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CureFAKtor Pharmaceuticals Demonstrates that Novel Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) Inhibitors Decrease Pancreatic Cancer Tumor Blood Flow and Reduce Blood Vessel Density
Date:6/23/2011

CFAK-C4, reduced tumor growth in vivo in mouse pancreatic cancer cells by up to 60 percent, and CFAK-C4 combined with chemotherapy drug gemcitabine had a synergistic effect and led to 80 percent pancreatic cancer tumor reduction.  

The study also found that CFAK-C4 combined with gemcitabine had a prolonged effect on pancreatic tumor growth.  Two weeks after treatment, the tumor size in the previously treated group was approximately 75 percent smaller than the tumor in the control group. The researchers concluded that targeting FAK with small molecule inhibitors can be effectively used to develop potential oral-based cancer therapies.

"We continue to gain knowledge about the activity of our lead compound, CFAK-C4, and this most recent study furthers our understanding of FAK inhibitors and the potential of this compound," said H. Shep Wild, President and Chief Executive Officer of CureFAKtor Pharmaceuticals.  "CureFAKtor's proprietary FAK technology platform may represent a significant breakthrough in the treatment of most solid tumor cancers in that its unique mechanism of action disrupts the signaling of specific protein to protein binding between FAK and tumors."

Earlier this year, CureFAKtor received Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for CFAK-C4 in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, a disease with the lowest survival rate of any cancer and limited patient treatment options.

About Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK)

Focal adhesion Kinase (FAK) is substantially over-expressed in many solid tumors. FAK operates by placing itself at the contact points between tumor cells and the extra cellular matrix that surrounds them. Studies by CureFAKtor and others found that in this role, FAK is an important facilitator for signals that cause tumor cells to survive, grow, and produce new blood vessels to sustain growth and travel to distant places wit
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