Alpha Tau Treats First Patient with Advanced Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer at Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center
2023年9月14日 - 9:30PM
Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (“Alpha Tau”, or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:
DRTS, DRTSW), the developer of the innovative alpha-radiation
cancer therapy Alpha DaRT™, announced today that a patient with
advanced inoperable pancreatic cancer has been treated in a
clinical trial at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. The
trial is designed for a broad range of solid tumor patients who do
not qualify for participation in other existing trials or who do
not have other treatment options according to the treating
physician.
“We are dedicated to improving the lives
and giving hope to cancer patients and their families, and we
believe that Alpha DaRT has the potential to transform the
treatment landscape for malignant tumors worldwide,” said
Alpha Tau CEO Uzi Sofer. “Treating this patient with advanced
inoperable pancreatic cancer, who may not have had other
life-saving options at this stage, is very encouraging as we
continue to execute on our unwavering mission to reach those
patients with high unmet need. We are pursuing our objective of
establishing Alpha DaRT as a treatment option for this terrible
illness with our ongoing studies of pancreatic cancer in Israel and
Montreal.”
“The Department of Gastroenterology of Hadassah
University Medical Center, in conjunction with all our
multidisciplinary partners, was privileged to utilize the
groundbreaking Israeli technology of endoscopic ultrasound-guided
implantable alpha radiation to treat a patient with pancreatic
cancer,” noted Dr. Harold Jacob, Head of the Advanced Endoscopic
Unit, Hadassah Medical Center, who, together with Dr. Ari Benson
and Dr. Julia Epstein, treated the patient. “The procedure was
smooth, straightforward, and incredibly quick, thanks to the
support of the Alpha Tau team. The Alpha DaRT treatment holds
promise and gives hope for pancreatic cancer patients and their
families.”
“Pancreatic cancer is particularly devastating,
with an estimated 5-year survival rate of less than 5%,” commented
Alpha Tau CMO Dr. Robert Den. “Alpha DaRT might offer hope to
patients who otherwise may not have available efficacious
treatments. I am heartened that we have been able to treat our
first pancreatic cancer patient in Israel, and I look forward to
gaining further insight into the safety and efficacy profile of
Alpha DaRT from our ongoing studies.”
About Alpha Tau Medical
Ltd.
Founded in 2016, Alpha Tau is an Israeli medical
device company that focuses on research, development, and potential
commercialization of the Alpha DaRT for the treatment of solid
tumors. The technology was initially developed by Prof. Itzhak
Kelson and Prof. Yona Keisari from Tel Aviv University.
About Alpha DaRT™
Alpha DaRT (Diffusing Alpha-emitters Radiation
Therapy) is designed to enable highly potent and conformal
alpha-irradiation of solid tumors by intratumoral delivery of
radium-224 impregnated sources. When the radium decays, its
short-lived daughters are released from the sources and disperse
while emitting high-energy alpha particles with the goal of
destroying the tumor. Since the alpha-emitting atoms diffuse only a
short distance, Alpha DaRT aims to mainly affect the tumor, and to
spare the healthy tissue around it.
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statements as a result of various important factors, including,
without limitation: (i) Alpha Tau's ability to receive regulatory
approval for its Alpha DaRT technology or any future products or
product candidates; (ii) Alpha Tau's limited operating history;
(iii) Alpha Tau's incurrence of significant losses to date; (iv)
Alpha Tau's need for additional funding and ability to raise
capital when needed; (v) Alpha Tau's limited experience in medical
device discovery and development; (vi) Alpha Tau's dependence on
the success and commercialization of the Alpha DaRT technology;
(vii) the failure of preliminary data from Alpha Tau's clinical
studies to predict final study results; (viii) failure of Alpha
Tau's early clinical studies or preclinical studies to predict
future clinical studies; (ix) Alpha Tau's ability to enroll
patients in its clinical trials; (x) undesirable side effects
caused by Alpha Tau's Alpha DaRT technology or any future products
or product candidates; (xi) Alpha Tau's exposure to patent
infringement lawsuits; (xii) Alpha Tau's ability to comply with the
extensive regulations applicable to it; (xiii) the ability to meet
Nasdaq's listing standards; (xiv) costs related to being a public
company; (xv) changes in applicable laws or regulations; and the
other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors"
in Alpha Tau's annual report filed on form 20-F with the SEC on
March 9, 2023, and other filings that Alpha Tau may make with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These and other
important factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this
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management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While
Alpha Tau may elect to update such forward-looking statements at
some point in the future, except as required by law, it disclaims
any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views
to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing Alpha Tau's views as of any date subsequent to
the date of this press release.
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