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Actinium Announces Positive Full Data Results From the Pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA Trial in Patients with Active, Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Iomab-B met the primary endpoint of durable Complete Remission

Key Takeaway: Actinium Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from its pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA trial, demonstrating that Iomab-B achieved durable Complete Remission (dCR) in 22% of patients after six months. The trial, focused on older patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, showed significant improvements in survival rates and Event Free Survival (EFS). The results indicate a high potential for Iomab-B to be established as a new standard of care in treating this challenging patient population, with a favorable safety profile noted in the outcomes.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Iomab-B met the primary endpoint with high statistical significance.
  • Significant improvement in 1-year survival rates at 92%.
  • Iomab-B has shown a favorable safety profile with lower rates of complications.
  • Demonstrates the potential to establish Iomab-B as a new standard of care in AML.

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Actinium Announces Positive Full Data Results
From the Pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA Trial in Patients with Active, Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Iomab-B met the primary endpoint of durable Complete Remission (dCR) of 6-months following initial complete remission after BMT with
high statistical significance (p-value of <0.0001), 22% of patients achieved dCR in the Iomab-B arm compared to 0% in the control
In patients achieving 6-month dCR with Iomab-b, 1-year survival of 92% and 2-year survival of 60% was achieved; median overall survival
(OS) has not been reached in these patients
Iomab-B demonstrated significant improvement in Event Free Survival (EFS) with a Hazard Ratio = 0.22, p<0.0001
Iomab-B doubled 1-year survival and median overall survival compared to control arm patients who did not crossover
Iomab-B was well tolerated with a favorable safety profile - 4 times lower rate of sepsis than control arm
Company to host conference call and webcast on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST to highlight full SIERRA results
NEW YORK, NY - February 18, 2023 -
Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: ATNM) (Actinium or the Company), a leader in the development of targeted radiotherapies,
today announced positive results for the primary and secondary endpoints from its pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA trial of Iomab-B in patients
age 55 and above with active relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (r/r AML). Iomab-B met the primary endpoint of durable Complete
Remission (dCR) of 6-months following initial complete remission following BMT with a high degree of statistical significance (p<0.0001).
Additionally, Iomab-B produced a significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the secondary endpoint of Event-Free Survival (EFS),
with a 78% reduction in the probability of an event (Hazard Ratio=0.22, p<0.0001). Iomab-B doubled 1-year survival compared to the
control arm excluding cross over patients (26.1% vs 13.1%) as well as median overall survival (6.4 months vs. 3.2 months). Iomab-B was
well tolerated with four times lower rates of sepsis (6.1% vs 28.6%) and lower rates of febrile neutropenia, mucositis and acute graph
versus host disease (aGVHD). Iomab-B enabled unprecedented access to BMT with 100% engraftment in patients receiving a therapeutic dose
of Iomab-B compared to 18% of patients in the control arm and Iomab-B produced a 75% post-BMT Complete Remission (CR) rate compared to
6.3% post-BMT CR in the control arm. These high rates of access and post-BMT CR enabled the highly significant primary endpoint results.
The full SIERRA results were presented in the late-breaker session at the 2023 Tandem Meetings: Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Meetings of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and the Center for International Blood & Marrow
Transplant Research (CIBMTR).
Investor Conference Call and Webcast Details:
M.D., VP, Clinical Development - BMT & Cellular Therapy
Avinash Desai, M.D.,
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
will be available on the Actinium's website (click here) after the event.
Dr. Sergio Giralt, Deputy Head, Division of Hematologic
Malignancies, Attending Physician, Adult BMT Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, stated, "The SIERRA trial results
are an exciting advancement for older patients with active r/r AML and will be practice changing in how we treat these patients. I am
thrilled to see a high percentage of Iomab-B patients who achieved durable remissions reaching the critical 2-year survival mark. Significant
improvement in event-free survival and overall survival, with an excellent safety profile in the SIERRA trial, demonstrate the potential
of Iomab-B becoming a new standard of care for active, r/r AML."
SIERRA Trial Results
The pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA trial is a 153-patient,
randomized, multi-center, controlled trial, where Iomab-B is compared to the control arm that allowed physician's choice of over
20 available agents including chemotherapies and/or targeted therapies such as Venetoclax (Bcl-2), FLT3 inhibitors, IDH inhibitors and
Mylotarg. The control arm reflects current best practices for the treatment of r/r AML patients. SIERRA was conducted at 24 of the leading
BMT centers in the United States and Canada. SIERRA enrolled older, heavily pre-treated patients with active disease and high-risk characteristics
who would not be offered BMT in standard practice outside of a clinical trial and therefore have dismal survival outcomes of two to three
Iomab-B Patient Characteristics:
BMT Access and Engraftment:
All patients receiving the therapeutic dose of
Iomab-B were able to access BMT with 100% engraftment. Patients in the Iomab-B arm were able to access a BMT without having to first attain
a CR, consequently they were able to access BMT in half the time compared to the control arm as those patients need to attain a CR prior
to BMT, which is the norm per current practice.
Primary Endpoint - dCR 6-months After
Secondary Endpoints - Event Free Survival and Overall Survival:
Dr. Avinash Desai, Chief Medical Officer of Actinium,
