Additional Partial Response in Pancreatic Cancer Trial
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ASX RELEASE
02 July 2025
ADDITIONAL PARTIAL RESPONSE OBSERVED IN ACCENT PANCREATIC CANCER TRIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
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An additional confirmed partial response (PR) has been recorded in the ongoing Phase 1b/2a
ACCENT trial
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This brings the total number of confirmed PRs to 16 at this time
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The ACCENT trial is evaluating narmafotinib in combination with the chemotherapies
gemcitabine and Abraxane® in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
Melbourne, Australia: Amplia Therapeutics Limited (ASX: ATX), (“Amplia” or the “Company”), is
pleased to announce that an additional confirmed partial response has been recorded in the
Company’s ongoing ACCENT clinical trial in pancreatic cancer. The trial is investigating the Company’s
best-in-class FAK inhibitor narmafotinib in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapies
gemcitabine and Abraxane.
This additional confirmed partial response brings the objective response rate to 29%, namely 16 out
of 55 patients enrolled in the trial. There are 20 patients still enrolled in the trial.
A confirmed partial response is a formal designation of response where tumour shrinkage >30% is
recorded and sustained for two (2) or more months and where no new cancerous lesions have been
detected.
Amplia CEO and MD Dr Chris Burns commented: “An additional confirmed PR adds to the promising
data already recorded in the ACCENT trial. With 20 patients still on study we are hopeful that further
PR’s will be recorded in the future.”
This ASX announcement was approved and authorised for release by the Board of Amplia
Therapeutics.
About Narmafotinib
Narmafotinib (AMP945) is the company’s best-in-class inhibitor of the protein FAK, a protein overexpressed 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.
About the ACCENT Trial
The ACCENT trial is entitled ‘A Phase 1b/2a, Multicentre, Open Label Study of the Pharmacokinetics,
Safety and Efficacy of AMP945 in Combination with Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine in Pancreatic
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Cancer Patients’.
The trial is a single-arm open label study conducted in two stages. The first stage (Phase 1b),
completed in November 2023, determined an optimal dose of narmafotinib (AMP945) by assessing
the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy when dosed in combination with
gemcitabine and Abraxane in first-line patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
The second stage (Phase 2a) of the trial is designed to assess efficacy in combination with gemcitabine
and Abraxane. The primary endpoints are Objective Response Rate (ORR) and Duration on Trial (DOT)
with secondary endpoints being Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS). Safety and
tolerability will continue to be assessed.
The trial is being conducted at seven sites in Australia and five sites in South Korea.
More information about the ACCENT trial can be found via the ACCENT trial site, the Amplia
Therapeutics website and at ClinicalTrials.gov under the identifier NCT05355298.
The Company will provide further updates on the trial as data is accrued.
Investor Contact:
Dr Chris Burns
Chief Executive Officer
chris@ampliatx.com
About Amplia Therapeutics Limited
Media Contact:
H^CK Director, Haley Chartres
haley@hck.digital
+61 423 139 163
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 Twitter
(@ampliatx) and LinkedIn.
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