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Incyte (INCY) Reports Significant Data from RESPONSE Ahead of ASCO

June 3, 2014 10:46 AM EDT

Incyte (Nasdaq: INCY) announced results from the RESPONSE trial, the first pivotal Phase III study evaluating a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor for the treatment of polycythemia vera (PV). Ruxolitinib, compared to best available therapy (BAT), significantly improved hematocrit control (red blood cell volume) without the need for phlebotomy (a procedure to remove blood from the body to reduce the concentration of red blood cells) and reduced spleen size in patients with uncontrolled PV -- those who are resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea (HU). Findings from the RESPONSE study are being presented in an... More

Incyte (INCY) Reports Results from Ruxolitinib Proof-of-Concept Phase II

June 2, 2014 2:18 PM EDT

Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) announced full results from RECAP, a Phase II trial of ruxolitinib, a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, in combination with capecitabine in second-line metastatic pancreatic cancer. The findings from this proof-of-concept trial showed that ruxolitinib plus capecitabine prolonged survival over capecitabine alone in patients with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-established marker of systemic inflammation (hazard ratio = 0.47; 95% CI, 0.26-0.85; P=0.01 (2-sided)). Patients in this subgroup treated with ruxolitinib plus capecitabine also achieved improvements in other efficacy measures including objective response rate, clinical benefit response, and weight gain. These data were presented... More

Incyte (INCY) Issues Update on INCB24360 Phase I/II at ASCO

June 2, 2014 2:16 PM EDT

Incyte (Nasdaq: INCY) announced that preliminary results from an ongoing Phase I/II study of INCB24360, its oral indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibitor, combined with ipilimumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma were presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), May 30 to June 3, 2014, in Chicago. The poster reported initial findings showing that the combination was generally well... More