said, "We are excited that Iomab-B met the primary endpoint and produced positive results across all SIERRA trial endpoints with
improved safety compared to control arm in such a difficult patient population. In routine clinical BMT practice, patients enrolled on
SIERRA would never be considered for transplant and often have dismal outcomes. Iomab-B provides unprecedented BMT access and improved
outcomes with better tolerability - opening the promise of better transplant outcomes for the entire universe of relapsed and refractory
AML patients. These results clearly demonstrate Iomab-B's practice expanding opportunity as more patients will be able to access
transplant and upon reaching the 100-day post-transplant mark they can return to their referring hematologist for long-term care. We look
forward to launching an early access program, completing our BLA submission and initiating life cycle management activities to bring Iomab-B
to as broad a patient population as possible."
Sandesh Seth, Actinium's Chairman and CEO,
added, "These positive SIERRA results will help to establish Iomab-B as a new standard of care for r/r AML. Iomab-B is a very attractive
option for patients due to its excellent safety and strong efficacy profile. It will enable physicians to provide a treatment intervention
with potential long-term survival outcomes and will help bring more patients to curative BMTs. We truly believe that Iomab-B enables potentially
better value to be unlocked by getting more patients safely to an effective BMT and by increasing the length and quality of life for patients
who otherwise would have dismal outcomes using currently available options. The commercial opportunity for Iomab-B is attractive as the
majority of relapsed/refractory patients cannot be treated with a BMT today and Iomab-B can enable them to access this potentially curative
treatment. These patients comprise of over half of all AML patients. In addition, the lack of current or visible competition for Iomab-B
and the concentration of BMT centers imply that successful commercialization of this high-value treatment can be achieved with a streamlined,
efficient organization that is sparing to the balance sheet. We look forward to establishing this practice expanding treatment as the
standard of care and to updating on our plans to file the BLA and progress toward this goal."
About Iomab-B and the Pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA
Iomab-B is a first-in-class targeted radiotherapy
intended to improve patient access to potentially curative BMT by simultaneously and rapidly depleting blood cancer, immune and bone marrow
stem cells that uniquely express CD45. Multiple studies have demonstrated increased survival in patients receiving BMT, however, an overwhelming
majority of patients with blood cancers do not receive BMT as current approaches do not produce a remission, which is needed to advance
to BMT, or are too toxic. Studied in over 400 patients, prior studies with Iomab-B have demonstrated nearly universal access to BMT, increased
survival and tolerability in multiple clinical trials including the recently completed pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA trial in patients with active
(leukemic blasts >5%), relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (r/r AML) age 55 and above.
Iomab-B met the primary endpoint of durable Complete
Remission (dCR) of 6 months after initial remission post-BMT in the pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA trial with high statistical significance (p<0.0001).
Iomab-B produced a 75% post-BMT CR rate (44/59 patients), which is 12-times greater than the post-BMT rate of 6.3% (4/64 patients) in
the control arm. Patients receiving Iomab-B had a 78% lower probability of an event, defined as not achieving a CR/CRp, crossover, not
receiving a BMT, relapse or death, with a Hazard Ratio of 0.22 (p<0.0001). Iomab-B doubled 1-year overall survival with 26.1% compared
to 13.1% in the control arm for patients who did not crossover as well as median overall survival with 6.4 months vs 3.2 months. Overall
survival statistics are confounded by the crossover arm. Crossover patients had a 35.8% 1-year overall survival rate. Due to its targeted
nature, Iomab-B was well tolerated with four times lower rates of sepsis compared to the control arm (6.1% vs. 28.6%) and lower rates
of BMT associated adverse events including febrile neutropenia, mucositis and graft versus host disease (GVHD). Actinium intends to submit
a Biologics License Application (BLA) seeking approval for Iomab-B in 2023 to address patients age 55+ with r/r AML who cannot access
BMT with currently available therapies. Iomab-B has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
and has patent protection into 2037.
The pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA (Study of Iomab-B in
Elderly relapsed or refractory AML) is a 153-patient, randomized, multi-center clinical trial, studying Iomab-B compared to the control
arm of physician's choice of salvage therapy. Control arm options included chemotherapies like cytarabine and daunorubicin and targeted
agents such as a Bcl-2 inhibitor (Venetoclax), FLT3 inhibitors and IDH 1/2 inhibitors. The SIERRA control arm reflects real-world treatment
of r/r AML patients with over 20 agents used alone or in combination as no standard of care exists for this patient population. The SIERRA
trial enrolled patients at 24 leading transplant centers in the United States and Canada that perform over 30% of AML BMTs.
Developed at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center, a pioneer in the field of BMT, Iomab-B is supported by data in six disease indications including leukemias, lymphomas and multiple

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Iomab-B and its purpose?

Iomab-B is a targeted radiotherapy aimed at facilitating access to potentially curative bone marrow transplants (BMT) for patients with blood cancers.

What were the key results of the SIERRA trial?

Iomab-B achieved a 75% post-BMT complete remission rate and significantly improved overall survival rates compared to the control arm.

How did Iomab-B affect patient survival?

Patients treated with Iomab-B had a 92% one-year survival rate and significantly increased event-free survival.

What was the safety profile of Iomab-B?

Iomab-B had a favorable safety profile, showing four times lower sepsis rates compared to the control group.

What clinical trial evaluated Iomab-B?

The pivotal Phase 3 SIERRA trial assessed Iomab-B's effectiveness in older patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Last updated: Feb 18, 2023