Dextech Medical AB announced that the company's Phase 1 study regarding the effect of OsteoDex on patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has been initiated and recruitment of patients has begun. The study includesr 20 patients and is initially conducted at three hospitals in Sweden: Karolinska Universite hospital Huddinge, Uddevalla Hospital and Södersjukhuset in Stockholm. Another center in Sweden may be connected later.

The study is expected to be completed in Q4, 2024. Principal Investigator (PI) is Dr Katarina Uttervall, MD, PhD, Division of Hematology/HERM, Karolinska UniversityHospital Huddinge. Analysis of main blood markers takes place at the Central Laboratory, Karolinska UniverSite Hospital Solna, NKS.

In accordance with the treatment schedule, OsteoDex is given every two weeks. The inclusion criteria include adult MM patients with relapsed/treatment-resistant disease, who have received 1-3 prior lines of therapy. The primary objective is to confirm safety and tolerability.

Secondary objective is to determine treatment response, change in the level of disease-related biomarkers, and documentation of quality of life. The first patient is scheduled to be treated in April 2023.