June 10 (Reuters) - AB Science SA ABS.PA :
* RESULTS FROM MASITINIB STUDY AB12005 IN PANCREATIC CANCER
* NO SURVIVAL BENEFIT WAS SEEN FOR OVERALL STUDY POPULATION,
WHICH
INCLUDED METASTATIC PATIENTS
* MASITINIB PLUS GEMCITABINE CONFERS MEANINGFUL OVERALL
SURVIVAL
BENEFIT OF +1.8 MONTHS RELATIVE TO CONTROL IN LAPC PATIENTS WITH
PAIN, AND SIGNIFICANT 54% REDUCED RISK OF DEATH (P=0.005)
* MASITINIB PLUS GEMCITABINE INCREASED MEDIAN PROGRESSION
FREE
SURVIVAL BY 3.6 MONTHS, CORRESPONDING TO A SIGNIFICANT 54%
REDUCED RISK OF DISEASE PROGRESSION (P=0.004) IN LAPC PATIENTS
WITH PAIN
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