Advanced Accelerator Applications Announces Expansion of Theranostic Pipeline with NeoBOMB1 – Two Oral Presentations Featured at SNMMI Annual Meeting

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AAA today announced the expansion of its pipeline of theranostic products with the addition of NeoBOMB1, a novel GRPR antagonist, and that two abstracts presenting NeoBOMB1 data have been selected for oral presentations at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2016 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. One of the two submissions was given the “International Best Abstract” Award.

These two independent studies evaluated NeoBOMB1 in a prostate cancer model, with both diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes, including an initial clinical evaluation performed in prostate cancer patients.

We are broadening our pipeline with NeoBOMB1 by leveraging a formula that we have already successfully applied to develop our lead therapeutic candidate, Lutathera and diagnostic product, Somakit, which was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Our plan is to radiolabel NeoBOMB1 to develop a theranostic pair: 177Lu-NeoBOMB1 for treatment and a 68Ga-NeoBOMB1 for diagnosis. I believe NeoBOMB1 may have potential utility in PET diagnosis and as a targeted therapy in GRPR-expressing malignancies,” said Stefano Buono, Chief Executive Officer of AAA.

NeoBOMB1 was originally developed by Marion De Jong of Erasmus University Medical Center and Theodosia Maina and Berthold Nock of Demokritos. AAA has acquired the rights to develop NeoBOMB1 and is currently planning three clinical studies in different indications including gastrointestinal stromal tumors, prostate cancer and breast cancer.