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Company will present results from the ReSPECT-LM Phase 1 clinical trial of Rhenium (186Re) Obisbemeda for leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and discuss its plan for continued clinical development Company will present results from the FORESEE Trial of circulating tumors cells for improved diagnosis and disease monitoring of LM Company to host an educational symposium featuring clinical experts discussing LM and Plus’ recent announcements for its LM therapeutic and diagnostic programs AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV) (“Plus” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics with advanced platform technologies for central nervous system (CNS) cancers, will have multiple opportunities to present data at the 2024 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting November 21-24, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Data presentations and symposium include: Presentations: TitleRhenium (186Re) Obisbemeda (rhenium nanoliposome,186RNL) for the treatment of leptomeningeal metastases (LM): Summary of the Phase 1 dose escalation study and Phase 2 administered dose selection (CTNI-63) PresenterAndrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D. Date/TimeFriday, 22 November 2024, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CST LocationHall B3 TitleCSF Tumor Cell (CSF-TC) Detection, Quantification and Biomarker assessment helps in clinical management of breast cancer and Non-Small Cell Lung cancer patients having Leptomeningeal Disease (BIOM-70), (FORESEE Study, NCT05414123) PresenterPriya Kumthekar, M.D. Date/TimeSunday, 24 November 2024, 10:15-11:45 a.m. CST LocationGrand Assembly B; Abstract Session - Clinical Trials - Non-Immunologic TitleThe Oncogenic Flip in Patients with Leptomeningeal Metastatic Disease (LMD): Longitudinal Detection in Cerebrospinal Fluid Tumor Cells (CSF-TCs) Reveals Implications for Differential Treatment of the LMD Tumor (BIOM-69) PresenterArushi Tripathy, M.D., University of Michigan Medical School (Neurosurgery PGY-4) Date/TimeFriday, 22 November 2024, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CST LocationHall B3 LM Educational Symposium: The Company will be hosting an educational symposium titled, “Novel Targeted Radiotherapies to Manage Leptomeningeal Metastases” on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 12:45pm-1:45 p.m. CST at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Room 351. Speakers include: Priya Kumthekar, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurology and Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Medical School (Moderator)Jonathan Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research and Developmental Therapeutics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Director of Clinical Research, NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer CenterAndrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Kolitz / Zachry Endowed Chair Neuro-Oncology Research; Co-Leader, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program, University of Texas Health, Science Center at San Antonio About Leptomeningeal Metastases (LM)LM is a rare complication of cancer in which the primary cancer spreads to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and leptomeninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. All malignancies originating from solid tumors, primary brain tumors, or hematological malignancies have this LM complication potential with breast cancer as the most common cancer linked to LM, with 3-5% of breast cancer patients developing LM. Additionally, lung cancer, GI cancers and melanoma can also spread to the CSF and result in LM. LM occurs in approximately 5% of people with cancer and is usually terminal with 1-year and 2-year survival of just 7% and 3%, respectively. The incidence of LM is on the rise, partly because cancer patients are living longer and partly because many standard chemotherapies cannot reach sufficient concentrations in the spinal fluid to kill the tumor cells, yet there are no FDA-approved therapies specifically for LM patients, who often succumb to this complication within weeks to several months, if untreated. About Rhenium (186Re) obisbemedaRhenium (186Re) obisbemeda is a novel injectable radiotherapy specifically formulated to deliver direct targeted high dose radiation in CNS tumors in a safe and convenient manner. Rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda has the potential to reduce off target risks and improve outcomes for CNS cancer patients, versus currently approved therapies, with a more targeted and potent radiation dose. Rhenium-186 is an ideal radioisotope for CNS therapeutic applications due to its short half-life, beta energy for destroying cancerous tissue, and gamma energy for real-time imaging. Rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda is being evaluated for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma and leptomeningeal metastases in the ReSPECT-GBM and ReSPECT-LM clinical trials. ReSPECT-GBM is supported by an award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and ReSPECT-LM is funded by a three-year $17.6M grant by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). About Plus TherapeuticsPlus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics for difficult-to-treat cancers of the central nervous system with the potential to enhance clinical outcomes for patients. Combining image-guided local beta radiation and targeted drug delivery approaches, the Company is advancing a pipeline of product candidates with lead programs in recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) and leptomeningeal metastases (LM). The Company has built a supply chain through strategic partnerships that enable the development, manufacturing, and future potential commercialization of its products. Plus Therapeutics is led by an experienced and dedicated leadership team and has operations in key cancer clinical development hubs including Austin and San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit https://plustherapeutics.com/. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis presentation contains statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements regarding clinical trials, expected operations and upcoming developments. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by future verbs, as well as terms such as “potential,” “anticipating,” “planning” and similar expressions or the negatives thereof. 