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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
OncoGenex Provides Update on Two-Year Survival Data from Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of OGX-011 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
February 17th, 2009
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OGXI) announced the two-year survival rate from a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of OGX-011 in combination with first-line chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). At two years, 30% of patients who had received OGX-011 with first-line chemotherapy were alive. OncoGenex has previously reported a mature median survival of 14.1 months and a one-year survival rate of 54%. For comparison, published studies using a platinum-based regimen plus gemcitabine as first-line chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC reported median survivals of 8 to 11 months and one-year survival rates of 33% to 43%. Market approval for...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-17)
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