ISK Ltd has completed phase I clinical trial with Nerofe in cancer patients with progressive disease. Nerofe is highly safe in humans – no toxic effects were seen during the trial. Nerofe is stable in human blood.

Nerofe’s triple action:

Conventional anti-cancer drugs act against one specific biological process that supports cancer progression. That process is usually either specifically induced inhibition of tumor cells proliferation by direct induction of death of cancer cells, or specifically induced immune response against cancer cells, or by inducing an anti-angiogenic effect to inhibit creation of blood vessels around the tumor.
Nerofe is the first highly safe anti-cancer agent that inhibits all 3 biological processes that support cancer progression mentioned above.
In phase I we have clearly seen:
1. Induction of strong anti-angiogenic effect.
2. Activation of anti-cancer immune response.
3. In vitro experiments show that Nerofe has direct strong inhibitory effect on cancer cell proliferation.

We have developed a novel marker whose presence in patient’s biopsy can predict success of treatment with Nerofe. Patients whose tumor biopsy was positive for the marker stayed in the trial for 6 month or longer with a Stable Disease.

The company’s main interest is to treat AML, pancreatic and TN breast cancer patients.

Nerofe® triple-action:
  • Cytotoxic for cancer and inflamed cells.
  • Activates immune system response.
  • Inhibits angiogenesis
Nerofe causes ER stress to different type of cells

Nerofe causes ER stress to different type of cells through ST2 receptor

Reference

Ohana J, Sandler U,2, Kass G, Stemmer SM, Devary Y. – dTCApFs, a derivative of a novel human hormone peptide, induces apoptosis in cancer cells through a mechanism involving loss of Golgi function.