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These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the following: the potential promise of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda including the ability of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda to safely and effectively deliver radiation directly to the tumor at high doses; expectations as to the Company’s future performance including the next steps in developing the Company’s current assets; the Company’s clinical trials including statements regarding the timing and characteristics of the ReSPECT-GBM, ReSPECT-LM and ReSPECT-PBC and increase of ten o, clinical trials; possible negative effects of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda; the continued evaluation of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda including through evaluations in additional patient cohorts; and the intended functions of the Company’s platform and expected benefits from such functions. 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This list of risks, uncertainties, and other factors is not complete. Plus Therapeutics discusses some of these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that could affect Plus Therapeutics’ business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, in its reports filed with the SEC, including Plus Therapeutics’ annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. These filings are available for review through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any or all forward-looking statements Plus Therapeutics makes may turn out to be wrong and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions Plus Therapeutics might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those identified in this press release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this press release, which speak only as of its date. 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MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for TLX101-CDx (Pixclara®1), an agent for the imaging of glioma. The application has been granted priority review and designated a PDUFA2 goal date of 26 April 2025, paving the way for a U.S. commercial launch in 20253. Pixclara (18F-floretyrosine or 18F-FET) is a PET agent for the characterisation of progressive or recurrent glioma from treatment related changes in both adult and pediatric patients. FET PET is already included in international clinical practice guidelines for the imaging of gliomas4, however there is currently no FDA-approved targeted amino acid PET agent for adult and pediatric brain cancer imaging commercially available in the U.S. Given its potential to address significant unmet medical need, Pixclara has been designated as an orphan drug5 and granted fast track designation6 by the FDA. There is a critical unmet need to improve the diagnosis and management of gliomas, which are the most common primary brain tumours of the central nervous system, particularly in the post-treatment setting. Conventional MRI7 imaging techniques have several limitations, including a lack of biological specificity, dependency on blood-brain barrier disruption, and an inherent inability to differentiate between tumour progression or treatment-related causes. This can yield inconclusive results and delay time-sensitive treatment decisions8. With low survival rates and the need to make rapid decisions, precision imaging is paramount. Subject to regulatory approval, Pixclara has the potential to address this need, enabling patients in the U.S. to receive greater clarity in their diagnosis and treatment decision making. Telix is also reviewing the potential use of Pixclara as a “companion” diagnostic agent for TLX101-Tx, the investigational neuro-oncology drug currently in development, which targets the same amino acid transporter mechanism with therapeutic targeted radiation. Kevin Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Telix Precision Medicine, said, “Telix believes that the FDA approval of Pixclara will drive a step-change for brain cancer imaging in the U.S., and bring it into line with a more advanced standard of care currently used in other markets. There is currently a critical need for better imaging in brain cancer, and Telix is dedicated to delivering precision medicine solutions that address patient needs and enhance both cancer imaging and treatment outcomes.” About TLX101-CDx TLX101-CDx (Pixclara) is a PET imaging agent, which has been granted fast track and orphan drug designations by the FDA as an imaging agent for the characterisation of glioma. TLX101-CDx targets membrane transport proteins known as LAT and LAT29. This enables Pixclara to be potentially utilised as a companion diagnostic agent to TLX101 (131I-iodofalan, or 131I-IPA), Telix’s LAT1-targeting investigational glioblastoma (GBM) therapy, currently under investigation in the Telix’s IPAX-210 and IPAX-Linz11 studies. About gliomas in the U.S. Gliomas are very diffusely infiltrative tumours that affect the surrounding brain tissue. They are the most common form of central nervous system (CNS) neoplasm that originates from glial cells, accounting for approximately 30% of all brain and CNS tumours and 80% of all malignant brain tumours12. In the U.S., there are six cases of gliomas diagnosed per 100,000 people every year. GBM is a high-grade glioma and the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, with approximately 22,000 new cases diagnosed annually in the U.S.13. The mainstay of treatment for GBM comprises surgical resection, followed by combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Despite such treatment, recurrence occurs in almost all patients14, with an expected survival duration of 12-15 months from diagnosis15. About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and associated medical devices. