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Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Voreloxin (SNS-595) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
June 6th, 2008
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS) announced the initiation of the REVEAL-1 (Response Evaluation of Voreloxin in Elderly AML) Phase 2 clinical trial of voreloxin (also known as SNS-595), the company's lead anti-cancer therapeutic. The REVEAL-1 trial is being conducted in previously untreated elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are unlikely to benefit from standard induction therapy. The first patient was enrolled and treated at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center under the care of Larry D. Cripe, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine....
Source: Health Business Week (2008-06-06)
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