LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS), a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative drug candidates for the treatment of human cancers, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.
“2015 has been a year of significant milestones for Curis,” said Ali Fattaey, Ph.D., Curis’ President and CEO. “During the fourth quarter, we presented data from the Phase 1 trial of CUDC-907 at the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, including notable results from heavily pre-treated patients with DLBCL who experienced complete or partial responses, particularly in those with alterations of the MYC oncogene in their cancers. Based on these promising early results, in January we initiated a Phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy of CUDC-907 in patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL that harbor MYC alterations. There is a high unmet need for effective therapies for these patients due to their poor prognosis and a lack of optimal therapeutic options.”
