First Patient Enrolled in Europe in Ovature Phase III Ovarian Ca...( Novogen Limited's subsidiary Marsha...),Health

Novogen Limited's subsidiary, Marshall Edwards Inc. (Nasdaq: MSHL), has

made the following announcement:

SYDNEY, Australia and NEW CANAAN, Conn., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall Edwards, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSHL) today announced enrolment of the first patient in Europe in the Phase III Ovature clinical trial of phenoxodiol in women with advanced ovarian cancer resistant or refractory to platinum-based drugs.

The first patient to commence on the study at an Ovature site in the EU has been enrolled at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, under the direction of Professor Ignace Vergote, Head of Gynaecologic Oncology.

"We are hopeful that a positive outcome of this multi-centre study will be a significant medical advance for thousands of women with late stage ovarian cancer whose tumours have become insensitive to the existing chemotherapeutic drugs," Professor Vergote said.

"As one of Europe's largest cancer institutions, it is important for us to be a part of these worldwide studies. It is important that we continue to develop new ovarian cancer treatments. It is only through constant research that we will learn how to battle this deadly disease effectively," said Professor Vergote.

The Catholic University of Leuven is one of 26 sites in UK and Europe which will be recruiting patients into this major multi-centre multinational ovarian cancer study to determine the safety and effectiveness of the drug phenoxodiol, w
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