Project description
A breakthrough approach to pancreatic cancer treatment
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers, with limited treatment options and a devastating impact on patients’ quality of life. Current therapies often fail to control the growth and spread of the disease. The complex tumour-stroma-immune (T-S-I) interface, which drives cancer progression and resistance to treatment, has remained an untapped area for effective interventions. As a result, there is an urgent need for innovative therapies. The EIC-funded CURE-PDAC project aims to advance iOnctura’s promising drug, IOA-289, a first-in-class autotaxin inhibitor. This novel treatment targets the T-S-I interface, offering a groundbreaking approach to combat pancreatic cancer. Through Phase I/II clinical trials, CURE-PDAC seeks to accelerate IOA-289’s development and attract further investment for its transformative potential.
Objective
iOnctura is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering innovative cancer treatments to patents with unmet medical needs. iOnctura’s unique pipeline of drugs unlock mechanisms at the tumour-stroma-immune (T-S-I) interface, a multi cell-network that is responsible for driving tumour growth and survival as well as treatment resistance.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers associated with devastating impact on the quality of life of patients; current treatments are largely ineffective and there is a need for game-changing therapies. IOA-289, is a first in class autotaxin (ATX) inhibitor that tackles cancer growth and spread by affecting core mechanisms at the T-S-I interface.
The EIC Accelerator funding for CURE-PDAC will allow iOnctura to accelerate the clinical development of IOA-289 as a treatment for pancreatic cancer through Phase I/II clinical trials, reach a major value inflection point and attract further financial investment into the company.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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1083 HN Amsterdam
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