Kyto Biopharma Inc. Announces Licensing Agreement With The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (RFSUNY)
05 3월 2010 - 12:53AM
Business Wire
Kyto Biopharma Inc. (“Kyto”), (OTCBB: KBPH), is pleased to
announce that it has signed a licensing agreement with the Research
Foundation of the State University of New York, (“RFSUNY”). The
licensing agreement grants Kyto patent rights to the Transcobalamin
(Vitamin B12) Receptor and to an additional broad group of other
patents which are critical to Kyto’s research and development
strategy for the treatment of cancer.
Kyto Scientists have isolated and cloned the Transcobalamin
Receptor which has been shown to be over expressed in various forms
of cancer. The primary therapeutic approach developed by Kyto is
directed at the selective targeting of the Transcobalamin Receptor
in cancer cells by monoclonal antibodies. This approach intends to
minimize many of the potential complications arising from current
chemotherapy treatments such as acute systemic toxicity.
To date Kyto has been successful in developing specific murine
monoclonal antibodies to the Transcobalamin Receptor. A candidate
antibody identified as mAbTCR23, has been demonstrated to be
effective in targeting cancer cells and in inhibiting cell
proliferation in a number of cell lines including solid tumors and
lymphoid malignancies. The conjugation of the mAbTCR23 antibody to
saporin, a highly effective intracellular cytotoxic agent, did not
affect the biological activity of the antibody. The mAbTCR23 –
Saporin conjugate demonstrated enhanced cytotoxicity in a spectrum
of cancer cell lines.
The Licensing Agreement is a critical milestone for Kyto and is
the culmination of over 10 years of research and development
funding provided by Kyto to the State University of New York
(SUNY). The SUNY group based in Brooklyn and headed by Dr. Edward
Quadros and Dr. Jeffrey Sequeira has been focused on targeting the
Vitamin B12 pathway for the treatment of cancer. Georges Benarroch,
President and CEO of Kyto, complemented the SUNY scientists and
RFSUNY for their invaluable contributions to and support of Kyto
for over a decade. “Kyto is currently developing a humanized
version of the mAbTCR23 antibody as it advances its candidate
product towards the clinic”, stated Dr. Uri Sagman co-founder and
COO of Kyto. “Efforts are also ongoing in engaging an industry
partner to assist Kyto in developing our technology and in
improving shareholder value”, added Dr. Sagman.
About Kyto Biopharma Inc.
Kyto Biopharma Inc. is a Florida based biotechnology company
operating from Toronto, Canada, and developing monoclonal antibody
therapies for the treatment of various forms of cancer. The Kyto
research and development program is conducted under the scientific
leadership of Dr. Edward Quadros of the State University of New
York (SUNY Brooklyn), and Dr. Michael Rosenblum of the MD Anderson
Cancer Centre (Houston). Kyto owns a broad portfolio of
intellectual property which includes the newly discovered
Transcobalamin Receptor (TCbIR). The Company intends to develop its
Vitamin B12 receptor based technology and engage a suitable partner
to assist with the development and commercialization of a
marketable cancer therapeutic. Vitamin B12 regulates one of two
major cellular pathways for the production of Folates, the cell’s
primary source of carbon and the progenitor for the synthesis of
DNA. The newly isolated Transcobalamin receptor is over expressed
in a host of various forms of cancer cells and serves as a viable
target for development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Safe Harbor
This release contains forward looking statements that reflect,
among other things, management’s current expectations, plans and
strategies, all of which are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and factors that may cause our actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. Many of these risks are beyond our
ability to control or predict. Please see “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for a discussion of such risks, including the Company’s
need for additional funds, the Company’s dependence on a limited
number of therapeutic compounds , the stage of the products the
Company is developing, uncertainties relating to clinical trials
and regulatory reviews, competition and dependence on collaborative
partners, the company’s ability to avoid infringement of the patent
rights of others, and the company’s ability to obtain adequate
patent protection and to enforce these rights. Because of these
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore,
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
released. Kyto Biopharma does not undertake any obligation to
update or review any such forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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