LUNG CANCER SURPASSED BREAST
CANCER AS THE #1 KILLER OF
WOMEN IN 1987.

 

Pharmacyclics Announces Interim Results From Two Ongoing Phase 2 Trials Supporting Potential of Xcytrin(R) Plus Chemotherapy to Treat Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

xcytrin.jpgPharmacyclics, Inc. today announced preliminary results from two open-label, multi-center Phase 2 clinical trials supporting the potential use of Xcytrin(R) (motexafin gadolinium) Injection, the company’s lead product candidate, in combination with Alimta(R) (pemetrexed) and in combination with Taxotere(R) (docetaxel) as a second-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who failed at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. The results were presented today at the Eighth International Lung Cancer Congress in Wailea, Hawaii.

 

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