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Aura Biosciences to Present Updated Phase 2 Data Evaluating Suprachoroidal Administration of Belzupacap Sarotalocan (Bel-sar) for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Early-Stage Choroidal Melanoma at AAO 2023
Aura Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: AURA) will present updated data from the Phase 2 trial of its first VDC product candidate, bel-sar, for the treatment of early-stage choroidal melanoma at the AAO 2023 Annual Meeting. The presentation will be given by Dr. Carol L. Shields from Wills Eye Hospital on November 6, 2023.
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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Aura Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: AURA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel class of virus-like drug conjugate (VDC) therapies for multiple oncology indications, today announced that updated data from the Phase 2 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of suprachoroidal (SC) administration using its first VDC product candidate, bel-sar, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with early-stage choroidal melanoma will be presented at the upcoming American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2023 Annual Meeting being held November 3-6, 2023, in San Francisco.
Details for the paper presentation are as follows:
Title: A Phase 2 Trial of Belzupacap Sarotalocan, a Targeted Investigational Therapy for Choroidal Melanoma via Suprachoroidal Administration
Presenter: Carol L. Shields, MD, Wills Eye Hospital
Session #: PA069
Location #: WEST 2006
Date/Time: Monday, November 6, 2023, from 2:54 p.m. to 3:01 p.m. Eastern Time (11:54 a.m. to 12:01 p.m. Pacific Time)
The presentation will be available here on Monday, November 6, 2023, following the presentation.
About Aura Biosciences
Aura Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing virus-like drug conjugates (VDCs), a novel class of therapies, for the treatment of multiple oncology indications. Aura’s lead VDC candidate, belzupacap sarotalocan (bel-sar; AU-011), consists of a virus-like particle conjugated with an anti-cancer agent. Bel-sar is designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells and activate the immune system with the potential to create long-lasting, anti-tumor immunity. Bel-sar is currently in development for ocular cancers, and Aura has initiated activities for the global Phase 3 trial evaluating first-line treatment of early-stage choroidal melanoma, a vision- and life-threatening form of eye cancer where standard of care with radiotherapy leaves patients with severe comorbidities, including major vision loss. Aura plans to pursue development of bel-sar across its ocular oncology franchise including for the treatment of patients with choroidal metastasis. In addition, leveraging Aura’s technology platform, Aura is developing bel-sar more broadly across multiple cancers, including in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Aura is headquartered in Boston, MA.
at aura biosciences, we are developing a new class of therapies to target and destroy cancer cells selectively, while leaving surrounding tissue unharmed – an approach we call molecular surgery. by safely eliminating cancer locally, we can treat early and transform the lives of people with a wide range of cancers that are poorly managed today. our lead program in ocular melanoma (om), also known as choroidal or uveal melanoma, is designed to remove cancer cells in the back of the eye as a first-line therapy, while allowing for the potential of preserving patients’ vision. the goal is to treat small ocular melanomas potentially long before the disease progresses and metastasizes to the liver, where it almost always is fatal. development of a first-in-class, non-radioactive treatment option to selectively destroy cancer cells would create the possibility to transform the treatment of this and other cancers where the disease can be detected early. by enabling physicians to treat cancer mo
