CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MNTA), a biotechnology company specializing in the characterization and engineering of complex drugs, today announced the upcoming presentation of current data from its Phase 1 study of necuparanib in metastatic pancreatic cancer. The poster will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Annual Meeting.
| Poster Presentation Details |
| Abstract #4114: Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Antitumor Activity of Necuparanib Combined with nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Phase 1 Results |
| Presentation Date/Time: Monday, June 1, 2015; 8:00 a.m –11:00 a.m. CDT |
| Presenter: Eileen Mary O'Reilly, MD of David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
About Necuparanib
Necuparanib (M402) is a novel oncology drug candidate engineered to have a broad range of effects on tumor cells. The use of heparins to treat venous thrombosis in cancer patients has generated numerous reports of antitumor activity; however, the dose of these products has been limited by their anticoagulant activity. Leveraging its experience in deciphering the structure-function relationships of complex therapeutics, Momenta engineered necuparanib from unfractionated heparin to have significantly reduced anticoagulant activity while preserving relevant antitumor properties associated with heparins. A Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, controlled study to evaluate the antitumor activity of necuparanib in combination with nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane®) plus gemcitabine, versus nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine alone in pancreatic cancer is currently underway. Necuparanib has received Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
About Momenta
Momenta Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company specializing in the detailed structural and functional analysis of complex drugs and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Momenta is applying its technology to the development of generic versions of complex drugs, biosimilar and potentially interchangeable biologics, and to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for oncology and autoimmune indications.
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