Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc. Presents Data From Phase 3 NAPOLI-1 Study At The ESMO 16th World Congress On Gastrointestinal Cancer

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MACK) today announced detailed results from NAPOLI-1, a large, randomized, three-arm Phase 3 study of MM-398, a nanoliposomal encapsulation of irinotecan, in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer previously treated with gemcitabine-based therapy. The combination of MM-398 with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin extended overall survival and significantly increased progression free survival (PFS) and overall response rate compared to the control arm of 5-FU and leucovorin alone.

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