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Senesco Technologies Investor PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Senesco Technologies, Inc.
Changing Cancer Therapy
Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D. President & CEO
October 23rd, 2013
Certain statements included in this presentation are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from such
statements expressed or implied herein as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
the Company’s ability to recruit patients for its clinical trial, the ability of the Company to consummate
additional financings; the development of the Company’s gene technology; the approval of the
Company’s patent applications; the successful implementation of the Company’s research and
development programs and collaborations; the success of the Company's license agreements; the
acceptance by the market of the Company’s products; the timing and success of the Company’s
preliminary studies, preclinical research and clinical trials; competition and the timing of projects and
trends in future operating performance, the Company’s ability to comply with the continued listing
standards of the NYSE/MKT, as well as other factors expressed from time to time in the Company’s
periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). As a result, this press
release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC. The forward-
looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
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Safe Harbor Statement
About Senesco
Founded 1998
Located Bridgewater, NJ
9 employees
Focused on cancer therapeutics
Listed on OTC QB as SNTI
Senesco’s Gene Regulation Platform Technology
Senesco Technologies is a clinical stage biotech company specializing
in cancer therapeutics
Our proprietary gene regulation technology has demonstrated the ability to eliminate cancerous cells and protect healthy cells from premature death
The company is running a Phase 1b/2a trial with a product that treats B-cell cancers (which include multiple myelomia and non-Hodgkins B-cell lymphomas)
Trial sites include the Mayo Clinic and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The technology was developed over the last 15 years through the discovery that the genetic pathway for cell growth control, targeted by Senesco, is common to both plants and humans
Ticker: SNTI Stock Exchange: OTC QB Recent Price: $3.30
Stock Basics & Financial Summary
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Capitalization Table as of October 21, 2013 Common Stock Outstanding 3,067,000 Preferred Stock 232,000 Options 278,000 Warrants Outstanding 283,000 Fully Diluted 3,860,000
Cash on Hand as of June 30, 2013, as adjusted $3,200,000 Current burn rate per quarter $1,200,000 Revolving secured credit line $2,300,000
Senesco’s Platform A novel therapeutic
approach based on gene regulation
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Senesco’s Platform Targets B-cell Cancers
Multiple myeloma is an incurable cancer of plasma cells – “B-cell” cancer ~65,000 patients in the US Median survival time is 2½ to 5 years
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) Most commonly diagnosed lymphoma ~120,00 patients in the US ~ 50% of patients unresponsive to standard
therapy
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) ~30,000 patients in the US Aggressive tumor with poor outcomes
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All orphan drug indications
Multiple Myeloma: Large Market & High Unmet Medical Need
Company Drug® 2012 Sales
Takeda Velcade $2,100 MM
Celgene Revlimid $3,770 MM
Celgene Thalomid $387 MM
Onyx Kyprolis ~$250 MM (1st year)
Multiple myeloma market projected at $6 billion by 2018
Turning on a Normal Regulatory Process
Lysine Protein – need to turn up
Activates programmed cell death (apoptosis)
Hypusine Protein – need to turn down
Stimulates cell growth
Senesco’s drug reprograms the cells to recognize the death message by modulating the levels of both proteins
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These two proteins act as a biological switch to promote cell death or survival
Lysine
F5A protein
Lysine form stimulates cell death
aka “apoptosis”
amino acid Hypusine
protein Hypusine form stimulates survival
amino acid
protein
Lysine and hypusine proteins control cell death and growth
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Proteins Regulate Cell Growth and Death
Lysine
F5A protein
Lysine form stimulates cell death
aka “apoptosis”
switch
amino acid Hypusine
protein Hypusine form
promotes survival
amino acid Arginine
