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Breast Cancer
Sopherion Therapeutics Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase III Study of Myocet in Metastatic Breast Cancer
March 31st, 2009
Sopherion Therapeutics, LLC, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of anti-cancer therapies, announced that it completed enrollment in its pivotal Phase III study of nonpegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Myocet(TM)) in metastatic HER-2-overexpressing breast cancer. This is a pivotal Phase III trial of Sopherion's lead product in combination with the current standard of care, paclitaxel (Taxol) and trastuzumab (Herceptin(R)), vs. paclitaxel and trastuzumab alone. Progression-free survival (PFS) is the primary efficacy endpoint, with careful monitoring for cardiac safety. Dr. Jose Baselga, Chairman & Professor of Medicine, Vall...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-31)
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