Panbela Announces Publication of Clinical Data Titled: Phase 1 study of high-dose DFMO, celecoxib, cyclophosphamide and topotecan for patients with relapsed neuroblastoma: A New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Trial

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PBLA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with urgent unmet medical needs announces the publication of clinical data from studies of CPP-1X (also known as α-Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) or Eflornithine) in neuroblastoma. According to Hogarty et al, children with relapsed refractory neuroblastoma have dismal outcomes and new therapeutic options are needed. Data published in the British Journal of Cancer investigated the tolerability and activity of depleting polyamines by high dose CPP-1X and celecoxib in combination with standard of care chemotherapy in heavily pretreated neuroblastoma patients. Results showed that DFMO treatment was well tolerated, and the median time-to-progression was 19.8 months. The work reflects the Company’s previous collaboration with New Advances in Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium (NANT) (https://www.nant.org/). A link to the publication can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41416-023-02525-2.

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