Autonomix Preclinical Study Successfully Demonstrates That Nerve Ablation Can Slow Tumor Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

Results from the preclinical study demonstrated statistically significant reduction of metastases and statistically significant reduction in tumor mass

Lori Bisson, Chief Executive Officer discusses the animal study in a Virtual Investor “What This Means” segment here

THE WOODLANDS, TX, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMIX) (“Autonomix” or the “Company”), a medical device company focused on advancing innovative technologies to revolutionize how diseases involving the nervous system are diagnosed and treated, today announced the successful completion of an animal study evaluating the ability of targeted nerve ablation to impact tumor metastases and growth.

For the preclinical mouse study, two groups of mice received human pancreatic tumor cells (Mia PaCa2) into the pancreatic head region. The experimental group received peri-pancreatic neural ablation (ethanol infusion over the pancreatic nerves) while the control group received no treatment. Results of the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant reduction of the tumor mass growth and metastases. Local invasion showed a 60% difference between the control and experimental group while liver metastases showed a 40% difference.

Lori Bisson, Chief Executive Officer of Autonomix, commented, “The successful completion of this preclinical animal study and highly encouraging results, support the clinical literature suggesting that nerve fibers may be a pathway for cancer cell metastasis tumor growth. The results further support the concept that neural pathways are especially impactful in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer. Even with a small sample size in this preclinical study, the experimental group demonstrated statistically significant metastasis reduction. While our current proof of concept study in pancreatic cancer is strictly focused on pain reduction from the ablation of target nerves near the pancreas, additional studies will explore whether these preclinical findings translate to the clinical application of our technology. It is possible our ablation technology might slow human pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis and may be investigated in future clinical studies. Advancing clinical solutions for patients fuels our continued efforts as we develop unique and proprietary technologies to safely and reliably ablate nerves across multiple indications, from pain to hypertension.”