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GammaCan International Inc.

GammaCan announces positive pre-IND meeting on VitiGam for metastatic malignant melanoma

Published in Food and Drug Law Weekly, April 21st, 2006

GammaCan International Inc. (GCAN) announced that the company met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss requirements for the filing of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for VitiGam, the company's second generation investigational treatment for metastatic melanoma.

GammaCan's scientists, led by professor Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, have previously shown that plasma-derived IVIg has anti-cancer activity in a number of animal models. More recently, GammaCan has initiated an open label Phase II trial evaluating the anti-cancer properties of plasma-derived IVIg. This trial is expected to conclude later this year and data will be presented after it...

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