BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., June 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYCC) (Nasdaq:CYCCP) (Cyclacel or the Company), today announced interim results from an ongoing, multicenter, Phase 1/2 clinical trial examining the safety and effectiveness of oral sapacitabine, the Company's lead product candidate, administered sequentially with decitabine. Thirty-day mortality from all causes was 4.5%; 60-day mortality from all causes was 9.5%. The overall response rate was 34.8%. The data were reported during a poster session at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
