Drugs / NUC-1031
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NUC-1031

Small molecule

Developed for
ovarian cancer · biliary tract cancer · cancer
Investigated by
NuCana plc · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Imperial College London

Trials 4

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT02303912 Nov 2014 → Jan 2017 ovarian cancer Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01621854 Oct 2012 → Jun 2015 cancer Imperial College London Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 21 trial
Phase 2 NCT03146663 Sep 2017 → Dec 2019 ovarian cancer NuCana plc Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT04163900 Dec 2019 → Mar 2022 biliary tract cancer NuCana plc Terminated Mixed

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 13

DateIssuerRelease
2022-03-02 Nucana Results NuCana Announces Update for Phase 3 Biliary Tract Cancer Study nucana.com ↗
Although a higher objective response rate, as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review, was observed in the Acelarin plus cisplatin arm, this did not translate into an overall survival benefit.
2021-09-29 Nucana Regulatory NuCana Receives Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Acelarin® (NUC-1031) for the Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer nucana.com ↗
NuCana plc (NASDAQ: NCNA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Acelarin (NUC-1031), currently being evaluated in a Phase III study (NuTide:121) for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.
2021-04-10 Nucana Results NuCana Announces Five Poster Presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021 nucana.com ↗
Specifically, the poster described how Acelarin (NUC-1031) is converted to the active anti-cancer metabolite (dFdCTP) and demonstrated that it is incorporated into DNA, inducing persistent double-strand breaks.
2020-11-30 Nucana Results Final Data from the Phase Ib Study of Acelarin plus Cisplatin in Patients with Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer Published Online Ahead of Print in The Oncologist nucana.com ↗
NuCana plc (NASDAQ: NCNA) announced that the final results of the Phase Ib study of Acelarin plus cisplatin for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (ABC-08) have been published online ahead of print in The Oncologist.
2020-05-15 Nucana Results NuCana to Present Two Abstracts at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2020 nucana.com ↗
Acelarin was found to cause the release of Damage Associated Molecular Patterns, or DAMPs, and increase the expression of PD-L1 on cancer cells.
2020-03-10 Nucana Results NuCana Reports Preliminary Data from Phase II Study of Single-Agent Acelarin (NUC-1031) in Patients with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer nucana.com ↗
Based on an assessment by blinded independent central review, one patient achieved a complete response and two patients achieved partial responses.
2020-03-04 Nucana Regulatory NuCana Receives Positive Opinion for Orphan Drug Designation in the European Union for Acelarin (NUC-1031) for the Treatment of Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer nucana.com ↗
NuCana plc (NASDAQ: NCNA) announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued a positive opinion for orphan drug designation of Acelarin for the treatment of patients with biliary tract cancer.
2019-10-25 Nucana Regulatory NuCana Announces FDA Clearance to Commence Phase III Study of Acelarin (NUC-1031) for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer nucana.com ↗
NuCana plc (NASDAQ: NCNA) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for its Phase III study (NuTide:121) of the investigational drug Acelarin in combination with cisplatin for patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer.
2019-08-20 Nucana Results Enrollment in the Independent Investigator-Sponsored Phase III Metastatic Pancreatic Study ACELARATE Has Been Suspended Following a Prespecified Futility Analysis nucana.com ↗
This analysis indicated that this efficacy objective was unlikely to be met in this difficult to treat patient population.
2019-06-12 Nucana Regulatory NuCana Receives Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Acelarin® for the Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer nucana.com ↗
“We are pleased to have received orphan drug designation from the FDA for Acelarin in biliary tract cancer,” said Hugh Griffith, NuCana’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
2018-10-21 Nucana Results NuCana Reports Additional Promising Clinical Data on NUC-1031 (Acelarin®) as Front-Line Treatment of Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer at ESMO 2018 nucana.com ↗
In the intent-to-treat group of patients, a Complete Radiological Response was achieved in one patient and a Partial Response in six patients, resulting in an Objective Response Rate of 50%.
2018-01-19 Nucana Results NuCana Announces Promising Clinical Data at ASCO GI on NUC-1031 (Acelarin®) as Front-Line Treatment of Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer nucana.com ↗
This analysis of the Phase 1b multi-center, open-label study showed that Acelarin, when combined with cisplatin, achieved high response rates and was well-tolerated in front-line advanced biliary tract cancer.

All press releases naming this drug 14 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as NUC-1031 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01621854 ↗
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NCT03146663 ↗

NCT04163900 ↗

NCT02303912 ↗

Modality Small molecule “NUC-1031, a Nucleotide Analogue, in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours.” NCT01621854 ↗
Route Intravenous “administered IV weekly on days 1, 8, \& 15 (Schedule A) or twice weekly on days 1 \& 5, 8 \& 12, 15 \&19 (Schedule B)” NCT01621854 ↗