ELIAS Animal Health, a clinical stage development company advancing novel treatments for cancer in companion animals, is offering a fourth site for its clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of ELIAS Cancer Immunotherapy (ECI™) as a treatment for newly- diagnosed appendicular osteosarcoma in dogs. The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether ECI™ used in combination with surgery produces better outcomes than treatment with surgery alone. Efficacy will be determined by patient survival and comparing the outcomes to historical control data. The trial will be conducted at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego. ELIAS Animal Health chief executive officer, Tammie Wahaus, shared a promising update on trial results to-date on Nov. 3, during the Collaborate2Cure series sponsored by Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute and BioKansas. “Early clinical study results already show positive outcomes,” said Wahaus. “One patient, a 6-year old German Shorthaired Pointer, has [...]

Olathe, Kan., Aug. 24, 2016 – ELIAS Animal Health, a clinical stage development company advancing novel treatments for cancer in companion animals, today announced the initiation of a clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of ELIAS Cancer Immunotherapy (ECI™), as a treatment for B-cell lymphoma in dogs. The majority of canine lymphomas are derived from B cells. While lymphoma is one of the most responsive cancers to chemotherapy, permanent cures in dogs are extremely rare and remissions are short-lived. There is a need for safer, more effective treatments for this disease. The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether ECI™ used in combination with chemotherapy produces better outcomes than treatment with chemotherapy alone. Efficacy will be determined by patient survival and comparing the outcomes to historical control data. The trial will be conducted at the Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center. The ECI™ treatment protocol vaccinates [...]

Olathe, Kan., September 1, 2015 - ELIAS Animal Health, a clinical stage development company advancing novel targeted T cell-based immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer in companion animals, today announced it has filled the remaining appointments to the company’s scientific advisory board with the additions of Ronald Schultz, PhD, and Noe Reyes, DVM. They join board chair Kevin Schultz, DVM, PhD, and Ralph Richardson, DVM, on the advisory board, which is tasked with offering strategic guidance on the advancement of therapies in development and exploring new therapeutic areas in which the company’s technology would be applicable. Dr. Ron Schultz is a recognized leader on veterinary vaccines, virology and immunology. He currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary emphasis of research focuses on the pathogenesis of viral infections in large and companion animals. [...]

Olathe, Kan., Aug. 4, 2015 - ELIAS Animal Health, a clinical stage development company advancing novel treatments for cancer in companion animals, today announced the initiation of a clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of ECI-OSA-11, the company’s T cell-based immunotherapy for the treatment of osteosarcoma, a common form of canine cancer for which there is no cure. This fully-funded clinical trial will enroll dogs that have been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, but have not yet been treated for their cancer. The trial will be conducted at the University of Missouri, Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine. ECI-OSA-11 is a form of immunotherapy that involves treating the patient with its own cancer-specific “killer” T cells. The patient will have surgery to remove their osteosarcoma and then will be treated with ECI-OSA-11 to eliminate cancer cells that remain following surgery. The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether ECI-OSA-11 [...]