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Positive Glufosfamide Results From a Phase 2 Clinical Trial Presented at European Cancer Conference (ECCO)

Published in Clinical Trials Week, October 8th, 2007

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:THLD), announced that results from a Phase 2 trial of glufosfamide plus gemcitabine were presented at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO) annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

In the Phase 2 clinical trial of glufosfamide in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, six-month and one-year survival were 50% (95% CI: 31-67%) and 32% (95% CI: 16 - 49%), respectively. Median progression-free and overall survival were 3.7 and 6.0 months.

"We are encouraged by the results of this Phase 2 study, especially with respect to the one-year survival data which was higher than expected...

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