MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun BioPharma, Inc. (OTCQB:SNBP), a biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with pancreatic diseases, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the First Innovation Biotech Showcase on Wednesday October 26, 2016. The Showcase, which is organized by the National Pancreas Foundation, is being held in conjunction with the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Pancreatic Association in Boston, Massachusetts. The Showcase will be held from 3:00-5:00 pm ET in the Terrance Room of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
“This Innovation Biotech Showcase is intended to highlight some of the most pioneering companies and entrepreneurs working to fight pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis,” said David B. Kaysen, President and CEO of Sun BioPharma, Inc. “We are honored to be a part of a select group of companies that have been invited to present at this Showcase, which I believe demonstrates our novel approach to these diseases.”
During the first hour of the Showcase, Suzanne Gagnon, MD, Sun Biopharma’s Chief Medical Officer, will present the Company’s flagship compound, SBP-101, which is currently in Phase 1 clinical development for pancreatic cancer and in pre-clinical development for the treatment of pancreatitis. Members of the Company’s executive and clinical teams will also be available to speak with investors, clinicians and other interested parties during the second hour of the Showcase.
About SBP-101
SBP-101 is a first-in-class, proprietary, polyamine compound designed to exert therapeutic effects in a mechanism specific to the pancreas. Sun BioPharma originally licensed SBP-101 from the University of Florida in 2011. The molecule has been shown to be highly effective in human pancreatic cancer models, demonstrating superior activity to existing FDA approved chemotherapy agents. Combination therapy potential has also been shown for pancreatic cancer. SBP-101 is expected to differ from current pancreatic cancer therapies in that it specifically targets the exocrine pancreas and has shown efficacy against primary and metastatic disease in animal models of human pancreatic cancer. Therefore management believes that SBP-101 may effectively treat both primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer, while leaving the insulin-producing islet cells and non-pancreatic tissue unharmed.
About the Phase 1 Safety Study of SBP-101 in Patients with Previously Treated Pancreatic Cancer
Sun BioPharma is currently conducting a clinical trial of SBP-101 in patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. This is a Phase 1, first-in-human study with a dose-escalation phase and an expansion phase at the anticipated recommended treatment dose. This study is being conducted at clinical sites in both Australia and the United States including Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and HonorHealth in Scottsdale, AZ, the Austin Health Cancer Trials Centre and the Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and the Ashford Cancer Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
About Sun BioPharma
Sun BioPharma Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for urgent unmet medical needs. The Company’s development programs target diseases of the pancreas, including pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis; the Company’s initial product candidate is SBP-101 for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer. SBP-101 was invented by Ray Bergeron, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Florida. Sun BioPharma has scientific collaborations with pancreatic disease experts at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of Miami, the University of Florida, the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, the Austin Health Cancer Trials Centre and the Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and the Ashford Cancer Centre in Adelaide, Australia. Further information can be found at: www.sunbiopharma.com. Sun BioPharma’s common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB tier of the over-the-counter markets administered by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol: SNBP.
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