AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:INGN) today announced that ADVEXIN® Phase III clinical trial data in patients with recurrent head and neck cancer confirm earlier Phase II results of ADVEXIN efficacy. Biomarkers of the p53 tumor suppressor gene target of ADVEXIN treatment were predictive in selecting patients more likely to respond to ADVEXIN, a targeted tumor suppressor therapy being investigated for a number of solid tumor cancers. Abnormal p53 tumor suppressor function is associated with cancer initiation, progression and treatment resistance and is one of the most fundamental and common molecular defects in cancers. Preliminary results from the phase III trial were presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in San Diego, California. To access the AACR presentation please visit the Events page at www.introgen.com.
