Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Patient Dosed with BXQ-350 in the ASIST Clinical Study

Study Aims to Assess Safety and Efficacy of BXQ-350 in Combination with Standard of Care for mCRC

COVINGTON, Ky., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing biologics for the treatment of cancer and neuropathy, announced today that the first adult patient has been dosed in the Phase 1b/2 Placebo Controlled, Double Blinded Study on the Efficacy and Safety of BXQ-350 in Combination with mFOLFOX7 and Bevacizumab in Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma (ASIST).

The study will assess the safety and efficacy of BXQ-350 plus modified FOLFOX7 (mFOLFOX7) and bevacizumab in participants who have newly diagnosed metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon/rectum. The study will also evaluate if the administration of BXQ-350 with mFOLFOX7 and bevacizumab may diminish chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), enabling participants to receive the total and planned doses of mFOLFOX7.

"Dosing our first patient in this trial is a major milestone for Bexion," stated Scott Shively, President and CEO. "BXQ-350 combined with its observed safety profile, potential efficacy, and possible neuropathy benefit makes BXQ-350 a worthwhile candidate to use in combination with standard of care treatment for mCRC to not only enhance the treatment of mCRC, but also to evaluate its ability to alleviate side effects related to CIPN."

Initial launch of the trial includes 6 sites with expansion up to 15 sites in the United States.

Interested patients can find more information here:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05322590

Bexion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is developing a new generation of biologic immunotherapy to treat solid tumor cancers and Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) with potential portfolio expansion opportunities in other cancers and broader neuropathic pain indications. Bexion's lead drug candidate is BXQ-350, a first-in-class biologic containing the multifunctional, lysosomal activator protein, Saposin C and a phosphatidylserine. 

BXQ-350, an "S1P Activator", has demonstrated pre-clinical antitumor effects in vitro and in vivo, particularly in colorectal, brain and other solid tumors. Bexion has completed two single agent Phase 1 programs in adults and in a pediatric population. The Phase 1 programs demonstrated a strong safety profile with evidence of single agent activity across a range of tumors including Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), colorectal cancer and appendiceal cancer. Additionally, other clinical and non-clinical data suggest BXQ-350 has activity in chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.

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