Onxeo : Beleodaq® (belinostat) Pivotal BELIEF Study Results Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO)

PARIS & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News :

Onxeo S.A. (Paris:ONXEO) (NASDAQ OMX:ONXEO) (Euronext Paris, NASDAQ Copenhagen:
ONXEO), an innovative company specializing in the development of orphan oncology
drugs, today announced the publication of results from the pivotal BELIEF
(PXD101-CLN-19) study which was selected as a Rapid Communication in the Journal
of Clinical Oncology (JCO), the journal of the American Society of Clinical
Oncology. The JCO is peer-reviewed and is one of the most recognized, selective,
and specialized journals within oncology.

The study, led by Dr. Owen O’Connor from the Center for Lymphoid Malignancies,
Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA,
showed that monotherapy with Beleodaq (belinostat) produced complete and durable
responses with manageable toxicity in patients with relapsed or refractory
peripheral T-cell lymphoma (R/R PTCL) across the major subtypes, irrespective of
the number or type of prior therapies.

Beleodaq is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor indicated for the treatment
of patients with R/R PTCL. This indication was approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in July 2014 based on tumor response rate and duration of
response (DOR). A confirmatory trial is in preparation to assess Beleodaq’s
efficacy and safety in PTCL in the 1st line of treatment in combination with
CHOP (Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), Oncovin
(vincristine), and Prednisone) standard protocol.

“We are honored to have the pivotal Beleodaq study results selected as a Rapid
Communication in the prominent Journal of Clinical Oncology. This is a highly
distinguished category that the JCO reserves for papers judged to have great
impact to their broad clinical readership and we at Onxeo are delighted for
Beleodaq to be given this recognition”, comments Judith Greciet, CEO of Onxeo.

“This is a very exciting time in the treatment of patients with PTCL”, said Dr.
Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Lymphoid Malignancies,
Professor of Medicine and Experimental Therapeutics at Columbia Medical Center,
New York Presbyterian Medical Center, one of the lead investigators in the
BELIEF study. “At long last we finally have tools in the therapeutic
armamentarium to help our patients. Belinostat represents the latest new drug
approved for patients with R/R PTCL that has relatively few side effects and
produces long durations of benefit, even in patients who have received multiple
conventional treatments in the past. Now that we have several new options to
treat the disease when it comes back, we need to use these drugs to make better
up-front treatment platforms; Belinostat will be an important part of that
future.”

About PTCL and the BELIEF trial
Peripheral T-cell lymphomas are a diverse group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas with a
poor prognosis and no accepted standard of care for relapsed or refractory
patients. Unfortunately, current treatment options for these patients induce
responses in only a minority of cases (<30%), and thus long-term survival is
relatively poor. The BELIEF study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of
Beleodaq as a single agent in R/R PTCL. This study was an open-label, single
-arm, non-randomized, international trial conducted at 62 centers that enrolled
129 patients with R/R PTCL, who had progressed following ≥1 prior therapy with a
median number of prior therapies of two (1-8). These patients received Beleodaq
(1,000 mg/m2) as daily 30-minute infusions on Days 1-5 every 21 days until
disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint of the BELIEF
study was objective response rate (ORR) as assessed centrally by an Independent
Review Committee using the International Working Group (IWG) criteria.

The ORR in the 120 evaluable patients was 25.8% (31 patients) (95% CI 18.3 -
34.6), including 13 Complete Responses (10.8%) (95% CI 5.9 - 17.8), and 18
Partial Responses (15%) (95% CI 9.1 - 22.7). Single-agent belinostat was shown
to induce complete and partial responses even in poor prognosis R/R PTCL
subtypes, e.g. angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and anaplastic large
-cell lymphoma (ALK). Secondary endpoints included a median duration of response
of 13.6 months by IWG criteria and 8.4 months to disease progression or death,
with the longest ongoing patient at ≥36 months.

The most common Grade 3/4 adverse events were anemia (10.8%), thrombocytopenia
(7%), dyspnea (6.2%), and neutropenia. In this pivotal study, monotherapy with
Beleodaq produced complete and durable responses with manageable toxicity in
patients with R/R PTCL across the major disease subtypes, irrespective of the
number or type of prior therapies and with a low incidence of Grade 3/4
thrombocytopenia.

About Onxeo
Onxeo has the vision to become a global leader and pioneer in oncology, with a
focus on orphan or rare cancers, through developing innovative therapeutic
alternatives designed to “make the difference”. The Onxeo team is determined to
develop innovative medicines that provide patients with hope and significantly
improve their lives.

Key orphan oncology products at the advanced development stage are:
Livatag® (Doxorubicin Transdrug™): Phase III in hepatocellular carcinoma
Validive® (Clonidine Lauriad®): Phase II in severe oral mucositis: Positive
final results
Beleodaq® (belinostat): registered in the US in second line of treatment in
peripheral T-cell lymphoma
For more information, visit the website www.onxeo.com

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