Aug 15 (Reuters) - NanoGroup SA NNG.WA :
* SAID ON TUESDAY THAT ITS SUBSIDIARY NANOVELOS HAS
COMPLETED LAB
AND IN VIVO TESTS OF POLEPI PRODUCT AND SELECTED THE FORMULATION
OF NANOPARTICLES WITH EPIRUBICIN AS A CANDIDATE FOR PRODUCTION
IN GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE (GMP) AND PRE-CLINICAL TESTS IN
GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE (GLP) STANDARDS
* SAYS NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURE CHARACTERISED WITH HIGH
EFFICIENCY
OF DRUG BINDING AND PROCESS REPEATABILITY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN
THE COURSE OF LAB TESTS
* SAYS THE OBTAINED RESULTS CONFIRM THE ASSUMPTION OF
GRADUAL
RELEASE OF THE DRUG FROM NANOPARTICLES
* SAYS EPIRUBICIN IS A WIDELY USED CYTOSTATIC FOR THE
TREATMENT OF
VARIOUS COMMON CANCERS
* SAYS EPIRUBICIN IS USED BOTH IN MONOTHERAPY, AS WELL AS
COMBINATION THERAPY WITH OTHER ANTICANCER DRUGS, WHICH THE
COMPANY BELIEVES CAN RESULT IN WIDE USE OF NANOVELOS DRUG
DELIVERY SOLUTION
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