Amgen Release: Updated Data from Ongoing Phase 3 Trials Support the Continued Study of Vectibix® (panitumumab) in Combination with Standard Chemotherapy

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced updated interim pooled, blinded, safety results from two Phase 3 trials evaluating Vectibix® (panitumumab) in combination with standard chemotherapy in earlier lines of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Updated data from these trials, as well as the first prospective trial evaluating the impact of the clinical biomarker KRAS on Vectibix efficacy in combination with chemotherapy, were presented at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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