NetworkNewsBreaks – CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s
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CNS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNSP), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers in the brain and central nervous system, is spotlighted in a recent article focused on glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer. Noting that glioblastoma has an average survival of only 14 to 16 months after diagnosis, the article points out that currently, glioblastoma has no cure and, because it is a highly invasive tumor, complete surgical removal is difficult. “Even with aggressive treatment, the cancer tends to recur, leading to a grim prognosis,” the article states. “The high mortality rate of glioblastoma is also due to its resistance to chemotherapy and radiation treatments, which can damage healthy brain tissue. Glioblastoma affects 12,000 to 15,000 people in the U.S. each year.” The article points out that one biopharmaceutical company working in the space is CNS Pharmaceuticals, which is focused on developing innovative therapies to treat diseases of the central nervous system (“CNS”). The article reports that CNS Pharmaceuticals’ lead product candidate is Berubicin, a chemotherapy drug being investigated for the treatment of glioblastoma that has received FDA Orphan Drug Designation.
“The innovation of Berubicin lies in its ability to overcome challenges specific to CNS tumor treatment,” the article states. “Traditionally, chemotherapy drugs struggle to reach the tumor cells in the brain due to the blood-brain barrier. Berubicin was specifically designed to solve this problem, and CNS Pharmaceuticals reports that it has demonstrated Berubicin’s ability to penetrate this barrier, enabling it to directly target cancer cells in the brain, an ability shared by very few chemotherapy drugs. This breakthrough feature enables the potential effectiveness of the treatment. . . . CNS Pharmaceuticals is actively conducting a potentially pivotal phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Berubicin, with over 229 patients currently enrolled. This trial aims to assess the drug’s ability to improve outcomes for patients with glioblastoma.”
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