Angle Plc. Market wants to see if the Astrazeneca and Eisai deals are just the start>>13 May 2024 12:48
Of a snowballing demand for Angle's services analysing circulating tumour cells.
Big agreements this year:-
1. 2nd January. Eisai Inc. (15 Billion $ market cap). Announcement was regarding the ***HER2 protein***.
Under the agreement, in a pilot study worth US $250,000 to ANGLE, ANGLE will provide CTC analysis with its Portrait HER2 assay to assess breast cancer patients' HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) status in a Phase II study of the HER2 targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) BB-1701. Success in the pilot study offers the potential for multiple large scale follow-up studies.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AGL/contract-announcement-with-eisai-inc-49aplx5us0gzg6h.html
2. 24th April. Astrazeneca Plc ($211 billion market cap). Announcement was regarding micronuclei detection based on its existing pKAP1 CTC-based DDR assay.
Under the agreement, ANGLE will develop a novel methodology for CTC micronuclei detection based on its existing pKAP1 CTC-based DDR assay, which measures expression of a key protein in the DNA damage response. Assay development will take place in ANGLE's laboratories in Guildford, UK, and follows the Company's development and launch of two highly sensitive and specific DDR assays in 2023. The 6-month development phase is worth an initial £150,000 to ANGLE.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AGL/new-commercial-agreement-with-astrazeneca-edeymgqdtcshqde.html
3. 3rd May. Astrazeneca Plc ($211 billion market cap). Announcement was to develop an Androgen Receptor1 (AR) detection assay for use in prostate cancer studies.
Under the terms of this agreement, worth £550,000 to ANGLE, the Company will develop a CTC-based AR assay. Assay development will take place in the ANGLE's UK laboratories, with project completion expected in Q1 2025. A successful development phase will demonstrate the importance of the Parsortix system in assessing the efficacy of prostate cancer therapeutics and offers the potential for long-term, ongoing business for the Company supporting clinical studies.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AGL/new-commercial-agreement-with-large-pharma-gvzk9wgh1la0ljx.html
The above announcements are fantastically good for Angle. However, if the market can also see demand for the announcement of the 4th Jan the sp will truly take off IMHO.
This was regarding the Combined DNA Next Generation Sequencing of CTCs and CtDna from the same blood sample test.
It compares the CtDna (DNA fragments found in the general blood) with the DNA of the circulating cancer cells the Parsortix machine can catch.
Angle have found unexpected variations between the two indicating CtDna analysis alone sometimes misses vital information.
This test can be used in ***ANY cancer drug trial involving ANY type of cancer which has metastasised***, and clearly gives additional important information.
I believe it may become a part of the ***standard analysis*** during cancer drug trials involving metastasised cancer.
All IMHO.