oslo time) today.

For further information, please contact:
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About Nordic Nanovector:

Nordic Nanovector is committed to develop and deliver innovative therapies to patients to address major unmet medical needs and advance cancer care. The company aspires to become a leader in the development of targeted therapies for haematological cancers.

Nordic Nanovector's lead clinical-stage candidate is Betalutin®, a novel CD37-targeting Antibody-Radionuclide-Conjugate (ARC) designed to advance the treatment of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). NHL is an indication with substantial unmet medical need, representing a growing market forecast to be worth nearly USD 20 billion by 2024.

The Company aims to rapidly develop Betalutin®, alone and in combination with other therapies, for the treatment of major types of NHL, targeting first regulatory submission in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma in 1H 2019. Nordic Nanovector intends to retain marketing rights and to actively participate in the commercialisation of Betalutin® in core markets.

The Company is also advancing a pipeline of ARCs and other immunotherapies for multiple cancer indications.

Further information about the Company can be found at www.nordicnanovector.com

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