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CytRx (CYTR) Issues Update on Ongoing Aldoxorubicin Phase 2b Studies

May 4, 2015 9:04 AM EDT

CytRx (NASDAQ: CYTR) announced an interim analysis from its two ongoing phase 1b aldoxorubicin combination studies pairing aldoxorubicin with either gemcitabine or ifosfamide. Both studies combine standard doses of gemcitabine or ifosfamide with escalating doses of aldoxorubicin. The combinations appear to be well tolerated, and even at the lowest dose level of aldoxorubicin (170 mg/m2), impressive tumor responses have been observed so far in patients with bone cancer (osteosarcoma) and a variety of soft tissue sarcomas. As such, aldoxorubicin has the potential when used in combination with other cancer agents to become an important new... More