Nov 22 (Reuters) - ECKERT & ZIEGLER STRAHLEN UND
MEDIZINTECHNIK AG EUZG.DE :
* PENTIXAPHARM AG TODAY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT A FIRST PATIENT
HAS
BEEN TREATED IN A DOSE-FINDING CLINICAL PHASE I/II STUDY WITH
YTTRIUM (90Y) ANDITIXAFORTIDE (PENTIXATHER) AT UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL IN ESSEN, GERMANY
* BEFORE TREATMENT, PATIENTS WILL BE SCREENED WITH
GALLIUM-68
(68GA)-BASED PENTIXAFOR TO CONFIRM PRESENCE OF CXCR-4 RECEPTORS
* IF PET SCAN TURNS OUT TO BE POSITIVE, PENTIXATHER WILL BE
GIVEN
IN VARIOUS DOSES TO DIFFERENT DOSE GROUP (IN TOTAL 9 TO 15
PATIENTS)
* ENROLLMENT IS PLANNED TO LAST 12 MONTHS
* PENTIXATHER IS TARGETING CXCR-4 CYTOKINE RECEPTOR WHICH IS
WIDELY EXPRESSED IN DIFFERENT CANCER INDICATIONS
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