Perspective Therapeutics Announces Clinical Collaboration Agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to Evaluate [(212)Pb]VMT01 in Combination with Nivolumab in MC1R-Positive Metastatic Melanoma
“We see great potential for synergistic treatment effect with our novel, systemically delivered, MC1R-targeted alpha-particle radioligand therapy, [212Pb]VMT01, in combination with nivolumab, a well-studied immunotherapy,” commented Markus Puhlmann, Chief Medical Officer of Perspective Therapeutics. “Combination of [212Pb]VMT01 with immune checkpoint inhibitors in a PD-1/CTLA-4-resistant preclinical melanoma model has demonstrated potential to generate a number of complete responses, significantly arresting tumor growth and extending survival1,2. We look forward to expanding the clinical development of our radioligand therapy with standard of care immunotherapy to potentially bring novel solutions to patients suffering from this intractable disease.”
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