CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC, a biotechnology company developing innovative cancer treatments, today announced that it has successfully completed a Phase I clinical trial of its lead compound trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) in nine patients with newly diagnosed primary brain cancer (glioblastoma or GBM). A Safety Monitoring Committee comprised of expert, independent clinicians and researchers met on November 14, 2012, reviewed the Phase I patient safety data and authorized immediate open enrollment for the follow-on Phase II study. The Phase II trial will explore TSC’s effects on tumor regrowth, patient quality-of-life and overall survival in newly diagnosed GBM patients when dosed in conjunction with conventional radiation therapy. The study will enroll a total of fifty patients at twenty cancer institutions throughout the U.S., with a target date of complete enrollment by early 2013. Patients in the Phase I brain cancer study were treated at six cancer institutions around the country. Fourteen additional centers will be open for the Phase II study, which has already begun enrolling patients. Further information about the study may be viewed online at Glioblastoma Clinical Trial Phase II.
