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Hana Biosciences Begins Talotrexin Phase II Clinical Trials ...

... Talotrexin is a novel nonpolyglutamatable antifolate drug which has demonstrated improved antitumor activity in a broad spectrum of preclinical cancer models by targeting dihydrofolate reductase to prevent DNA synthesis and inhibit tumor growth.

According to the company, the primary objective of this Phase II portion of an ongoing Phase I/II open-label study is to demonstrate an improvement in overall survival.

Interim results of the study suggested that Talotrexin is well tolerated over multiple cycles of therapy.

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