Drugs / fostroxacitabine bralpamide
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fostroxacitabine bralpamide

Small molecule

Developed for
hepatocellular carcinoma · intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Investigated by
Medivir

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 1/2 NCT03781934 Sep 2018 → Jan 2025 hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Medivir Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 27

DateIssuerRelease
2025-02-20 Medivir Results Medivir presents positive final phase 1b/2a fostrox + Lenvima data in advanced liver cancer at EASL Liver Cancer Summit medivir.com ↗
Fostrox, in combination with Lenvima®, final data confirm improved outcomes in second-line advanced liver cancer with a median overall survival (OS) of 13.7 months (95% CI 7.6 – NR), median time to progression of 10.9 months (95% CI 4.2 – 18.1) and an objective response rate (ORR) of 24% [1] .
2024-12-16 Medivir Regulatory Medivir obtains IND approval for fostrox - the first oral, liver-targeted treatment for advanced liver cancer medivir.com ↗
today announced the approval of the US Investigational New Drug application (IND) for evaluating fostrox + Lenvima vs Lenvima alone in a phase 2b study in 2nd line advanced HCC.
2024-10-24 Medivir Results Medivir’s phase 1 study of fostrox monotherapy published in Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma medivir.com ↗
The study established safety and tolerability with clinical proof-of-concept for fostrox monotherapy, including biopsy confirmed selective induction of DNA damage in tumor cells.
2024-09-16 Medivir Results Medivir’s fostrox + Lenvima confirm promise of improved outcomes in advanced liver cancer, detailed and mature data presented at ESMO medivir.com ↗
Mature results from Medivir’s phase 1b / 2a open label trial of fostrox + Lenvima® confirm improved outcomes in second-line advanced liver cancer with a median time to progression (TTP) of 10.9 months 1 (4.1 – 18.1).
2024-06-27 Medivir Results Fostrox + Lenvima® holds promise of greatly improved outcomes for advanced liver cancer patients, reveals new data from Medivir at ESMO GI medivir.com ↗
Fostrox + Lenvima® achieved a 24% overall response rate (ORR) and estimated median time to progression (TTP) of 10.8 months 1 (4.1 – NE) – with one patient still on treatment after 22 months
2024-02-22 Medivir Results Medivir presents data that strengthens the fostrox/Lenvima combination in primary liver cancer at EASL Liver Cancer Summit medivir.com ↗
In addition, the study shows that the exposure of fostrox is not impacted by administration of Lenvima, providing additional support for this combination.
2024-01-17 Medivir Results Fostrox + Lenvima shows further improved response rates and time to progression in advanced liver cancer (HCC) at ASCO GI Symposium medivir.com ↗
Overall Response Rate (ORR) has increased to 25% (local review RECIST 1.1)
2023-12-19 Medivir Results Fostrox + Lenvima demonstrates further improvement in durable clinical benefit in HCC, supporting the accelerated development plan medivir.com ↗
Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer in areas of high unmet medical need, announced today improved durable clinical benefit in maturing data from the ongoing phase 1b/2a study in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), measured by local review.
2023-09-07 Medivir Results Medivir presents data on additive activity of fostrox in combination with Lenvima or sorafenib in non-clinical tumor models at ILCA medivir.com ↗
In line with this, our preclinical results show that fostrox has the potential to enhance anti-tumor activity together with kinase inhibitors such as Lenvima or sorafenib
2023-09-04 Medivir Results Medivir reports promising interim data, including a first complete response in phase 1b/2a HCC study with fostrox in combination with Lenvima medivir.com ↗
Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer in areas of high unmet medical need, announced today promising interim safety and efficacy data from its ongoing phase 1b/2a study of first-in-class candidate drug fostrox in combination with Lenvima® in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients for whom current first- or second-line treatment has proven ineffective or is not tolerable.
2023-08-14 Medivir Results Promising tumor control for fostrox in combination with Lenvima in ongoing phase 2a study in HCC, 15th patient included medivir.com ↗
The study, which is an open-label, multi-center, dose-escalation and dose-expansion study, continues to show encouraging clinical results as the disease has been stabilized in the majority of patients and they remain on treatment.
2023-06-02 Medivir Results Medivir has completed the dose escalation part (phase 1b) of the 1b/2a study in HCC and focuses on the combination of fostrox and Lenvima medivir.com ↗
It is very gratifying that we have now completed the dose escalation part for both dose arms and established a safe dose,” says Medivir’s CMO Pia Baumann.

All press releases naming this drug 43 releases

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Evidence & citations 6 cited values

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Known as fostroxacitabine bralpamide “MIV-818 (fostroxacitabine bralpamide) + pembrolizumab” NCT03781934 ↗
Known as FOSTROXACITABINE BRALPAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL5314416 ↗
Known as MIV-818 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT03781934 ↗
Known as MIV-818 hydrochloride ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL5314416 ↗
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL5314416 ↗
Route Oral “MIV-818 - oral capsules” NCT03781934 ↗