CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) Moves Closer to IND Filing as Manufacturing of Lead Drug Candidate Commences

Oct 23, 2020

  • Berubicin Expected to Commence Trials for the Treatment of Glioblastoma, An Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer Currently Considered Incurable
  • Production of Berubicin Begins in the U.S. and Europe
  • Dual Manufacturing Facilities Engaged to Reduce Supply Chain Interruptions
  • IND for Berubicin Could Be Filed by Year End

CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) expects to have an Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) ready for its lead drug candidate, Berubicin, by the end of 2020. An approved IND would give the biotech company, which is developing treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain and central nervous system, the green light to go ahead with clinical trials. In June, CNS Pharmaceuticals signed agreements with two manufacturing entities—one in the U.S., the other in Italy—for the production of Berubicin. Three months later, the manufacturing process has commenced, taking the company a step closer to getting an IND approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Berubicin has been specifically developed to target cancers of the brain, including the first targeted indication of glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”), an aggressive form of brain cancer currently considered incurable. To increase awareness of this destructive disease, a segment on “The Balancing Act, Behind the Mystery,” which airs on Lifetime TV, is focused on glioblastoma. The segment can be viewed here: (click for link).

The manufacturing of Berubicin marks an important milestone on the way to initiating clinical studies on GBM patients. CNS Pharmaceuticals has already completed synthesis of the Berubicin Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (“API”), which has been shipped to Pii and BSP, manufacturing entities that will prepare an injectable form of Berubicin ready for…

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