( Safety and Single-Agent Activity Suppor...)Phase 2 Results for EntreMed's Panzem NCD Brain Cancer Study,Presented at ASCO,Health

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EntreMed, Inc. , a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, announces the presentation of results of a single-agent Phase 2 study for Panzem(R) NCD (2ME2) in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The data were presented by David A. Reardon, M.D., Associate Deputy Director at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center and principal investigator for the study, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting underway in Chicago.

The single-agent, open-label study, conducted at Duke University, was designed to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of Panzem(R) NCD in patients with recurrent GBM who have failed initial therapies. Of the 27 patients enrolled in this study, 78% had received two or more prior cancer agents. Results from this Phase 2 study included one partial response and seven stable diseases. Panzem(R) NCD was well-tolerated with reversible transaminase elevations as the only grade 3 toxicity in more than one patient, and no grade 4 toxicities.

Commenting on the results of the study, Dr. Reardon said, "Panzem(R) NCD was generally well-tolerated and showed modest activity as a single agent. This study and prior preclinical studies support the hypothesis that Panzem(R) NCD could be used in combination with an approved chemotherapeutic agent such as temozolomide (Temodar(R)) in GBM patients to potentially improve outcome further. The Duke University Brain Tumor Center has recently initiated a Phase 2 study of the Panzem(R) NCD/Temodar(R) combination."

Carolyn F. Sidor, M.D., MBA, EntreMed Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, commented, "Our clinical developme
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