Jaime Leandro Foundation treats first cancer patient
JLF | November 5, 2021
Jaime Leandro Foundation treats first cancer patient with personalized neoantigen peptide vaccine under expanded access;
First-of-its-kind consortium enables cancer patients to receive anticancer vaccine therapy through compassionate use.
The Jaime Leandro Foundation for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines (JLF) and partners announce the treatment of the first cancer patient with a personalized neoantigen vaccine through a self-pay compassionate use program.
JLF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to make personalized anticancer vaccines available to patients with limited or no treatment options. Although neoantigen vaccines are not currently FDA approved, preliminary data is supportive of their use via compassionate access.
Personalized neoantigen vaccines are directed at tumor-specific mutation targets called neoantigens and leverage vaccine technology approaches to boost immune responses to a patient’s tumor. Although personalized neoantigen vaccines are very promising and have shown a favorable safety profile, their development and administration are hampered by regulatory, intellectual property, and clinical science obstacles. JLF has therefore partnered with multiple companies and institutions to bring these promising neoantigen vaccines directly to patients and their physicians.
By accelerating progress, informing patients, and enabling treatment, JLF and partners have worked diligently to help cancer patients and their clinicians overcome limited access to cancer vaccines through traditional trials. JLF uses the pVAC-Seq algorithm, an important technology for the selection of neoantigens in the design of the vaccines. Of the many instrumental partners, key steps of vaccine design, manufacture, and patient treatment are provided by ennov1, CSBio, and xCures.
“We are delighted that xCures’ backend technology, regulatory know-how, and partnerships, enable cancer patients to access novel treatments while providing important real-world data,” said Mika Newton, CEO of xCures. “By partnering with JLF we enabled the use of a personalized neoantigen vaccine under compassionate use/expanded access.”
“We are thrilled to collaborate with JLF, and partners to ensure efficient analysis, optimal vaccine design and secure storage through our cloud-based platform and genomic technology,” said James Inglis-Jones, Chairperson of ennov1.
“It’s exciting to contribute with CSBio’s peptide and instrumentation manufacturing technology towards manufacturing a fully personalized anticancer peptide vaccine,” stated the CEO of CSBio, Jason Chang.
After a long process starting in fall 2020, the FDA approved treatment for the first two patients in the Spring of 2021. “We are very pleased to announce the initiation of treatment of the first cancer patient at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA under the care of Dr. Santosh Kesari,” stated JLF President, William Hoos.
The patient’s husband praised this new pathway to treatment. “JLF and partners allowed us the option to pursue a treatment we wanted, a cancer therapy based on current research, trials, and science.” said Brad C. Through cancer vaccines, we now have hope for more time, better chance for survival, and hopefully a roadmap for others to follow as well.”
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About the Jaime Leandro Foundation
The Jaime Leandro Foundation for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines (JLF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that organizes the complex process necessary to give patients and doctors access to personalized neoantigen vaccines through self-pay compassionate access. This pioneering model establishes a consortium of partners that include ennov1, CSBio, and xCures. To learn more, visit jaimeleandrofoundation.org
About xCures
xCures Inc. operates an AI-assisted platform that connects cancer patients and physicians with optimal investigational or approved therapies. The platform prospectively generates real-world evidence for clinical studies and decentralized trials. For more information, visit xcures.com or contact info@xcures.com
About ennov1
ennov1 empowers cancer patients to identify personalized treatment options created from their genomic data. Our cloud-based platform provides a clear way to manage your entire cancer journey from diagnosis and disease progression through treatment response and regression. ennov1.com
About CSBio
CSBio is a leading peptide and instrumentation manufacturing company located on the edge of Silicon Valley in Menlo Park, California. Since 1993, CSBio has been providing high quality custom peptides, cGMP peptides and automated peptide synthesizers to the global pharmaceutical community. CSBio peptide products and instrumentation can be found in production laboratories and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. csbio.com
About Providence St. Johns Health Center
For over 75 years, Saint John’s Health Center has provided the Los Angeles community an amazing array of medical specialties and sub-specialties. Services are provided with an unparalleled standard of care, and our dedication to each and every patient has earned a reputation for clinical excellence and award-winning care. providence.org/locations/saint-johns-health-center
