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New analysis points to 2004 finish for phase III study of pemtumomab.(Brief Article)

Women's Health Weekly

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2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisoma, plc, the U.K.-based biopharmaceutical company developing new drugs for cancer, announced the result of an independent statistical analysis refining the predicted completion time for its pivotal phase III trial of pemtumomab in ovarian cancer.

The analysis shows that completion of the SMART (study of monoclonal antibody radioimmunotherapy) trial is most likely to take place during the second half of 2004.

The predicted completion time, based on the aggregated death rate in the study to date, was reported by the SMART independent data safety monitoring committee (DSMC), who also reported that there are no safety data or concerns that warrant changes in the conduct of the study at the present time.

The SMART study compares survival of patients receiving standard treatment plus pemtumomab with that of patients receiving standard treatment alone. The trial will finish once there have been a total of 116 deaths across both groups.

The study also includes an interim analysis, which is expected to take place ...

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