, /PRNewswire/ -- Biotheryx, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing a portfolio of first-in-class protein degraders with a focus on validated targets in cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating BTX-9341, an investigational oral and bifunctional degrader of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6), as a monotherapy and in combination with fulvestrant for patients with advanced and/or metastatic hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer who have previously received CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy either in the adjuvant or metastatic setting. "BTX-9341 is a potent and selective CDK4/6 degrader that has shown significant anti-tumor activity in both CDK4/6 inhibitor naïve and resistant preclinical models.
We are optimistic that it will meet a critical unmet medical need for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer who have received prior CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy," said , Ph.D., CEO of Biotheryx.
"Dosing the first patient in this trial represents a significant milestone for Biotheryx, the patients we aim to serve and the scientists who have made this possible." The Phase 1 clinical trial will begin with dose escalation of BTX-9341 as a monotherapy, followed by a combination with fulvestrant and will conclude with dose expansion of BTX-9341 in combination with fulvestrant. The trial will asses.
