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Based on the exciting pre-clinical results, Quest will be compiling a pre-IND package, including chemical and manufacturing, toxicology, pharmacology and clinical protocol, and seek a pre-IND meeting with regulatory authorities as we progress this technology towards human clinical trials.
"We are very excited about the treatment results, and its potential as a first line therapy for prostate cancer. This warrants further testing of this new technology in a clinical setting," said Dr. Ron Moore, Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta and Cross Cancer Institute.
SL052 for the treatment of prostate cancer is being developed in collaborations with Dr. Ron Moore and Dr. Jimmy Xiao of the Alberta Cancer Board, Dr. John Tulip at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta and Dr. Dwayne Dickey, with support from the Alberta Ingenuity Fund and the National Research Council Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).
The Company's lead photodynamic therapy product, SL017, is a topical formulation indicated for dermatology applications. The utility of SL017 has already been demonstrated for hair removal applications in a Phase I clinical trial. In Jan 2007, the Company initiated a fifty patient pivotal clinical trial for the same indications. In addition, SL017 is currently undergoing a Canadian Phase I clinical trial for Actinic Keratosis.
About Quest PharmaTech Inc.
The Corporation is a publicly traded , Alberta-based drug
development company committed to the development and
commercialization of new pharmaceutical products. It is developing
a series of products for the treatment of cance
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