GPC Biotech Announces Data From Several Satraplatin Clinical Trials To Be Presented At ASCO Annual Meeting

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
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Article Date: 29 May 2008 - 3:00 PST

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GPC Biotech AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPC; NASDAQ: GPCB) announced that data from several satraplatin clinical trials will be presented at the 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place in Chicago, Ill., May 30-June 3, 2008.

Details are as follows:

"Satraplatin in patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer: Overall survival results from the phase III satraplatin and prednisone against refractory cancer (SPARC) trial," (Abstract #5003), Presenter: A. Oliver Sartor, MD, oral presentation in Chemotherapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer: New Taxane Combinations and Post-Taxane Options clinical science symposium, W375e, Sunday, June 1, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

"Phase I study of satraplatin and docetaxel in solid malignancies," (Abstract #2570), