Third Independent Safety Review of Ph 3 ASPIRE Clinical Trial Announced; DSMB Recommended Continuation with No Trial Modification

“We are pleased with the DSMB’s recommendation to continue the ASPIRE trial without modification, now for the third time, which is encouraging,” said Jennifer K. Simpson, PhD, MSN, CRNP, President & Chief Executive Officer of Panbela Therapeutics. “We also remain encouraged by the lower-than-expected event rate, which suggests that patients in the ASPIRE trial have experienced prolonged survival. We are confirming our expectation that the interim survival analysis will be available as early as the first quarter of 2025. This is a positive development for patients and underscores the potential of ivospemin in addressing a significant unmet need in the treatment of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.”

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