Perspective Therapeutics Announces Acceptance of VMT-α-NET Data for Presentation at the ESMO Congress 2025
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Perspective Therapeutics (NYSE AMERICAN: CATX) announced that updated data from their [212Pb]VMT-α-NET program will be presented at the ESMO Congress 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The presentation, scheduled for October 20, 2025, will be delivered by Dr. Thorvardur Halfdanarson from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The presentation will focus on safety and preliminary efficacy data from 44 patients in dose-finding cohorts 1 and 2. The study involves patients with unresectable or metastatic SSTR2-positive neuroendocrine tumors who haven't received prior RPT. Previous interim results were presented at ASCO 2025, and additional follow-up data from 33 patients enrolled after Cohort 2's reopening will be available.
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SEATTLE, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perspective Therapeutics, Inc. (“Perspective” or the “Company”) (NYSE AMERICAN: CATX), a radiopharmaceutical company pioneering advanced treatments for cancers throughout the body, today announced that updated data on the Company’s [212Pb]VMT-α-NET program have been accepted for presentation as detailed below at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025 taking place October 17 to 21, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. ESMO plans to release further details for regular abstracts on October 13, 2025.
| Presenter | Abstract Title | Presentation Details |
| Thorvardur Halfdanarson, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center | [212Pb]VMT-α-NET targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT) for advanced somatostatin receptor 2 positive (SSTR2+) neuroendocrine tumours (NETs): mature safety and preliminary efficacy for enrollment from dose-finding cohorts 1 and 2 (n=44) | Abstract Number: 1033MO Session Type: Mini Oral presentation Session Title: Mini oral session: NETs and endocrine tumours Session Date: October 20, 2025 Session Time: 8:30 – 10:00 am CEST Presentation Time: 9:00 am CEST |
About [212Pb]VMT-α-NET
Perspective designed [212Pb]VMT-α-NET to target and deliver 212Pb to tumor sites expressing SSTR2. The Company is conducting a multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation, dose-expansion study (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT05636618) of [212Pb]VMT-α-NET in patients with unresectable or metastatic SSTR2-positive neuroendocrine tumors who have not received a prior RPT. Interim update with a data cut-off date of April 30, 2025 were reported in an oral presentation at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in May 2025. Cohort 2 was reopened in August 2024. During 2H 2025, some of the 33 additional patients enrolled after the cohort reopened and through April 30, 2025 will have had the opportunity for at least 32 weeks of follow-up after their initial doses, sufficient time to receive at least one scan after their full treatment (up to four doses every eight weeks), if they receive all four doses of treatment per protocol.
About Perspective Therapeutics, Inc.
Perspective Therapeutics, Inc. is a radiopharmaceutical development company that is pioneering advanced treatments for cancers throughout the body. The Company has proprietary technology that utilizes the alpha-emitting isotope 212Pb to deliver powerful radiation specifically to cancer cells via specialized targeting moieties. The Company is also developing complementary imaging diagnostics that incorporate the same targeting moieties, which provides the opportunity to personalize treatment and optimize patient outcomes. This "theranostic" approach enables the ability to see the specific tumor and then treat it to potentially improve efficacy and minimize toxicity.
The Company's melanoma (VMT01), neuroendocrine tumor (VMT-α-NET) and solid tumor (PSV359) programs are in Phase 1/2a imaging and therapy trials in the U.S. The Company is growing its regional network of drug product candidate finishing facilities, enabled by its proprietary 212Pb generator, to deliver patient-ready product candidates for clinical trials and commercial operations.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.perspectivetherapeutics.com.
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