ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 3 Study of Palifosfamide for the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer

NEW YORK, June 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZIOP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new cancer therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the MATISSE study (Multicenter Adaptive Trial Investigating Small cell lung cancer Survival Endpoints), a pivotal Phase 3 multi-center, open-label, adaptive, randomized study of palifosfamide for the treatment of small cell lung cancer. ZIOPHARM has also recently announced the completion of enrollment in its Phase 3 study of palifosfamide in combination with doxorubicin for the treatment of metastatic soft tissue sarcoma in the front-line setting (PICASSO 3).