Cellectar Biosciences and City of Hope Cancer Center Enter Collaboration to Evaluate Iopofosine I 131 in Mycosis Fungoides
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRB), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted drugs for the treatment of cancer, announced today a strategic partnership with City of Hope Cancer Center, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States. The collaboration will focus on the clinical development of Cellectar’s lead radioconjugate asset, iopofosine I 131, in mycosis fungoides (MF), a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) that affects the skin and, in some patients, internal organs and blood. Iopofosine is the first systemic targeted radiotherapeutic to be assessed for cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL). The investigator sponsored trial will evaluate approximately 10 patients; initiation is planned for late 2024 or early 2025.
- The collaboration will focus on the clinical development of Cellectar’s lead radioconjugate asset, iopofosine I 131, in mycosis fungoides (MF), a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) that affects the skin and, in some patients, internal organs and blood.
- Iopofosine is the first systemic targeted radiotherapeutic to be assessed for cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL).
- The investigator sponsored trial will evaluate approximately 10 patients; initiation is planned for late 2024 or early 2025.
- “We are excited to partner with Cellectar Biosciences to evaluate iopofosine in patients with mycosis fungoides,” said Dr. Steven T. Rosen, executive vice president and director emeritus, Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.