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AMG 386 Takes Antiangiogenesis Therapy in New Direction for Ovarian Cancer
AMG 386 Takes Antiangiogenesis Therapy in New Direction for Ovarian Cancer
P Wendling
20100614
2010 Jul 14
Elsevier Global Medical News
AMG 386 Takes Antiangiogenesis Therapy in New Direction for Ovarian Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Jul 14, P Wendling
CHICAGO (EGMN) - AMG 386, a first-in-class recombinant peptide-Fc fusion protein, has been found to be active against advanced ovarian cancer, based on the results of a multisite phase II study."While VEGF may be the master regulator required to initiate angiogenesis, it must work with other factors including the angiopoietins to establish a network of capillaries and to establish blood flow," explained Dr. Beth Y. Karlan, lead author of a placebo-controlled phase II study that assessed two doses...