Antisoma discontinued an open-label, international Phase IIb trial of AS1411 after early data from about 45 patients showed that the compound was unlikely to show a clear benefit. The company said it will focus on...

Antisoma began an open-label, international Phase IIb trial in about 90 AML patients in first relapse or refractory to one prior treatment. The trial will evaluate cytarabine with or without 40 or 80 mg/kg/day AS1411....

Antisoma discontinued development of AS1411 to treat RCC after interim data from an open-label, single-arm U.S. Phase II trial in 35 patients showed the compound's median PFS was inferior to everolimus' median PFS of 4.9...

Antisoma plc (LSE:ASM) discontinued development of AS1411 to treat renal cell carcinoma after interim data from a Phase II trial showed that the compound's median progression-free survival was inferior to everolimus' PFS of 4.9 months...

FDA and the EC granted Orphan Drug designation for Antisoma's AS1411 to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The anti- nucleolin aptamer is in Phase II testing for the indication. AS1411 already has Orphan designation in...

Data from 59 evaluable patients in the open-label, U.S. Phase II showed that 10 and 40 mg/kg/day IV AS1411 plus cytarabine resulted in response rates of 21% (4/19) and 19% (4/21), respectively, vs. 5% (1/19)...

Interim data from 28 evaluable patients in the open-label, U.S. Phase II AS1411-C-201 trial showed that 10 mg/kg/day AS1411 plus cytarabine produced 2 CRS, 1 CR with incomplete platelet recovery (CRp) and 1 cytogenetic response....

Data published in Cancer Research showed that a 5 µmol/L dose of AS1411 inhibited breast cancer cell growth while a 4-fold higher dose had no discernible effects on normal breast cells. The anti- nucleolin aptamer...

Antisoma plc has been developing its AS1411 for acute myelogenous leukemia and renal cancer based on its ability to induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing healthy cells. Exactly how the aptamer does this has...

Additional data from a Phase I trial in 17 renal and lung cancer patients showed that AS1411 was safe and well tolerated. Of 5 lung cancer patients, 2 had stable disease for >=2 months. Of...