EntreMed (ENMD) Presented Kinase Inhibitor, ENMD-2076, During AACR Special Session
EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD) announced the presentation of preclinical and mechanism of action data for its selective kinase inhibitor, ENMD-2076. On Sunday, April 13, 2008, Mark R. Bray, Ph.D., Vice President, Research, gave an oral presentation during the "New Drugs on the Horizon 2" symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting being held this week in San Diego, California.
In preclinical studies, ENMD-2076 demonstrated potent activity against Aurora A and tyrosine kinases linked to promoting cancer and inflammatory diseases. ENMD-2076 acts through multiple pathways resulting in antiproliferative activity and the inhibition of angiogenesis. ENMD-2076 has demonstrated substantial, dose-dependent efficacy as a single agent in multiple xenograft models, including tumor regression in breast, colon, and leukemia models. ENMD-2076 is an orally active, multi-kinase inhibitor that has shown an acceptable toxicity profile in multiple preclinical studies without cardiovascular effects.
EntreMed, Inc. (EntreMed) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing multi-mechanism oncology drugs that target disease cells and the blood vessels that nourish them. [SM]
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