Manuscript Highlights Therapeutic Potential of BP1003 in Variety of Cancers

Marks Company’s Twenty-Second Peer-Reviewed Publication in Support of its DNAbilize^® Technology

HOUSTON, Sept. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bio-Path Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:BPTH), a biotechnology company leveraging its proprietary DNAbilize^® liposomal delivery and antisense technology to develop a portfolio of targeted nucleic acid cancer drugs, today announced a publication highlighting the therapeutic potential of BP1003 in a variety of cancer types in the peer-reviewed journal, Biomedicines.

The article, titled “BP1003 Decreases STAT3 Expression and Its Pro-Tumorigenic Functions in Solid Tumors and the Tumor Microenvironment,” describes the broad anti-tumor effect of BP1003 in numerous preclinical solid tumor models including breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer. BP1003 is a neutral liposome incorporated with a nuclease resistant P-ethoxy antisense oligodeoxynucleotide targeting the STAT3 mRNA and its unique design enhances stability, cellular uptake, and target affinity.

The article was authored by Maria Gagliardi, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Michael Roberts, Director of Manufacturing Planning & Engineering, and Ana Tari Ashizawa, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research, Development and Clinical Design at Bio-Path Holdings. The article’s co-authors included investigators from Thomas Jefferson University and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

“Overexpression and aberrant activation of STAT3 contributes to tumorigenesis, drug resistance, and tumor-immune evasion, making it a probable cancer therapeutic target. Consequently, we believe BP1003 has the potential to enhance the efficacy of current standard of care chemotherapies in a broad range of difficult to treat cancers,” said Dr. Tari Ashizawa.

About Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.

Bio-Path is a biotechnology company developing DNAbilize^®, a novel technology that has yielded a pipeline of RNAi nanoparticle drugs that can be administered with a simple intravenous infusion. Bio-Path’s lead product candidate, prexigebersen (BP1001, targeting the Grb2 protein), is in a Phase 2 study for blood cancers, and BP1001-A, a drug product modification of prexigebersen, is in a Phase 1/1b study for solid tumors. The Company’s second product, BP1002, which targets the Bcl-2 protein, is being evaluated for the treatment of blood cancers and solid tumors, including lymphoma and acute myeloid leukemia. In addition, an IND application is expected to be filed for BP1003, a novel liposome-incorporated STAT3 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide developed by Bio-Path as a specific inhibitor of STAT3.

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