| INGELHEIM, Germany - Friday, December 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
12 abstracts for four compounds accepted including: new results from head-to-head trials comparing 2nd-generation EGFR TKI, afatinib, with 1st-generation EGFR TKIs, gefitinib and erlotinib
Updated data for 3rd-generation EGFR TKI, BI 1482694, showing strong anti-tumour activity and favourable safety profile in patients whose tumours have progressed on initial EGFR TKI treatment
Further data for triple angiokinase inhibitor nintedanib and IGF-1/IGF-2 co-neutralising mAb, BI 836845
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the latest data from its oncology portfolio will be presented at the ESMO Asia 2015 Congress in Singapore, 18-21 December 2015. New data for BI 1482694* (HM61713**) demonstrate a strong anti-tumour activity (confirmed objective response and disease control rates) with a favourable safety profile in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have acquired the most common mechanism of resistance, the T790M mutation, and have stopped responding to treatment with previous 1st- and/or 2nd-generation EGFR targeted therapies. BI 1482694 is a novel, 3rd-generation, EGFR mutant-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).
Dr Mehdi Shahidi, Medical Head, Solid Tumour Oncology, Boehringer Ingelheim commented, “We are looking forward to presenting the exciting new data from our oncology portfolio at ESMO Asia 2015 Congress. The results of the two head-to-head trials of afatinib versus 1st-generation TKIs, gefitinib and erlotinib, could provide guidance to the practicing oncologist on the choice of TKIs in EGFR-mutated and squamous cell lung cancer, respectively. We are also excited to present the latest results for BI 1482694, Boehringer Ingelheim’s newest compound, as we strive to extend the continuum of treatment with targeted therapies for patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer and delay the burdensome side effects of chemotherapy for even longer.”
Data for Boehringer Ingelheim Oncology Compounds at ESMO Asia 2015 Congress.
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*BI 1482694 is an investigational, novel, oral, 3rd-generation, EGFR mutant-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) developed to specifically target tumours with EGFR mutations including the resistance mutation T790M.
**Boehringer Ingelheim has an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd for the development and global commercialisation rights (except South Korea, China and Hong Kong) of BI 1482694 (HM61713).
***Afatinib is approved in a number of markets, including the EU, Japan, Taiwan and Canada under the brand name GIOTRIF® and in the US under the brand name GILOTRIF® for use in patients with distinct types of EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC. Registration conditions differ internationally, please refer to locally approved prescribing information. Afatinib is under regulatory review by health authorities in other countries worldwide. Afatinib is not approved in other indications.
****Nintedanib is approved in the EU under the brand name VARGATEF® for use in combination with docetaxel in adult patients with locally advanced, metastatic or locally recurrent NSCLC of adenocarcinoma tumour histology after first-line chemotherapy. Nintedanib is under regulatory review by health authorities in other countries outside the EU. Nintedanib is not approved in other oncology indications.
*****BI 836845, is an investigational, IGF ligand-neutralizing antibody that binds to both IGF-1 and IGF-2 and neutralises growth-promoting signaling.
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