TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 12, 2017 / Theralase Technologies Inc. ("Theralase®" or the "Company") (TSX-V: TLT) (OTCQX: TLTFF), a leading biotech company focused on the commercialization of medical lasers to eliminate pain and the development of Photo Dynamic Compounds ("PDCs") to destroy cancer, announced today that it has demonstrated increased efficacy with its latest, patented, licensed, anti-cancer drug, TLD-1633, when compared to its lead anti-cancer drug, TLD-1433.
The latest PDC, known as TLD-1633, has recently been shown to be approximately 15% more effective than TLD-1433 in the destruction of a human Glioblastoma Multiforme ("GBM") cell line (U87), a deadly form of brain cancer.
In preclinical research, TLD-1633 has also demonstrated a lower dark toxicity, supporting an even higher safety profile than TLD-1433.
To view the bar graph for the TLD1433, U87 Cells sample, please click on the following link:
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To view the bar graph for the TLD1633, U87 Cells sample, please click on the following link:
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Shown in the links above is TLD-1633 Photo Dynamic Therapy ("PDT") when activated by green laser light (530 nm, 90 J/cm2) and dark toxicity (no laser light) compared to TLD-1433 in U87 GBM cells.
Pavel Kaspler, Ph.D., a research scientist at Theralase, stated that, "Research on Theralase's latest licensed anti-cancer drug, TLD-1633, is showing even stronger data preclinically than Theralase's top performing anti-cancer drug TLD-1433. I look forward to expanding my research to assess the performance of TLD-1633 in various cancer lines, with and without the use of transferrin, as a transport system."
Sherri McFarland, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, stated that, "TLD-1633 is a natural progression of the research work completed by our research labs in the development of TLD-1433. TLD-1633 has shown even stronger safety and efficacy in our labs than TLD-1433, and I am delighted to work with Theralase to optimize and expand their licenced PDC program as we embark on additional cancer indications."
Arkady Mandel, MD, Ph.D., D.Sc., Chief Scientific Officer of Theralase, stated that, "I am delighted that TLD-1633 has been added to our growing list of compounds, identified by Dr. McFarland's research program, in conjunction with our own, as potent anti-cancer agents. TLD-1433 was originally chosen as the lead anti-cancer PDC in our fight against Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC"), because of its strong characteristics, but it seems an even more potent PDC, TLD-1633, may be better suited to be utilized for other cancers of the body, such as GBM, especially when combined with transferrin. This is truly ground-breaking research that myself and the entire Theralase research team are delighted to be involved with."
Roger Dumoulin-White, President and CEO of Theralase, stated that, "Theralase continues to expand our preclinical research and development, both in bringing new PDCs on-line and investigating new clinical applications, that we hope to translate into new clinical programs, in the not too distant future, via Phase Ib clinical studies."
About Theralase Technologies Inc.
Theralase Technologies Inc. ("Theralase®" or the "Company") (TSX-V: TLT) (OTCQX: TLTFF) in its Therapeutic Laser Technology ("TLT") Division designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes patented super-pulsed laser technology indicated for the treatment of chronic knee pain, and in off-label use, the elimination of pain, reduction of inflammation, and dramatic acceleration of tissue healing for numerous nerve, muscle, and joint conditions. Theralase's Photo Dynamic Therapy ("PDT") Division researches and develops specially designed molecules called Photo Dynamic Compounds ("PDCs"), which are able to localize to cancer cells and then when laser light activated, effectively destroy them.
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