Monopar Therapeutics initiates Phase 1a trial for MNPR-101-Lu

Monopar Therapeutics announced that the Phase 1a clinical trial for its novel therapeutic radiopharmaceutical MNPR-101-Lu is now active and recruiting patients with advanced cancers. The Phase 1a trial is an open-label dose-escalation study of MNPR-101-Lu in patients with solid tumors. The first clinical trial site activated for the study is the Melbourne Theranostic Innovation Centre in Australia. To help identify those patients most likely to benefit from MNPR-101-Lu, the trial will only be open to those participating in the ongoing MNPR-101-Zr Phase 1 imaging and dosimetry clinical trial. MNPR-101 is Monopar’s proprietary antibody that targets the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, which is expressed in numerous tumor types including pancreatic, breast, colorectal, ovarian, and bladder. By selectively targeting uPAR, Monopar aims to deliver a radiopharma therapy that kills cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Both clinical and preclinical data to date have demonstrated highly specific and durable tumor uptake of MNPR-101-Zr.