Clinical Trials

First patient completes treatment in phase I of Provecta trial

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 27th, 2005

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PVCT) announced that the first breast cancer patient has completed treatment in the company's phase I clinical trial of PV-10 (also known as Provecta).

The trial is designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of PV-10 in five patients with recurrent breast carcinoma. Each patient enrolled in the study is having PV-10 injected into one or more tumors, which are observed for a period of 1-3 weeks thereafter. The patients then undergo standard surgery to remove their tumors, allowing thorough assessment of the effects of PV-10 in breast cancer tissue and surrounding normal tissue.

The trial is being...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-12-27)

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