ITM-31 for Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is one of the most malignant types of primary brain tumors. It is a rare tumor, with about 3 new cases per 100,000 individuals per year with a poor prognosis.¹ Even though surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have advanced over the last decade, resulting in a gradual improvement in the survival and quality of life of glioblastoma patients, the prognosis remains depressing.²

Glioblastoma is a complex tumor which is very difficult to treat. Surgery is rarely curative as the tumor cells infiltrate the surrounding tissue and the blood-brain barrier places a limitation on medical therapies.

In conjunction with a scientific partner, ITM is developing ITM-31, a novel n.c.a. ¹⁷⁷Lu-TTM*, for intra-cavitary immunoradiotherapy (iRIT) in patients suffering from glioblastoma. ITM-31 consists of two molecular components – firstly, n.c.a. Lutetium-177 (EndolucinBeta^®), a synthetic, low-energy beta-emitting isotope of Lutetium, and secondly, a nondisclosed tumor-targeting molecule TTM*, specifically targeting glioblastoma cells.

*TTM = Tumor-Targeting Molecule; nondisclosed

¹ Gallego, 2015, Current Oncology 22(4): e273–e281 and
  Bahadur et al., 2019, Oncology Reviews 13(2): 417
² Gallego, 2015, Current Oncology 22(4): e273–e281 and
  Weller et al., 2013, Neuro-Oncology 15(1): 4–27

Please note: ITM-31 (n.c.a. ¹⁷⁷Lu-TTM) is not authorized for marketing in any country at this time.