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Curasight

Disease Areas

High grade glioma and glioblastoma

Treatment of glioblastoma presents a significant unmet medical need, necessitating innovative and effective treatments. Curasight's research and development efforts aim to address this challenge and improve the lives of patients facing aggressive brain cancer. uTREAT has also potential in several other cancer types expressing the biomarker uPAR. A total of approx. 65,000 patients are diagnosed with primary brain tumors and more than 30,000 patients are diagnosed with the aggressive form, glioblastoma, annually in the US and EU. Approximately 10% of the patients are children. The prognosis for individuals with glioblastoma is very poor as approximately 50% of the patients die within 14 months and after five years from diagnosis only 5% are still alive. 

Neuroendocrine tumors (NET)

Neuroendocrine tumors are a rare form of cancer that occurs in glandular cells most frequently in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract or in the lungs, but the disease can in principle occur in all organs of the body. Each year approximately 35,000 new cases are diagnosed in the US and EU. Due to the long survival of these patients, more than 400,000 patients are living with the disease in the US and EU. The main findings from the phase II study were that uPAR-positive lesions were seen in most NET patients and that uPAR PET was prognostic, and that uPAR will be a promising target for therapy in NET patients. 

Head and neck cancer

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is the 6th most common cancer worldwide with 890,000 new cases and 450,000 deaths in 2018. The incidence is anticipated to increase over the coming years. The main finding from the Phase II study using uTRACE was that patients with high uptake on uPAR-PET compared to those with a low uptake had an 8.5-fold poorer prognosis regarding relapse-free survival. Also, when compared with commonly used prognostic markers (FDG-PET, TNM stage and p16 status) in a multivariate analysis, only uPAR-PET remained significant. The conclusion from the trial was that uPAR-PET could potentially become valuable regarding planning of therapy and follow-up in head and neck cancer patients. In addition, the presence of uPAR in head and neck cancer patients and in particular, in those with the most aggressive disease, also formed the basis for pursuing uPAR-targeted radionuclide therapy (uTREAT) in this cancer type.

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for the highest mortality rates among both men and women. NSCLC is the most common type of lung cancer with approximately 700,000 patients being diagnosed each year in the US and EU alone. The 5-year survival rate in the US is around 28%. Despite advances, there is a need for more effective therapies. Curasight’s preclinical studies show uTREAT effective in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the 12th most common cancer worldwide. It is the 12th most common cancer in men and the 11th most common cancer in women. There were more than 495,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer in 2020. Pancreatic cancer begins when abnormal cells in the pancreas grow and divide out of control and form a tumor. The pancreas is a gland located deep in the abdomen, between the stomach and the spine. It makes enzymes that help digestion and hormones that control blood-sugar levels. More than 66,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2024.