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MALMÖ, SE / ACCESSWIRE / December 2, 2024 / Ascelia Pharma (STO:ACE) Ascelia Pharma AB (publ) (ticker: ACE) today presents the primary results from the Orviglance® phase 3 SPARKLE Study as an oral presentation at the world's largest radiology conference, RSNA, in Chicago.
As communicated earlier, in the successful SPARKLE study, Orviglance significantly improved the visualization of focal liver lesions compared to unenhanced MRI in patients with suspected or known liver lesions and severe kidney impairment.
The results were accepted as an oral presentation at the 2024 annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America, the world's largest radiology conference. The presentation was accepted in the Cutting-Edge Research category and will be presented today by Dr. Alvin Silva, SPARKLE Principal Investigator and Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, United States.
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Title of presentation: SPARKLE: A Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Diagnostic Efficacy of ACE-MBCA in Patients with Known or Suspected Focal Liver Lesions and Severe Renal Impairment
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Timing of presentation: 2 Dec, 13:30-14:00 CDT, local time Chicago
Contacts
Magnus Corfitzen, CEO
Email: moc@ascelia.com
Tel: +46 735 179 118
Julie Waras Brogren, Deputy CEO (Finance, Investor Relations & Commercial)
Email: jwb@ascelia.com
Tel: +46 735 179 116
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About us
Ascelia Pharma is a biotech company focused on orphan oncology treatments. We develop and commercialize novel drugs that address unmet medical needs and have a clear development and market pathway. The company has two drug candidates - Orviglance and Oncoral - in clinical development. Ascelia Pharma has global headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker: ACE). For more information, please visit http://www.ascelia.com.
About Orviglance
Orviglance (manganese chloride tetrahydrate) is a novel oral contrast agent for MR-imaging developed to improve the detection and visualization of focal liver lesions (including liver metastases and primary tumors) in patients with reduced kidney function. These patients are at risk of serious side effects from the currently available class of gadolinium-based contrast agents. Orviglance, has been granted an Orphan Drug Designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A clinical program of nine studies, including the pivotal global Phase 3 study SPARKLE, has successfully been completed with strong and consistent efficacy and safety results.