HOUSTON, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bio-Path Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:BPTH), a biotechnology company leveraging its proprietary DNAbilize® liposomal delivery and antisense technology to develop a portfolio of targeted nucleic acid cancer drugs, today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and provided an update on recent corporate developments.
“2023 was a year of focused execution, as evidenced by the continued progress across our pipeline of DNAbilize programs,” said Peter Nielsen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bio-Path Holdings. “In the fourth quarter, we were delighted to announce important enrollment updates in our Phase 1/1b clinical trial of BP1002 in refractory/relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and our Phase 1 clinical trial of BP1002 in refractory/relapsed lymphoma and refractory/relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). As we look to the months and year ahead, we expect to build on the clinical progress achieved to date to bring potentially life-saving new medicines to patients battling cancers.”
Recent Corporate Highlights
Hosted Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Event to Discuss Prexigebersen and Advances in the AML Treatment Landscape. In October, Bio-Path hosted a virtual KOL event to discuss the current AML treatment landscape and the growing body of clinical evidence in support of prexigebersen as a treatment for AML. The event featured presentations from Jorge Cortes, M.D., Director, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University and Maro Ohanian, D.O., Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Successfully Completed First Dose Cohort of Phase 1/1b Clinical Trial of BP1002 in Refractory/Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia. In December, the Company announced the completion of the first dose cohort of the dose escalation portion of its Phase 1/1b clinical trial of BP1002 evaluating the ability of BP1002, a liposomal Bcl-2 nanoparticle antisense, to treat refractory/relapsed AML patients including venetoclax-resistant patients.
Completed First Dose Cohort in Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating BP1002 to Treat Refractory/Relapsed Lymphoma and Refractory/Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients. In December, Bio-Path announced completion of the first dose cohort of the dose escalation portion of its Phase 1 …