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DEP® Platform

Dendrimer-enhanced (DEP) SN38 (DEP irinotecan) in patients with advanced solid tumors: a phase 1/2 trial
Presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2024
Efficacy and safety of dendrimer-enhanced cabazitaxel (DEP CTX) in patients with advanced solid cancers; a phase 1/2 trial
Presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2024
Efficacy and safety of dendrimer-enhanced (DEP) cabazitaxel (CTX-SPL9111) in advanced esophago-gastric cancers in a phase 1/2 trial
Poster presented at the ASCO Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium 2024
An SN38 dendrimer nanoparticle, DEP irinotecan (SN38-SPL9111), demonstrates efficacy in mouse models of gastrointestinal cancer and augments anti-tumor effects of immune checkpoint blockade and PARP inhibition
Poster presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics 2023
A HER2 targeted polylysine dendrimer nanoparticle radiotheranostic demonstrates excellent tumor accumulation, rapid clearance from circulation, and promising performance in PET-CT imaging
Poster presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics 2023
A phase 1/2 study of dendrimer-enhanced DEP SN38 (SN38/SPL9111/DEP irinotecan) in patients with advanced solid tumours
Poster presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics 2023
Efficacy and safety of dendrimer-enhanced (DEP®) cabazitaxel (CTX-SPL9111) in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in a phase 1/2 trial
Poster presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022
A comparison of the pharmacokinetics and pulmonary lymphatic exposure of a generation 4 PEGylated dendrimer following intravenous and aerosol administration to rats and sheep
Pharmaceutical Research
Methotrexate-conjugated PEGylated dendrimers show differential patterns of deposition and activity in tumor-burdened lymph nodes after intravenous and subcutaneous administration in rats
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Nano-chemotherapeutics: maximising lymphatic drug exposure to improve the treatment of lymph-metastatic cancers
Journal of Controlled Release
Pulmonary administration of a doxorubicin-conjugated dendrimer enhances drug exposure to lung metastases and improves cancer therapy
Journal of Controlled Release
Pulmonary administration of PEGylated polylysine dendrimers: absorption from the lung versus retention within the lung Is highly size-dependent
Molecular Pharmaceutics
PEGylated polylysine dendrimers increase lymphatic exposure to doxorubicin when compared to PEGylated liposomal and solution formulations of doxorubicin
Journal of Controlled Release
A comparison of changes to doxorubicin pharmacokinetics, antitumor activity, and toxicity mediated by PEGylated dendrimer and PEGylated liposome drug delivery systems
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Doxorubicin- conjugated PEGylated dendrimers show similar tumoricidal activity but lower systemic toxicity when compared to PEGylated liposome and solution formulations in mouse and rat tumor models
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Association of chemotherapeutic drugs with dendrimer nanocarriers: an assessment of the merits of covalent conjugation compared to noncovalent encapsulation
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Dendrimer pharmacokinetics: the effect of size, structure and surface characteristics on ADME properties
Nanomedicine
Capping methotrexate α-carboxyl groups enhances systemic exposure and retains the cytotoxicity of drug conjugated PEGylated polylysine dendrimers
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Targeting the lymphatics using dendritic polymers (dendrimers)
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Characterisation and tumour targeting of PEGylated polylysine dendrimers bearing doxorubicin via a pH labile linker
Journal of Controlled Release
PEGylation of polylysine dendrimers improves absorption and lymphatic targeting following SC administration in rats
Journal of Controlled Release
Pharmacokinetics and tumor disposition of PEGylated, methotrexate conjugated poly-L-lysine dendrimers
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Partly-PEGylated poly-L-lysine dendrimers have reduced plasma stability and circulation times compared with fully PEGylated dendrimers
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The impact of molecular weight and PEG chain length on the systemic pharmacokinetics of PEGylated poly l-Lysine dendrimers
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Impact of surface derivatization of poly-L-lysine dendrimers with anionic arylsulfonate or succinate groups on intravenous pharmacokinetics and disposition
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Cationic poly-L-lysine dendrimers:  pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and evidence for metabolism and bioresorption after intravenous administration to rats
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Lymphatic transport and lymph node targeting of methotrexate-conjugated PEGylated dendrimers are enhanced by reducing the length of the drug linker or masking interactions with the injection site
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine

Anti-Infective Portfolio (SPL7013)

Astodrimer sodium nasal spray forms a barrier to SARS-CoV-2 in vitro and preserves normal mucociliary function in human nasal epithelium
Nature, Scientific Reports
Astodrimer Sodium Nasal Spray versus Placebo in Non-Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19: A Randomised, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Pharmaceutics
Astodrimer sodium antiviral nasal spray for reducing respiratory infections is safe and well tolerated in a randomized controlled trial
Nature, Scientific Reports
Utility of Astodrimer sodium 1% nasal spray for pandemic preparedness demonstrated by broad-spectrum antiviral effects and protection against SARS-CoV-2 omicron, and influenza A and B virus protection
Poster Presentation (RespiDART Conference, December 2022)
Effect of Astodrimer sodium against SARS-CoV-2 variants in vitro
Poster Presentation (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections [CROI] 2022)
Protective effects of Astodrimer sodium 1% nasal spray formulation against SARS-CoV-2 nasal challenge in K18-hACE2 mice
Viruses
Virucidal and antiviral activity of astodrimer sodium against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
Antiviral Research
Topical Astodrimer sodium, a non-toxic polyanionic dendrimer, demonstrates antiviral activity in an experimental ocular adenovirus infection model
Molecules
Astodrimer sodium and bacterial vaginosis: a mini review
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
A phase 3, randomised, controlled trial of Astodrimer 1% Gel for preventing recurrent bacterial vaginosis
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Two phase 3, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies of the efficacy and safety of Astodrimer 1% Gel for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology
A phase 2, double-blinded, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study of the efficacy and safety of Astodrimer Gel for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
PLoS One

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