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to a potent tubulin stabilizing agent, monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). The enzyme-sensitive linker, which was licensed from Seattle Genetics, is designed to be stable in the bloodstream and to release MMAE inside tumor cells, resulting in cancer cell death.
Dr. Ronit Simantov, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer commented, "Preclinical studies have shown that GPNMB is expressed in aggressive breast cancers and is believed to play a role in promoting invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells. Furthermore, conjugating an antibody against this biologically relevant target with MMAE, a cytotoxic drug that belongs to a class of therapeutics known to be active against breast cancer, represents a novel approach to treating this disease."
Objective responses have been observed in patients with advanced melanoma treated with CR011-vcMMAE. A Phase II study of CR011-vcMMAE in patients with melanoma is currently enrolling patients, and preclinical studies with CR011-vcMMAE for the treatment of gliomas are ongoing.
About Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and a leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 180,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2008 with more than 40,000 deaths attributed to this disease. Despite recent advances in therapy, the median survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer is 2 to 3 years, while patients with "triple-negative" or "basal-like" breast cancer have limited treatment options and poorer outcomes. Therefore, a significant unmet need remains for novel therapeutic approaches for patients with locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer who have failed other therapies.
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