California, USA-based firm Poniard Pharmaceuticals has initiated a Phase II trial of intravenous picoplatin, in combination with docetaxel and prednisone, as a treatment for patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. The agent, which is the company's lead product candidate, is designed to overcome the problem of platinum resistance and to prolong time to disease relapse.
This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.
Login to your accountTry before you buy
7 day trial access
Become a subscriber
Or £77 per month
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed
Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK
| Headless Content Management with Blaze