Great news! Today Isofol received regulatory approval to initiate a new clinical study of the drug candidate arfolitixorin. The regulatory authority in Germany, BfArM, has given their final approval and the study will initially be conducted at Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin – one of the world’s top-ranked hospitals. “This approval is a milestone and a strong validation of our strategy for the continued clinical development of arfolitixorin. We are now looking forward to initiating the study together with our partner Charité and have our sights set on the next important objective: to include the first patient. This is a significant step forward on our journey to improve the prognosis for cancer patients,” comments Petter Segelman Lindqvist, CEO of Isofol.
Isofol Medical AB (publ)
Tillverkning av läkemedel
Arfolitixorin - a new drug candidate for the treatment of colorectal cancer – one of the most common types of cancer.
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Isofol Medical AB (publ) är ett biotechbolag verksamt inom onkologi som utvecklar cancerläkemedlet arfolitixorin. Arfolitixorin är en ny läkemedelskandidat som främst är avsett för behandling av kolorektalcancer (CRC), en av de vanligaste formerna av cancer. Isofol utvecklar även arfolitixorin för så kallad räddningsbehandling efter högdosbehandling med cellgiftet metotrexat vid osteosarkom (bencancer). Genom ett internationellt licensavtal har Isofol ensamrätt att utveckla och kommersialisera arfolitixorin med tillgång till den unika patentskyddade tillverkningsprocessen och produktionen hos Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Tyskland. Isofol Medical AB handlas på Nasdaq First North Premier. FNCA Sweden AB är Certified Adviser. Om arfolitixorin Arfolitixorin är en ny läkemedelskandidat utvecklad för att öka effekten av cellgiftet 5-fluorouracil (5FU) och som s.k. räddningsbehandling för att minska biverkningar efter högdosbehandling med cellgiftet metotrexat. Arfolitixorin, [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolat är den aktiva metaboliten i de brett använda folatbaserade cancerläkemedlen leucovorin och levoleucovorin. Arfolitixorin kan vara lämplig för alla cancerpatienter oavsett deras förmåga att aktivera folater till [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolat, eftersom arfolitixorin, till skillnad mot leucovorin och levoleucovorin, inte kräver metabolisk aktivering för att utöva sin effekt.
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Extern länk för Isofol Medical AB (publ)
- Bransch
- Tillverkning av läkemedel
- Företagsstorlek
- 2–10 anställda
- Huvudkontor
- Gothenburg
- Typ
- Publikt aktiebolag
- Grundat
- 2008
- Specialistområden
- Folate development, Pharmaceutical development, Reduced folates, Modufolin®, Colorectal cancer, 5-FU, HDMX och arfolitixorin
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Biotech Center
Arvid Wallgrens Backe 20
Gothenburg, SE-413 46, SE
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Uppdateringar
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If you missed Isofol's presentation at Stora Aktiedagarna yesterday, you are able to watch it again (in Swedish). CEO, Petter Segelman Lindqvist presented the company and it's drug candidate arfolitixorin. Thank you, Aktiespararna, for having us! https://lnkd.in/diECmb78
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Isofol is attending Stora Aktiedagarna in Stockholm today. CEO, Petter Segelman Lindqvist is presenting the company and it's drug candidate arfolitixorin at 1:30 p.m. The event, which is organized by Aktiespararna, can also be followed online (in Swedish). https://lnkd.in/dEGKxFqs
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Thanks for having us #lifesciencedagen2025! A well-attended event where several exciting companies operating in the Life Science and Medtech sectors participated. CEO Petter Segelman Lindqvist presented Isofol, the company's ambition to improve the prognosis for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer and the upcoming clinical study. Watch the webcast (in Swedish) here: https://lnkd.in/d56RrpHF
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Swiss Nordic Bio 2025 is coming up! The conference gathers Europe´s leading executives from biotech, pharmaceutical, medtech and diagnostic companies as well as investors from Switzerland and the Nordic countries. Isofol's CEO Petter Segelman Lindqvist and CMO Roger Tell, MD, PhD is presenting Isofol on March 13 and the company's efforts to improve the prognosis for patients with cancer and looking forward to fruitful conversations with investors, potential partners and peers. Reach out if you want to meet! https://lnkd.in/g2Dq9wE
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On March 5, Isofol will participate at Life Science Day at Wallenberg Conference Centre in Gothenburg. Exciting companies operating in the life science and medtech sectors will be present. CEO, Petter Segelman Lindqvist will be presenting the company at 11:45 CET. Hope you will join us on site or via live broadcasting! https://lnkd.in/dfxNFHSG (The event will be held in Swedish)
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Today Isofol published the year-end report 2024. Listen to CEO Petter Segelman Lindqvist summarizing the fourth quarter and the outlook for 2025! Year-end report 2024: https://lnkd.in/dwcfJThc
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Isofol appoints Roger Tell, MD, PhD as Chief Medical Officer. For the last two years, Roger Tell has been working for Isofol on a consultancy basis, but ahead of the initiation of a new clinical study of arfolitixorin, he returns to a permanent position, effective immediately. “We are looking to the future with confidence and are by this expanding our organization with an additional employee in the management team. I have great confidence in Roger as Chief Medical Officer and by re-employing him we are building an organization for the long term, securing the competence and continuity required to run our clinical study in an optimal way,” says Petter Segelman Lindqvist, CEO of Isofol.
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It’s the last day of ASCO GI in San Francisco and Isofol is wrapping it up by presenting new data on its investigational treatment of GI cancers. Isofol’s CEO Petter Segelman Lindqvist, Board Director Dr. Helena Taflin, CMO Dr. Roger Tell, MD, PhD and colleagues would like to thank everyone we have met this week who are working with us to improve the outlook for these patients. #GI25 #fightcancer
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Isofol is present at the ASCO GI meeting in San Francisco this week, having the opportunity both to present new efficacy data on our drug candidate as well as to interact with and strengthen our collaboration with partners and leading clinical experts on gastrointestinal cancers from across the world. Reach out to CEO Petter Segelman Lindqvist or CMO Roger Tell, MD, PhD if you would like to meet on-site during these days. #GI25 #ASCO #FightingCancer #Oncology
Isofol Medical AB (publ) is present at the ASCO GI meeting in San Francisco this week, having the opportunity both to present new efficacy data on our drug candidate as well as to interact with and strengthen our collaboration with partners and leading clinical experts on gastrointestinal cancers from across the world. We're looking forward to a very productive couple of days and the advancement of our clinical development program! #GI25 #ASCO #FightingCancer #Oncology