HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neose Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGM: NTEC) today announced that it has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence clinical trials for NE-180 in the United States. NE-180 is a long-acting, GlycoPEGylated erythropoietin (EPO) being developed for the treatment of anemia in adult cancer patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving chemotherapy and for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, including patients on dialysis and patients not on dialysis. NE-180 is currently in a Phase II trial for oncology-related anemia in Switzerland.
