WILMETTE, Ill., June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: MNPR), a clinical-stage radiopharma company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer patients, today announced that its abstract titled "Evaluation of Anti-uPAR Antibody as a Radiopharmaceutical for Imaging and Treatment of Solid Tumors" has been accepted as a "Top-Rated Oral Presentation" within the Scientific Program of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) 2024 Annual Congress to be held on October 19-23, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany.

Monopar's abstract details its MNPR-101-RIT, a novel first-in-class radio-immuno-therapeutic program that targets cancers expressing the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), including triple-negative breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. The Company's preclinical data demonstrate compelling and durable anti-tumor benefits with MNPR-101 conjugated to therapeutic radioisotopes, including lutetium-177 (Lu-177) and actinium-225 (Ac-225).

"We are honored by the recognition of our MNPR-101-RIT abstract at EANM'24," said Chandler Robinson, MD, CEO of Monopar Therapeutics. "This selection underscores the potential of our uPAR-targeted therapy and the interest around uPAR as a potential new target for radiopharma treatment."

Monopar recently initiated its MNPR-101-Zr first-in-human Phase 1 imaging and dosimetry clinical trial in advanced cancer patients. Further information about this trial is available at under study identifier NCT06337084.

About Monopar Therapeutics Inc.

Monopar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer patients, including Phase 1-stage MNPR-101-Zr for imaging advanced cancers and late preclinical-stage MNPR-101 radio-immuno-therapeutic (RIT) for the treatment of advanced cancers, as well as early development programs against solid cancers. For more information, visit: .

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