Re: Farmas USA
Cellceutix Completes Clinical Trial of Kevetrin for Advanced Solid Tumors
BEVERLY, MA–(Marketwired – February 16, 2016) Cellceutix Corporation (OTC: CTIX) (the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies with oncology, dermatology, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic applications, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Phase 1 trial of Kevetrin in patients with advanced solid tumors conducted at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The open-label, dose escalation study met Cellceutix’s objectives by demonstrating the safety and tolerability of Kevetrin, while providing key information on the pharmacokinetics of Kevetrin. These data are being utilized in designing a Phase 2 study, which will evaluate Kevetrin as a component of combination therapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer. As disclosed on February 10, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed Cellceutix that increasing the frequency of Kevetrin dosing from once weekly to three times weekly would be acceptable based upon the data from the Phase 1 study. We look forward to these future trials and are hopeful that Kevetrin will develop into one of the great cancer treatment drugs.
Cellceutix is developing Kevetrin under an Orphan Drug designation for ovarian cancer from the FDA.
Cellceutix would like to thank all the staff at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for their tireless work and valuable insight throughout the clinical trial, especially the trial’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Geoffrey Shapiro. The trial was a success and we appreciate the opportunities recently afforded to us to further expand enrollment for the purpose of excellent research on Kevetrin for better patient care.
Cellceutix is now informing clinicaltrials.gov that the trial is no longer active and expects the website to be updated soon to reflect the trial as completed.
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