“During this quarter we reported another consecutive quarterly record both in net revenues and in gross profit driven primarily by the 50% growth in prescription sales of FC2,” said Mitchell Steiner, M.D., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Veru. “We plan to submit the TADFIN NDA next week which, if approved by the FDA, will add to the already significant cash being generated by the FC2 business to invest in the clinical development of our late-stage prostate and breast cancer drug pipeline. We are off to a great start for fiscal 2021.”
“Furthermore, I could not be more pleased with Veru’s progress in developing new and novel oral therapies to treat both prostate and breast advanced cancers that have become resistant to current endocrine therapies, but prior to proceeding to IV chemotherapy. We are excited to be driving our prostate cancer drug candidates, VERU-111 and VERU-100, as well as our breast cancer drug candidates, Enobosarm and VERU-111 for triple negative breast cancer, into registration clinical studies. Now with the positive clinical efficacy and safety results from the Phase 2 clinical study that evaluated VERU-111 treatment in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and at high risk for ARDS, Veru anticipates the potential for five registration clinical trials for one COVID-19 and four oncology indications to commence in calendar year 2021.”
Pharmaceutical Pipeline Highlights:
TADFIN™ (Tadalafil 5mg and Finasteride 5mg Combination Capsule) for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Caused by Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
We expect to submit the NDA for TADFIN next week. We received a waiver of the FDA NDA PDUFA filing fees as a first-time filer worth approximately $2.4 million in cost savings. We plan to launch TADFIN, which contains finasteride (approved for BPH) and tadalafil (approved for BPH and erectile dysfunction), for the indication to treat BPH, if approved by FDA. We intend to launch TADFIN through third-party telemedicine sales channels and not have to invest in our own TADFIN sales organization. This is the same sales model that has been successful for FC2, and previously, for PREBOOST.
VERU-111, a Novel, Oral, Targeted Cytoskeleton Disruptor, for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration and Androgen Receptor Targeting Agent Resistant Prostate Cancer
The Phase 2 clinical trial of VERU-111 for the treatment of metastatic castration and androgen receptor targeting agent resistant prostate cancer is fully enrolled. Although the study is still ongoing, daily chronic drug administration continues to appear feasible and safe. At 63mg daily continuous oral once-a-day dosing, there were no reports of neutropenia, a single report of minor neurotoxicity, and manageable and fewer cases of low-grade diarrhea. Like the Phase 1b, we have observed efficacy results including PSA declines as well as objective and durable tumor responses including complete and partial responses. We will be presenting updated clinical results for the Phase 1b and as well as an update on the Phase 2 clinical trials at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium: “Abstract 325053: Clinical study of VERU-111, an oral cytoskeletal disruptor, in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who failed an androgen receptor targeting agent” by Dr. Mark Markowski, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, taking place February 11th-13th, 2021.
The Company has submitted its Phase 3 clinical registration protocol to evaluate VERU-111 for the treatment of men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer who have failed one androgen receptor targeting agent, but prior to IV chemotherapy. The Company anticipates starting the VERACITY Phase 3 study in the first quarter of calendar year 2021.
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