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er death in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 213,380 new lung cancer cases will be diagnosed in the United States in 2007, and an estimated 160,390 patients will die from lung cancer. The American Cancer Society also estimates that non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, represents 87% of all lung cancers.

About IDM Pharma

IDM Pharma (IDM) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative products that activate the immune system to treat cancer. IDM's lead product candidate, JUNOVAN(TM) (mifamurtide for injection), known as MEPACT in Europe, is part of a new family of immunotherapeutic agents designed to destroy residual cancer cells by activating the body's natural defenses. IDM's applications requesting marketing approval of JUNOVAN for use in the treatment of newly diagnosed resectable high-grade osteosarcoma patients in combination with multiple agent chemotherapy are in review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in the United States and by the European Medicines Agency, or EMEA, in Europe. IDM is jointly developing UVIDEM, a cell-based vaccine product candidate in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of melanoma, with sanofi-aventis. EP-2101 is currently being tested in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in a Phase II clinical trial and is composed of multiple tumor-specific CTL epitopes selected from tumor-associated antigens

For more information, visit http://www.idm-pharma.com.

About sanofi-aventis

Sanofi-aventis is one of the world leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, ranking number one in Europe. Backed by a world-class R&D organization, sanofi-aventis is developing leading positions in seven major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, thrombosis, oncology, metabolic diseases, central nervous system, internal medicine and vaccines. Sanofi-aventis is listed in Paris and in
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