Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment in First Stage of Bavituximab Phase II Breast Ca...( - First 15 Patients Are Enrolled and ...),Health

- First 15 Patients Are Enrolled and Dosing With Bavituximab Plus Docetaxel

Combination Regimen is Underway -

TUSTIN, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), today announced that it has completed enrollment in the first stage of its Phase II trial of bavituximab in combination with chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer. The main objective of the safety and efficacy study is to assess the overall response rate to the combination of bavituximab with docetaxel, a chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat breast cancer.

"We are very pleased that patient enrollment in this trial has proceeded quickly, reflecting the enthusiasm and efficiency of our clinical colleagues in Europe and the level of patient interest in a potential new therapy for this difficult disease," said Steven W. King, president and CEO of Peregrine. "We look forward to providing an update on the trial as patients continue to be dosed in the study and tumor response data is generated."

As part of this trial's two-stage design, 15 patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer have been enrolled initially. The primary objective of the multi-center, open-label study is to assess overall tumor response rate to the combination of bavituximab with docetaxel. The study may be expanded to include up to an additional 31 subjects if promising results are seen in the first 15 patients. Patients enrolled in the trial will remain in the study until disease progression.

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