Medigene Announces Results from Investigator Initiated Trial of EndoTAG®-1 to be Published for ASCO 2013
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Martinsried/Munich, April 11, 2013. Medigene AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard; MDG)
announced today that the results from the Phase 2 investigator initiated trial
(IIT) of EndoTAG(®)-1 in HER2-negative breast cancer will be published for the
upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The
abstract (#114428), entitled "Feasibility study of cationic liposome-
encapsulated paclitaxel in combination with paclitaxel followed by FEC as
induction therapy in HER2-negative breast cancer" was chosen for inclusion
online in the ASCO 2013 Annual Meeting Proceedings, a Journal of Clinical
Oncology supplement, and will be released at www.asco.org on May 15, 2013.
The investigator initiated trial with EndoTAG(®)-1 was conducted by Prof. Dr.
Ahmad Awada, Head of the Medical Oncology Clinic at the Institut Jules Bordet in
Brussels, Belgium, and principal investigator in the previously conducted
EndoTAG(®)-1 phase II trial in locally relapsed and/or metastatic advanced
Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). The aim of the exploratory open-label
Phase 2 IIT was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant EndoTAG(®)-1
in combination with paclitaxel in patients with HER2-negative breast cancer.
About EndoTAG(®)-1: EndoTAG(®)-1 is a novel composition of the established
cytostatic drug paclitaxel combined with neutral and positive lipids. The
positively charged lipids imply that EndoTAG(®)-1 interacts with newly
developed, negatively charged endothelial cells, which are primarily required
for the growth of tumor blood vessels. The EndoTAG(®)-1 paclitaxel component
attacks the endothelial cells as they divide, thus targeting the blood supply to
tumors without affecting the supply to healthy tissue. By doing this,
EndoTAG(®)-1 is expected to prevent the formation of new tumor blood vessels and
to inhibit tumor growth. Medigene has successfully completed two clinical phase
II trials of EndoTAG(®)-1 in the indications pancreatic cancer and triple-
negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Medigene AG (Frankfurt: MDG, prime standard) is a publicly listed biotechnology
company headquartered in Martinsried/Munich, Germany. Medigene focuses on
clinical research and development of novel drugs against cancer and autoimmune
diseases. Medigene is the first German biotech company to have revenues from a
marketed product (Veregen(®)), which is distributed by partner companies.
Medigene has two drug candidates in clinical trials, EndoTAG(®)-1 and RhuDex(®),
and is developing an innovative vaccine technology. For more information, please
visit www.medigene.com.
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of Medigene as of the date of this release. The actual results achieved by
Medigene may differ significantly from the forward-looking statements made
herein. Medigene is not bound to update any of these forward-looking statements.
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