4SC AG: RESMAIN Study Results to be Presented at the EORTC Cutaneous Lymphoma Tumour Group Annual Meeting 23 September 2023

Planegg-Martinsried (pta006/04.07.2023/07:30 UTC+2)

Planegg-Martinsried, Germany, 4 July 2023 - 4SC AG (4SC, FSE Prime Standard: VSC) announced that the results from the RESMAIN Study evaluating resminostat (Kinselby) in maintenance treatment of patients with advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) will be presented by Professor Dr. Rudolf Stadler at the EORTC Cutaneous Lymphoma Tumour Group Annual Meeting 2023 on Saturday, 23rd September 2023 at 9:10h CEST at The Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

On 23 May 20234SC AG informed the market that resminostat (Kinselby) had met the primary endpoint in the RESMAIN study and demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in progression free survival in CTCL patients by ninety seven point six percent (97.6%) with a risk reduction of thirty eight percent (38%) compared to placebo. The study confirmed the already well known safety profile of resminostat (Kinselby) in CTCL.

RESMAIN is a pivotal study, conducted as a multi-center, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, evaluating resminostat for maintenance treatment of patients with advanced-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) who have achieved disease control with prior systemic therapy, at 50 clinical centers in 11 European countries and 5 centers in Japan.

If approved by regulatory authorities, resminostat (Kinselby) would be the first histone deacetylase inhibitor approved in Europe for CTCL and the first and only drug approved for maintenance therapy in this disease, making it the Company's most valuable asset. The positive outcome to RESMAIN creates an opportunity to either sell, license or partner 4SC's resminostat program for commercialization worldwide (excluding Japan), where Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd, was granted an exclusive license for the development and marketing of resminostat in Japan in 2011.

Dr. Susanne Danhauser-Riedl, Chief Medical Officer of 4SC: "The RESMAIN study is the first randomised controlled trial that has proven the benefit of maintenance treatment in advanced CTCL, and we are very pleased to have successfully demonstrated the positive impact of using resminostat for patients enrolled in this study. We thank the investigators and their staff and in particular the patients that participated in the RESMAIN trial and made this success happen".

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Further information

About 4SC

4SC AG is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule drugs that target key indications in cancer with high unmet medical needs. 4SC's pipeline is protected by a comprehensive portfolio of patents and currently comprises one drug candidate in clinical development: Kinselby - resminostat.

4SC aims to generate future growth and enhance its enterprise value by entering into partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotech companies and/or the eventual marketing and sales of approved drugs in select territories by 4SC itself.

4SC is headquartered in Planegg-Martinsried near Munich, Germany. The Company had 16 employees as of 31 March 2023 and is listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE Prime Standard: VSC; ISIN: DE000A3E5C40).

About Kinselby (resminostat)  

Resminostat is an orally administered class I, IIb and IV histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor that potentially offers an approach to treating different kinds of cancer. Resminostat demonstrated that it is well tolerated and can inhibit tumor growth and proliferation, cause tumor regression, and strengthen the body's immune response to cancer.  Resminostat is currently being investigated in a pivotal study in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) as maintenance treatment by 4SC in Europe and by Yakult Honsha in Japan.  

About cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)  

CTCL is a rare disease with approximately 5,000 patients being newly diagnosed in Europe each year. The disease arises from malignant transformation of T-cells, a specialized subgroup of immune cells, primarily affects the skin, but may ultimately involve lymph nodes, blood and visceral organs.  

Currently, CTCL is not curable and treatment options for advanced-stage CTCL are limited. Although patients respond to the available treatment options, the duration of response is often short-lived and declines as the severity of the disease increases. The key therapeutic challenge in advanced-stage CTCL is therefore to make remissions more durable by halting disease progression and improving patient's quality of life.  

About the RESMAIN study – resminostat for maintenance treatment of CTCL  

The pivotal RESMAIN study is being conducted at more than 50 clinical centers in 11 European countries and Japan. It included 201 patients who suffer from advanced-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) that have achieved disease control with systemic therapy. The patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either resminostat or placebo. Patients who experience disease progression – while being on placebo – will be offered resminostat in an open label treatment arm.  

The primary goal of the study is to determine whether maintenance treatment with resminostat prolongs progression-free survival.

About the concept of maintenance therapy  

The pivotal RESMAIN study is focused on patients with advanced-stage, incurable cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Such patients suffer from painful and itchy skin lesions resulting in disfigurement and a severely impaired quality of life. Furthermore, lymph nodes, blood or visceral organs can be involved. The current therapeutic options rarely provide long-lasting responses or stabilization of disease for meaningful periods, with most patients progressing within several months.  

Resminostat is being evaluated as maintenance treatment - a unique innovative treatment approach in CTCL (Stadler et al., 2021) - intended to prolong the period patients are stable and not progressing.

Forward-looking information

Information set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgement of 4SC as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond 4SC's control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. 4SC expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Contact

Jason Loveridge, PhD

CEO

ir-pr@4sc.com
+49 89 700763-0

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