Companies combining expertise to increase number of late-stage lung cancer patients realizing extended survival from immunotherapy
Rocky Hill, CT and Pinneberg, Germany – February 15, 2023 – Lumeda Inc, a clinical stage medical technology company focused on improving treatment outcomes of patients with lung cancer, and photonamic GmbH & Co KG, a pharmaceutical company involved in the development of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) in various applications as precursor for the photosensitier PpIX, today announced their commitment to collaborate on a Phase I-II clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) with 5-ALA as an adjuvant in combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) to prime the immune system in treatment of lung cancer patients. The collaboration will combine the respective expertise of both companies, where photonamic’s photosensitizing drug Gleolan™(5-ALA) is used in combination with Lumeda’s proprietary DigiLum™ PDT technology, a breakthrough light delivery and dosimetry system ....more