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Company News: Micromet Presents Updated Results From Phase 1 and Phase 2 Study of Blinatumomab
– Update Presented at the 15th Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) –
Micromet, Inc. (NASDAQ: MITI) today announced updated clinical data from a Phase 1 and a Phase 2 trial, respectively, of its lead product blinatumomab (MT103). The data were presented at the 15th Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) in Barcelona, Spain.
Results of the analysis from a Phase 2 trial in adult patients with minimal residual disease (MRD) positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) demonstrate that a prolonged hematologic relapse-free survival was observed in patients treated with blinatumomab. A pivotal trial in adult MRD-positive ALL patients is scheduled to begin in Q3, 2010.
Updated results from a Phase 1 trial of blinatumomab in patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) demonstrated durable responses ranging up to 30 months. Blinatumomab is the first in a new class of agents called BiTE® antibodies, designed to harness the body’s T cells to kill cancer cells.
A conference call will be hosted tomorrow, June 15, 2010, at 08:30am ET / 02:30pm CET / 01:30pm UK time. Dial-in details and the complete announcements are available here.