BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated announced that presentations related to Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection, the Company’s lead anticancer compound will be featured at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The meeting will be held in San Diego, CA from April 12-16, 2008. The subject matter of several abstracts, which are relevant to both the Company’s ongoing randomized Phase 3 trial of Genasense in patients with advanced melanoma, and also to any subsequent regulatory filings that may ensue from that trial, include the following:
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of oblimersen in subjects with mild and moderate renal impairment. Authors: Quereshi A, et al.
Summary: Describes the PK of Genasense in patients with impaired kidney function that may be relevant for prescribers.
Poster session: Sunday, April 13, 2008; 8:00 am.
Population pharmacokinetics (PK) of dacarbazine and Genasense in adult patients with advanced melanoma. Authors: Rezai K, et al.
Summary: Describes the PK of both Genasense and dacarbazine (the chemotherapy drug given to all patients in the Phase 3 melanoma study) and how these drugs interact when co-administered in human subjects.
Poster session: Sunday, April 13, 2008; 8:00 am.
About Genasense
Genasense inhibits production of Bcl-2, a protein made by cancer cells that is thought to block chemotherapy-induced apoptosis (programmed cell death). By reducing the amount of Bcl-2 in cancer cells, Genasense may enhance the effectiveness of current anticancer treatment. Genta is pursuing a broad clinical development program with Genasense evaluating its potential to treat various forms of cancer.
About Genta
Genta Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company with a diversified product portfolio that is focused on delivering innovative products for the treatment of patients with cancer. Two major programs anchor the Company’s research platform: DNA/RNA-based Medicines and Small Molecules. Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection is the Company’s lead compound from its DNA/RNA Medicines program. Genta is currently recruiting patients to the AGENDA Trial, a global Phase 3 trial of Genasense in patients with advanced melanoma. The leading drug in Genta’s Small Molecule program is Ganite(R) (gallium nitrate injection), which the Company is exclusively marketing in the U.S. for treatment of symptomatic patients with cancer related hypercalcemia that is resistant to hydration. The Company has developed G4544, an oral formulation of the active ingredient in Ganite, that has recently entered clinical trials as a potential treatment for diseases associated with accelerated bone loss. The Company is also developing tesetaxel, a novel, orally absorbed, semi- synthetic taxane that is in the same class of drugs as paclitaxel and docetaxel. Ganite and Genasense are available on a “named-patient” basis in countries outside the United States. For more information about Genta, please visit our website at: www.genta.com.
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