Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’ Azixa(TM) is Efficacious in a Model of Human Brain Cancer and Its Activity is Additive With Avastin(R)

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MYRX) today announced the presentation of non-clinical data demonstrating the potent anti-cancer activity of Azixa(TM) (MPC-6827), its small molecule microtubule destabilizing agent, in a model of brain cancer. Azixa is currently in two phase 2 studies for the treatment of primary brain tumors and one phase 2 trial for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.