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Biotechnology to Initiate Phase 3 Pivotal Trial of THIO Sequenced with Checkpoint Inhibitor Compared with Chemotherapy Treatment in Advanced
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
- February 27, 2025 - MAIA Biotechnology, Inc., (NYSE American: MAIA) ("MAIA", the "Company"), a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, today announced plans to initiate a Phase 3 pivotal trial in
2025, named THIO-104, to evaluate the efficacy of THIO administered in sequence with a checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) in third-line non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who are resistant to checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy. The multicenter, open-label, pivotal Phase
3 trial is designed to provide a direct comparison to chemotherapy in a 1:1 randomization of up to 300 patients.
has consistently and substantially outperformed standard treatment options in our THIO-101 Phase 2 trial to date. THIO-104 will give
us direct comparative data from a randomized study in patients in third line of treatment," said Vlad Vitoc, M.D., CEO of MAIA.
"We expect that the results from this study will further illuminate THIO's unmatched benefits for advanced stage NSCLC patients.
initiation of THIO-104 will mark an important milestone along our goal for THIO's FDA commercial approval," Dr. Vitoc added.
expects to begin enrolling patients in THIO-104 in the second half of 2025 in select countries in Asia, Europe and in the U.S.
primary endpoint of the clinical trial is overall survival for THIO sequenced with a CPI compared to investigator's choice of chemotherapy
in a third line setting. The secondary endpoints include disease control rate, overall response rate, duration of response, progression-free
survival and safety.
(6-thio-dG or 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine) is a first-in-class investigational telomere-targeting agent currently in clinical development
to evaluate its activity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Telomeres, along with the enzyme telomerase, play a fundamental role
in the survival of cancer cells and their resistance to current therapies. The modified nucleotide 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine (THIO)
induces telomerase-dependent telomeric DNA modification, DNA damage responses, and selective cancer cell death. THIO-damaged telomeric
fragments accumulate in cytosolic micronuclei and activates both innate (cGAS/STING) and adaptive (T-cell) immune responses. The sequential
treatment with THIO followed by PD-(L)1 inhibitors resulted in profound and persistent tumor regression in advanced, in vivo cancer models
by induction of cancer type-specific immune memory. THIO is presently developed as a third line of treatment for NSCLC for patients
that are resistant to checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy.
MAIA Biotechnology, Inc.
is a targeted therapy, immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of potential first-in-class drugs with
novel mechanisms of action that are intended to meaningfully improve and extend the lives of people with cancer. Our lead program is
THIO, a potential first-in-class cancer telomere targeting agent in clinical development for the treatment of NSCLC patients with telomerase-positive
cancer cells. For more information, please visit www.maiabiotech.com.
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