Arginine form stimulates cell death
aka “apoptosis”
protein
Replace hypusine with arginine Switch from survival to cell death
Therapeutic Strategy: Our drug down-regulates the growth message and up-regulates the death message so
inducing cancer cells to die
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Senesco’s Drug Candidate Changes Levels of Both Proteins
1. RNAi suppresses pro-survival hypusine form
2. DNA plasmid makes stable death message under control of B-cell specific promoter
3. Polymer (PEI) forms nanoparticle to protect RNA and DNA and deliver death message to target
SNS01-T nanoparticle ~ 40 x 70 nM
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Our Drug Uses Nanotechnology
Pre-Clinical Results
Our drug platform modulates and has broad activity in most cancer cell lines tested in vitro
Efficacy in multiple in vivo disease models including melanoma (B16-F0) and lung (A549) cancer*
Efficacy in blood cancer models in mice
85-95% growth inhibition in B-Cell cancers Synergy with bortezomib and lenalidomide
* Gene Ther Mol Biol 12, 207-218 (2008)
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Efficacy in Cancer Cell Lines and In Vivo Models
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* p < 0.05 (n = 3) ** p < 0.01 (n = 3) *** p < 0.001 (n = 3)
Last Injection
>90% Inhibition of Human Multiple Myeloma Tumors in Mice
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Human multiple myeloma tumors reduced up to 95% by SNS01-T treatment
Tumor Growth Control
Significantly Improved Survival in Multiple Myeloma Model
17 * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 (compared to control group; Logrank test)
EX31-RPMI 8226:Survival proportions
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Control NanoparticleSNS01-TLEN 50SNS01-T +LEN 50
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RPMI 8226 Multiple Myeloma
Tumor Growth Inhibition 102 Day Survival
1. Lenalidomide 50mg 20% (p < 0.05)
2. SNS01-T 0.375mg 60% (p < 0.01) 3. SNS01-T+ LEN 50 100% (p < 0.001)
End of treatment
SNS01-T is better alone
Combined even better
Clinical Trial Status
Design Open-label, multiple-dose, dose-escalation Twice-weekly IV infusions for 6 weeks
Endpoints Safety and tolerability Pharmacokinetics Tumor response Time to relapse or progression
Clinical Sites Mayo Clinic, U Arkansas, Hackensack UMC, U West
Virginia, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Phase 1b/2a B-cell Cancer Study
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10 patients enrolled in groups 1 and 2
Good tolerability and stable disease at lowest doses
2 patients had stable disease at weeks 3 & 6
1 patient remained stable 4 weeks post dosing No drug-related severe adverse events
No dose-limiting toxicities
Phase 1b/2a Interim Results from Groups 1 & 2
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Phase 1b/2a group 3 is ongoing at 0.2 mg/Kg
• 0.2 mg/Kg is efficacious dose level in cancer models in mice
• 3 patients need to be completed
Recruitment Continuing at Next Dose Level
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Clinical Development Plans
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Group 3 results by 4Q-2013 Topline results of Phase 1b/2a in 1H-2014 Phase 2 initiation planned for 2H-2014
• Focus on multiple myeloma, mantle and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
Corporate
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D. Chair, Former COO, Imclone Systems
Christopher Forbes Vice Chair, Forbes Media, LLC
John N. Braca Exec Director Controller, Iroko Pharma
Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D. Pres & CEO, former CEO Pharmacopeia
Warren Isabelle, CFA Founder, Ironwood Investment Mgmt
Thomas C. Quick Former Vice Chair, Quick & Reilly/Fleet
David Rector Principal David Stephen Group
Ruedi Stalder Former Exec Board Member Credit Suisse
John E. Thompson, Ph.D. Executive VP, R&D, FRS of Canada
Jack Van Hulst Operating Partner, SK Capital Partners
Board of Directors
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World-class science and management team
Founder of ImClone, Dr. Harlan Waksal, is Chairman of the Board
Near-term clinical trial results from Phase 1b/2a study
6 billion dollar opportunity for multiple myeloma alone
Many additional applications in solid tumors, inflammation and Alzheimers 25
Summary
Corporate Information
Senesco Technologies, Inc. 721 Route 202/206, Suite 130
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Phone: 908-864-4444
www.senesco.com OTCQB: SNTI
IR: RedChip Companies, Inc
Dave Gentry Phone: 800-RED-CHIP (733-2447), ext.104
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