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DelMar Pharmaceuticals Announces Abstract Presentations for the American Association Cancer Research Annual Meeting in April 2016
Mar. 24, 2016 07:31AM PST
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DelMar Pharmaceuticals (OTCQX:DMPI) announced that it will present three abstracts at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting based on pre-clinical research conducted with its lead anti-cancer product candidate, VAL-083 (dianhydrogalactitol), a “first-in-class” small-molecule chemotherapeutic agent.
DelMar Pharmaceuticals (OTCQX:DMPI) announced that it will present three abstracts at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting based on pre-clinical research conducted with its lead anti-cancer product candidate, VAL-083 (dianhydrogalactitol), a “first-in-class” small-molecule chemotherapeutic agent.
As quoted in the press release:
The Company’s first two abstracts have been published and can be viewed on the AACR Annual Meeting website.
DelMar will present abstract (#2157): “Enhanced in vitro activity of dianhydrogalactitol (VAL-083) in combination with platinum drugs: Impact of p53 and platinum-resistance,“ during the session entitled “New Drugs, Therapeutic Targets, and Treatment Approaches being held on Monday, April 18, 2016, from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. CDT. In this abstract, the Company will present new in vitro data in cell-lines representing difficult to treat subsets of non-small cell lung and ovarian cancer that may be targeted by VAL-083’s unique anti-cancer mechanism.
A second abstract (#2985): “Molecular mechanisms of dianhydrogalactitol (VAL-083) in cancer treatment,” will be presented during the session entitled New Mechanisms of Anticancer Drug Action being held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CDT. In this abstract, DelMar will present new data related to VAL-083’s mechanism of action, which may lead to opportunities to treat resistant cancer phenotypes and to beneficial combination therapy approaches in the treatment of cancer.
DelMar will also present an update on its ongoing “Phase I/II study of VAL-083 in patients with recurrent glioblastoma,” as a late-breaking abstraction during the Phase II/III Clinical Trials in Progress session on Tuesday, April 19. Details of this abstract (#CT074) will be published during the session beginning at 8:00 a.m. CDT.
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