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical and commercial stage products that aims to address significant unmet medical needs in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). Telix’s lead imaging product, gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide injection (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11 and marketed under the brand name Illuccix®), has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)16, by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) 17, and by Health Canada18. No other Telix product has received a marketing authorisation in any jurisdiction. Visit www.telixpharma.com for further information about Telix, including details of the latest share price, announcements made to the ASX, investor and analyst presentations, news releases, event details and other publications that may be of interest. You can also follow Telix on X and LinkedIn. Telix Investor Relations Ms. Kyahn WilliamsonTelix Pharmaceuticals LimitedSVP Investor Relations and Corporate CommunicationsEmail: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com This announcement has been authorised for release by the Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Disclosure Committee on behalf of the Board. Legal Notices You should read this announcement together with our risk factors, as disclosed in our most recently filed reports with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) or on our website. The information contained in this announcement is not intended to be an offer for subscription, invitation or recommendation with respect to securities of Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (Telix) in any jurisdiction, including the United States. The information and opinions contained in this announcement are subject to change without notification. 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Telix’s actual results, performance or achievements may be materially different from those which may be expressed or implied by such statements, and the differences may be adverse. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. ©2024 Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited. The Telix Pharmaceuticals®, Illuccix® and Pixclara® names and logos are trademarks of Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and its affiliates – all rights reserved. Pixclara trade name is subject to final regulatory approval. 1 Brand name subject to final regulatory approval.2 Prescription User Drug Fee Act. 3 Subject to FDA marketing authorsation approval.4 Joint European Association of Nuclear Medicine//European Association of Neurooncology/Response Assessment in Neurooncology practice guidelines/Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging procedure standards for the clinical use of PET imaging in gliomas.5 Telix ASX disclosure 6 October 2020.6 Telix ASX disclosure 16 April 2024. Fast Track is a process designed to facilitate the development, and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need. The purpose is to get important new drugs to the patient earlier. More: https://www.fda.gov/patients/fast-track-breakthrough-therapy-accelerated-approval-priority-review/fast-track7 Magnetic resonance imaging.8 Smith NJ et al. J Nucl Med. 2023.9 Large amino acid transporters 1 and 2.10 Telix media release 8 August 2023. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05450744.11 Telix media release 22 November 2022.12 Goodenberger et al. Cancer Genet. 2012.13 Ostrom 2022, CBTRUS (Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States) Statistical Report.14 Park et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010.15 Ostrom et al. Neuro Oncol. 2018.16 Telix ASX disclosure 20 December 2021.17 Telix ASX disclosure 2 November 2021.18 Telix ASX disclosure 14 October 2022.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.P. Oncolytics, a company in Rosalind Franklin University's Helix 51 biomedical incubator, has been awarded Orphan Drug designation by the FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development for its oncolytic virus-based therapy to treat malignant glioma. Orphan diseases are rare conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. and are often serious or life-threatening. Orphan drug designation is given to drugs showing promise in treating, preventing or diagnosing orphan diseases. "We are pleased by the FDA Orphan Drug designation," said U.P. Oncolytics CEO Dr. Richard Rovin. "It, along with the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant, are strong validations of our science and our approach to bring new treatments to this highly resistant cancer." RFU announced on Sept. 30 that U.P. Oncolytics had earned a $500,000 NIH award as part of a Phase I-Phase II SBIR Fast-Track grant. The award will fund the company's proposed in vitro and in vivo IND-enabling studies on the "Validation of a novel treatment for glioblastoma using oncolytic Zika virus." Aimed at minimizing funding gaps, fast-track grants are awarded to projects that have a high potential for commercialization. About 80,000 people are newly diagnosed with primary brain tumors each year in the United States. Approximately 25% of those tumors are gliomas. Gliomas form when glial cells grow out of control. They usually grow in the brain but can also form in the spinal cord. Difficult to reach and treat with surgery, they can grow into other areas of the brain. Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), the most malignant and pervasive subtype of glioma and the most common primary brain tumor in adults, is included within the scope of the Orphan designation by the FDA. In 2023, nearly 10,000 people in the United States are estimated to have died from glioblastoma, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The most common form of malignant brain cancer, glioblastoma accounts for 50% of all malignant brain tumors. The five-year relative survival rate for the disease is 6.9%. Median survival is eight months. FDA Orphan Drug designation provides numerous benefits to companies, including: market exclusivity for up to 7 years; fast-track review; regulatory guidance; exemption from user fees; and clinical trial expense tax credits. RFU Interim VP for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Joseph DiMario, PhD, said the orphan designation represents an important milestone in the development of U.P. Oncolytic's drug candidate. "U.P. Oncolytics' progress in developing this novel therapy for GBM brings new hope to patients and their families suffering from this terrible disease," Dr. DiMario said. "We are greatly encouraged by their development plans and recognition by key regulatory and scientific authorities." About Rosalind Franklin University Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science embodies the spirit of inquiry and excellence modeled by its namesake Dr. Rosalind Franklin, whose Photo 51 was crucial to solving the structure of DNA. Recognized for its research in areas including neuroscience, brain-related diseases, inherited disorders, diabetes, obesity, and gait and balance, RFU encompasses the Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Learn more at rosalindfranklin.edu. About U.P. Oncolytics U.P. Oncolytics focuses on the development of oncolytic viral therapies for cancers, like glioblastoma, that are resistant to traditional treatments. Learn more at U.P. Oncolytics. Office of Marketing and Communications [email protected] SOURCE Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In GET STARTED