Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Collaborators Present Positive Phase I/II Combination REOLYSIN(R) and Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Results at iSBTc Annu...(uate --------------------------------...)

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* still on study. CR=complete response,

PR=partial response, SD=stable disease,

PD=progressive disease

The Phase I trial has two components. The first is an open-label, dose-escalating, non-randomized study of REOLYSIN(R) given intravenously to patients with paclitaxel and carboplatin every three weeks. In this portion of the trial, standard dosages of paclitaxel and carboplatin are delivered to patients with escalating dosages of REOLYSIN(R) intravenously. The second component of the trial includes the enrolment of a further nine patients at the top dose of REOLYSIN(R) in combination with a standard dosage of paclitaxel and carboplatin. Eligible patients include those who have been diagnosed with advanced or metastatic solid tumours such as melanoma, lung and ovarian that are refractory (have not responded) to standard therapy or for which no curative standard therapy exists.

The Phase II trial is a 14-patient, single arm, open-label, dose-targeted, non-randomized trial of REOLYSIN(R) given intravenously in combination with a standard dosage of paclitaxel and carboplatin. Eligible patients include those with advanced or metastatic head and neck cancers that are refractory to standard therapy or for which no curative standard therapy exists.

The poster will be available today on the Oncolytics website at http://www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.

About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics. Oncolytics' clinical program includes a variety of Phase I/II and Phase II human trials using REOLYSIN(R), its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, alone and in combination with radiation or chemotherapy. For further information about Oncolytics, please visit
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