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Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Submits Clinical Protocol to Initiate Bavituximab Phase II Trial in Lung Cancer Patients

Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, July 26th, 2007

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, announced that it has submitted a clinical protocol with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for a Phase II trial of bavituximab in combination with chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The multi-center trial is expected to begin enrolling patients once the protocol regulatory review is completed.

The trial has a two-stage design. Up to 21 NSCLC patients will be enrolled initially and the study will be expanded up to a total of 49 patients if...

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