Exhibit 99.1
Repare Therapeutics Announces Portfolio Re-Prioritization, Partnering Initiatives and Cost Reductions
Realigning resources to extend runway to mid-2027
Focus on clinical development of RP-1664 (PLK4 inhibitor) and RP-3467 (Polq ATPase inhibitor), with initial clinical readouts expected beginning in Q3 2025
Exploring partnerships for continued development of Lunre+Camo and other assets
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & MONTREAL—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 9, 2025—Repare Therapeutics Inc. (“Repare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RPTX), a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company, today announced a re-alignment of resources and a re-prioritization of its clinical portfolio to focus on the continued advancement of its Phase 1 clinical programs, RP-1664 (PLK4 inhibitor) and RP-3467 (Polq ATPase inhibitor). Repare also announced its intention to seek partnering opportunities across its portfolio, including for lunresertib and camonsertib (“Lunre+Camo”) prior to any start of pivotal development. The consequent savings of late-stage clinical funding combined with planned cost and headcount reductions are expected to extend Repare’s cash runway into mid-2027.
“While Lunre+Camo demonstrated positive results from our Phase 1 clinical trial, after careful consideration we have decided to progress this program into pivotal trials contingent on securing a strategic partner to fund further development. We are focused on achieving near-term inflection points for our Phase 1 clinical assets, RP-1664 and RP-3467, both of which have the potential to address significant unmet patient needs and deliver important catalysts in 2025,” said Lloyd M. Segal, President and Chief Executive Officer of Repare. “Combined with other initiatives, these changes, which we will implement later this quarter, provide the foundation for meaningful value creation.”
Recent Pipeline Progress & Upcoming Milestones of Prioritized Clinical Programs:
RP-1664: First-in-class, highly selective, oral inhibitor of PLK4
Repare is evaluating RP-1664 as a monotherapy in the Phase 1 LIONS clinical trial in adult and adolescent patients with TRIM37-high solid tumors.
Upcoming Expected Milestones:
| • | | Q3 2025: Initiation of a Phase 1/2 expansion trial in pediatric neuroblastoma |
| • | | Q4 2025: Initial topline safety, tolerability and early efficacy data from the LIONS trial |
| • | | Mid-2026: Trial completion, final trial readout for proof-of-concept from the LIONS trial |
RP-3467: Potential best-in-class Polq ATPase inhibitor
Repare is dosing patients in the Phase 1 POLAR clinical trial evaluating RP-3467 alone and in combination with the poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, olaparib. This trial is enrolling patients with locally advanced or metastatic epithelial ovarian cancer, metastatic breast cancer, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, or pancreatic adenocarcinoma.