Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presents Positive Data From A Phase 2 Trial Of PSMA ADC In Patients With Chemotherapy Experienced Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

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TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq:PGNX), an oncology company focused on developing innovative approaches to targeting and treating prostate cancer, today presented a poster entitled A Phase 2 trial of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Antibody Drug Conjugate (PSMA ADC) in Taxane-Refractory Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2014 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, CA. The Phase 2 trial assessed the anti-tumor activity and tolerability of its antibody drug conjugate, PSMA ADC, in patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer. A total of 83 patients who had progressive disease despite treatment with at least one taxane containing chemotherapy received PSMA ADC. Enrollment of a chemotherapy naïve cohort is ongoing.

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