BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genta Incorporated (OTCBB: GETA) today announced the presentation of initial results from the first human use of a gallium-containing compound to treat serious infection. In a patient with cystic fibrosis and a highly resistant lung infection, who has been treated over a 2-year period, high concentrations of gallium were achieved in sputum. Moreover, sputum concentrations were higher than simultaneous concentrations in blood and continued to rise even after treatment had been stopped. Measured concentrations in sputum equaled or exceeded concentrations that have been reported lethal to bacteria in laboratory tests. The data were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Washington, D.C.
