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Cytogen announces FDA clears IND for CYT-500, a monoclonal antibody for treating prostate cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 5th, 2006

Cytogen Corporation (CYTO) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for CYT-500, the company's lead therapeutic candidate targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).

Cytogen expects to begin the first U.S. Phase I clinical trial of CYT-500 in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer subject to Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval at the planned clinical site.

CYT-500 uses the same monoclonal antibody from Cytogen's PROSTASCINT (capromab pendetide) molecular imaging agent, but is linked through a higher affinity linker than is used for PROSTASCINT to a...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-06-05)

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