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Pharma company initiates Tarvacin phase I therapy clinical trial

Published in AIDS Weekly, July 11th, 2005

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (PPHM) announced the initiation of its Tarvacin phase I cancer therapy clinical trial.

The clinical trial is open to patients with any advanced refractory solid tumor malignancy. The initial clinical centers open for patient enrollment are the Scottsdale and Tucson sites of the Arizona Cancer Center.

The clinical trial is designed to enroll up to 28 patients with advanced solid tumors that no longer respond to standard cancer treatments. The objectives of this open-label dose escalation study are to (i) determine the safety and tolerability of Tarvacin administered intravenously to patients with advanced cancer; (ii)...

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