BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., June 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYCC) (Nasdaq:CYCCP) (Cyclacel or the Company), today announced new data from an ongoing, multicenter, Phase 2 randomized trial of oral sapacitabine capsules, the Company’s lead product candidate, in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after treatment failure of front-line hypomethylating agents, such as azacitidine (Vidaza®) and/or decitabine (Dacogen®). Median overall survival to date for all patients is 252 days or approximately 8.4 months. Data were presented as a poster during the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting being held June 1-5, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois.
