BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 13, 2007 - Point Therapeutics, Inc.
(NASDAQ: POTP) today reported the upcoming presentation of
preclinical data at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American
Association for Cancer Research (AACR) taking place in Los Angeles,
California, April 14-18, 2007. The AACR poster presentations report
on preclinical studies on talabostat's novel mechanism of action.
Additional details for the AACR presentations are as
follows:
Presentation Date and Time: Monday, April 16, 2007, 8:00 AM
-12:00 PM PT
Abstract #1894: Immune mechanisms of action of talabostat: a
dipeptidyl peptidase targeted anti-tumor agent
Presentation Date and Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 8:00 AM
-12:00 PM PT
Abstract #5622: The anti-tumor potential of inhibitors of the
DASH proteases in a mouse model of human breast cancer
The posters associated with the abstracts will be available on
the Point Therapeutics' web site at www.pther.com immediately
following their presentation.
About Point Therapeutics, Inc.:
Point is a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company currently
studying its lead product candidate, talabostat, in two Phase 3
double blind, placebo-controlled trials in non-small cell lung
cancer and in a Phase 2 trial in combination with gemcitabine in
metastatic pancreatic cancer. Point has also studied talabostat in
several Phase 2 trials, including as a single-agent in metastatic
melanoma, in combination with cisplatin in metastatic melanoma and
in combination with rituximab in advanced chronic lymphocytic
leukemia.
Contact
Point Therapeutics, Inc.
Sarah Cavanaugh, 617-933-7508
Director, Corporate Communications
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