Patent Allowance for Key Narmafotinib Patent in US
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30 SEPTEMBER 2025
ASX RELEASE
PATENT ALLOWANCE FOR KEY NARMAFOTINIB PATENT IN US
HIGHLIGHTS
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The Company has received notice from the US Patent Office allowing a key patent for its FAK inhibitor
narmafotinib, with formal grant expected soon.
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The patent—already granted in Japan, Europe, Australia, India, Korea, Singapore, and New Zealand—
extends narmafotinib’s protection to at least 2040
Melbourne, Australia: Amplia Therapeutics Limited (ASX: ATX), (“Amplia” or the “Company”), is pleased
to announce that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has notified the Company that a key
patent protecting the Company’s best-in-class FAK inhibitor narmafotinib has been allowed in the US.
The patent, titled A salt and crystal form of a FAK Inhibitor, describes the specific chemical form of
narmafotinib being utilised in currently ongoing clinical trials.
The patent allowance precedes a formal ‘Notification of Grant’ of the patent, which is expected in the
coming months. The Company has previously announced that this key patent has already been granted
in Japan and Europe 1, and it has also been granted in Australia, India, Korea, Singapore, and New
Zealand. Granting of this patent extends protection of narmafotinib out to a least 2040 in these
jurisdictions. Protection in other regions is under review by the respective patent offices.
This patent describes a stable, manufacturable form of narmafotinib that provides improved drug levels
upon dosing. Importantly, it is this specific form of the drug that is being developed clinically by the
Company, including in the current ACCENT and AMPLICITY trials in advanced pancreatic cancer.
Amplia’s CEO and Managing Director Dr Chris Burns comments: “We continue to build a patent portfolio
around narmafotinib to ensure the Company’s key intellectual property is protected and thus
commercially valuable, for as long as possible.”
This ASX announcement was approved and authorised for release by the Board of Amplia Therapeutics.
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ASX Announcement 7 August 2024.
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About Amplia Therapeutics Limited
Amplia Therapeutics Limited is an Australian pharmaceutical company advancing a pipeline of Focal
Adhesion Kinase (FAK) inhibitors for cancer and fibrosis. FAK is an increasingly important target in the field
of cancer and Amplia has a particular development focus in fibrotic cancers such as pancreatic and ovarian
cancer. FAK also plays a significant role in a number of chronic diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF). For more information visit www.ampliatx.com and follow Amplia on X (@ampliatx) and
LinkedIn.
About Narmafotinib
Narmafotinib (AMP945) is the company’s best-in-class inhibitor of the protein FAK, a protein over-expressed
in pancreatic cancer and a drug target gaining increasing attention for its role in solid tumours. The drug,
which is a highly potent and selective inhibitor of FAK, has shown promising data in a range of preclinical
cancer studies. Narmafotinib is currently undergoing a clinical trial (the ACCENT trial) where it is dosed in
combination with the chemotherapies gemcitabine and Abraxane in first-line patients with advanced
pancreatic cancer. The trial has already achieved its desired outcome in achieving a response rate of 31%,
superior to chemotherapy alone and an interim PFS of 7.6 months has been reported. A second trial –
AMPLICITY – has recently opened and is being run under an IND at sites in Australia and the US, investigating
the combination of narmafotinib with the chemotherapy FOLFIRINOX in advanced pancreatic cancer
patients.
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