Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) said it continued to progress the phase one cardioprotection and anti-cancer clinical trial of its RC220 drug candidate in combination with doxorubicin, or RAC-010, during the September quarter, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.
It said patients had been safely treated with RC220 as a single agent and in combination with doxorubicin, and additional sites in Hong Kong and South Korea received ethics and regulatory approval. Increased patient recruitment is expected in the December quarter with the activation of five additional sites in Hong Kong and South Korea.
It filed three patents protecting the composition, manufacture, formulation, and use of the active (E,E)-bisantrene drug candidate, which will also allow for the advancement of the acute myeloid leukaemia-focused RC110 formulation into a pivotal phase three trial.
Its shares fell 2% in recent trading on Friday.