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Second-Line Zalutumumab Delays Progression; Fails to Improve Survival of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Second-Line Zalutumumab Delays Progression; Fails to Improve Survival of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
R Hyer
20100609
2010 Jul 9
Elsevier Global Medical News
Second-Line Zalutumumab Delays Progression; Fails to Improve Survival of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Jul 9, R Hyer
CHICAGO (EGMN) - Despite delaying progression of incurable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck after failure of standard platinum-based therapy, the novel agent zalutumumab failed to meet the primary end point for prolonging overall survival in a randomized, phase III trial."Although a trend for zalutumumab was observed, zalutumumab did not significantly improve overall survival," said Dr. Jean-Pascal H. Machiels, principal investigator of the ZALUTE (Zalutumumab in Patients With Noncurable...