Multiple Myeloma

Data demonstrates anticancer activity of Quadramet in multiple myeloma

Published in Blood Weekly, February 23rd, 2006

Cytogen Corp. (CYTO) announced the publication of preclinical data from studies involving the use of Quadramet (samarium Sm-153 lexidronam) both as a monotherapy and in combination with the first-in-class proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (Velcade, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

In results prepublished online as a First Edition Paper in the peer-reviewed journal Blood, Quadramet demonstrated broad and synergistic activity when administered in combination with bortezomib in a murine myeloma model. This anticancer activity was characterized by significantly prolonged median survival, rapidly reduced clonogenicity of...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-02-23)

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