Bicycle Therapeutics Expands Clinical Advisory Board with Three Distinguished Global Oncology Experts
10 Dicembre 2024 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Bicycle Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: BCYC), a pharmaceutical
company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics
based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) technology,
today announced the appointment of three new distinguished global
oncology experts to its Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) to support
the advancement of the company’s clinical oncology programs.
“We are delighted to welcome Skip, Markus and Niklas to our
Clinical Advisory Board. Each of them has dedicated their careers
to advancing the care of patients with cancer through the
development of novel therapeutics,” said Bicycle Therapeutics CEO
Kevin Lee, Ph.D. “Their expertise will provide invaluable guidance
and insights for the global development of our clinical oncology
programs as we work to develop our precision-targeted therapies for
the benefit of patients around the world.”
The new CAB members are as follows:
Howard A. “Skip” Burris, III, M.D., serves as president
and chief medical officer of Sarah Cannon Research Institute
(SCRI), one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations
conducting community-based clinical trials. At SCRI, he has focused
on the development of new cancer agents with an emphasis on
first-in-human therapies, having led the trials of many novel
antibodies, small molecules and chemotherapies that are now
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and have changed
the standard of care for several types of cancers. As a
well-respected key opinion leader globally, Dr. Burris was elected
by his peers to serve as the president of the American Society of
Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and has continued to hold several
leadership positions on behalf of the ASCO community. Prior to his
term as president, Dr. Burris served in a variety of leadership
roles over many years, including the ASCO Board of Governors, ASCO
Audit Committee and as chair of the ASCO Nominating Committee.
Currently, he is chair of the Board for the ASCO Conquer Cancer
Foundation.
Markus Eckstein, M.D., is a board-certified senior
consultant pathologist at the University Hospital Erlangen (FAU
Erlangen-Nürnberg). His clinical interests are centered around
genitourinary pathology, immunopathology and predictive molecular
pathology. Dr. Eckstein leads a translational research group
focusing on systems immunology in cancer and deciphering the
targetable surface proteome for future drug development of
antigen-specific drug conjugates. Dr. Eckstein is a fellow of the
German Society of Pathology, the International Academy of Pathology
and the European Association of Urology (EAU), where he also serves
as a board member of the EAU section of uropathology and the EAU
section of urological research.
Niklas Klümper, M.D., is a senior consultant for Urology
& Genitourinary (GU) Oncology at the University Hospital Bonn,
where he leads a translational uro-oncology research group focusing
on advancing precision oncology. His specific interests include the
development of drug conjugates, with a broader goal of tailoring
treatments to the unique molecular profiles and disease
characteristics of patients. Dr. Klümper is a thought leader in the
use of NECTIN4 gene amplification and membranous protein expression
as predictive markers for anti-NECTIN4 therapy response, a
promising approach to improve patient stratification.
About Bicycle Therapeutics
Bicycle Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company
developing a novel class of medicines, referred to as Bicycle®
molecules, for diseases that are underserved by existing
therapeutics. Bicycle molecules are fully synthetic short peptides
constrained with small molecule scaffolds to form two loops that
stabilize their structural geometry. This constraint facilitates
target binding with high affinity and selectivity, making Bicycle
molecules attractive candidates for drug development. The company
is evaluating zelenectide pevedotin (formerly BT8009), a Bicycle®
Toxin Conjugate (BTC®) targeting Nectin-4, a well-validated tumor
antigen; BT5528, a BTC molecule targeting EphA2, a historically
undruggable target; and BT7480, a Bicycle Tumor-Targeted Immune
Cell Agonist® (Bicycle TICA®) targeting Nectin-4 and agonizing
CD137, in company-sponsored clinical trials. Additionally, the
company is developing Bicycle Radionuclide Conjugates (BRC®) for
radiopharmaceutical use and, through various partnerships, is
exploring the use of Bicycle® technology to develop therapies for
diseases beyond oncology.
Bicycle Therapeutics is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with
many key functions and members of its leadership team located in
Cambridge, Mass. For more information, visit
www.bicycletherapeutics.com.
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Bicycle’s development of zelenectide pevedotin, BT5528 and BT7480
as well as potential radiopharmaceutical product candidates; the
guidance and insights provided by members of the Clinical Advisory
Board; and the use of Bicycle’s technology through various
partnerships to develop potential therapies in diseases beyond
oncology. Bicycle may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or
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including: uncertainties inherent in research and development and
in the initiation, progress and completion of clinical trials and
clinical development of Bicycle’s oncology programs; the risk that
Bicycle may not realize the intended benefits of its technology or
partnerships; timing of results from clinical trials; whether the
outcomes of preclinical studies will be predictive of clinical
trial results; the risk that trials may have unsatisfactory
outcomes; potential adverse effects arising from the testing or use
of Bicycle’s product candidates; the risk that the members of the
Clinical Advisory Board do not provide guidance or insights; and
other important factors, any of which could cause Bicycle’s actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, are described in greater detail in the section entitled
“Risk Factors” in Bicycle’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 31,
2024, as well as in other filings Bicycle may make with the SEC in
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