Melbourne, Australia, May 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited TLX Telix, the Company) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Bayer AG (Bayer) to supply Illuccix^® (TLX591-CDx, Gallium Ga 68 Gozetotide Injection Preparation Kit)^[1] for the phase III ARASTEP study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05794906). This global study evaluates the efficacy of Bayer’s androgen receptor inhibitor (ARi) darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) compared to ADT alone in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer in patients with high-risk biochemical recurrence who have no evidence of metastatic disease from conventional imaging and treatment a positive PSMA PET/CT^[2] at the baseline.

The study will enroll up to 750 patients at different sites such as in Europe, Japan And The United States. The more sensitive PSMA imaging can identify prostate cancer lesions that are undetectable by traditional imaging such as computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and bone scans.

Telix Chief Medical Officer, Dr Colin Hayward stated, “We are pleased to include Bayer and a number of clinical centers in this important study, which reflects Telix’s unique commitment to bringing advanced prostate cancer imaging to the world, using this imaging modality to move beyond diagnosis to a disease management tool.” .”

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