The session, “New Era in Biologically-Targeted Radiation Therapy: Clinical Application and Technical Advancement in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy” will feature presentations by Timothy Malouff, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Ester Orlandi, M.D., National Center of Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) and Kendall Morrison, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, TAE Life Sciences. They will discuss the clinical application and technical advancements in BNCT for the treatment of invasive, recurrent and difficult to treat cancers.
During BNCT, it is essential that the patient is positioned accurately in relation to the radiation beam and that the radiation therapist has the ability to adjust the patient’s position throughout the whole treatment session. BEC will be developing a unique chair setup that will allow for flexible patient treatment in a seated position in addition to the traditional treatment couch configuration. Exclusively designed for TLS’ Alphabeam™ Neutron System, the chair is optimal for treating specific types of head and neck cancers.
TLS’ Neutron Beam System enables a new treatment modality for patients diagnosed with the most aggressive and recurrent cancers such as gliomas, head and neck tumors, and melanomas, by delivering more precise, targeted radiation to cancer cells while sparing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. This technique holds promise in treating patients with cancer for whom other treatment options have been exhausted or are unavailable.
“TLS is the only company developing comprehensive, in-house target drugs as well as a neutron technology system called Alphabeam™ to enable the next-generation in biologically targeted radiation therapy. Today’s news brings us closer to our goal of providing new hope to patients with the most difficult to treat cancers,” said Bruce Bauer, PhD, CEO of TAE Life Sciences. “Historically, brain, head and neck, and melanoma cancers have been treated with BNCT and studies have shown improvements in survival compared to other cancer therapies. New boron drugs expand the potential to treat other indications including breast, lung and liver cancers.”
TAE Life Sciences (TLS), a biologically-targeted radiation therapy company developing a breakthrough, accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) system, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with National Center of Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) to provide its Alphabeam™ Neutron System for the treatment of invasive, recurrent and difficult to treat cancers.
TAE Life Sciences (TLS) is a privately-held biotechnology company committed to developing a new biologically-targeted radiation therapy based on Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). TLS is developing the next generation targeted boron drugs and low-energy accelerator-based neutron source – optimized for an in-hospital BNCT program that can one day treat patients with the most aggressive and recurrent cancers.
TAE Life Sciences (TLS), a biological-targeting radiation therapy company developing next-generation boron neutron capture therapy solutions (BNCT), announced the launch of an innovative in-house boron delivery drug development program supported by an influx of $30M in funding. The initial phase of the B-round funds comes from a consortium of investors including ARTIS Ventures, who led the company's initial funding in 2018.
BNCT is unique in its ability to deliver targeted therapy to destroy cancer cells with biological precision and has shown compelling results in treating some of the most challenging cancers, including brain, head and neck tumors and melanomas. BNCT uses the benign boron-10 isotope in a targeting drug that naturally embeds within fast-growing cancer cells, which then receive an intense, highly localized dose of radiation activated by a low-energy neutron beam.
The main obstacle to BNCT has been that a nuclear reactor was required to generate the neutron beams needed for treatments. To overcome this problem, TAE Life Sciences is developing an accelerator-based neutron source. “We have created a low-energy neutron beam source that is reliable, compact and can be installed in a hospital facility,” says Bruce Bauer, CEO of TAE Life Sciences. “This changes the game on BNCT.”
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