Neuroblastoma

DRAXIS radiopharmaceutical unit approved to run two clinical trials to treat neuroblastoma

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, December 28th, 2006

The DRAXIMAGE radiopharmaceutical business unit of DRAXIS Health Inc. (DAX) (DRAX) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to run two clinical trials using radioactive Iobenguane I-131 Injection (also known as (131)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine, or I-131 MIBG) to treat high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that affects mostly infants and young children.

DRAXIMAGE will provide I-131 MIBG for two clinical trials approved by the FDA under a recently submitted Investigational New Drug (IND) application. One trial is a Phase II study in which I-131 MIBG will be administered with intensive chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue for...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2006-12-28)

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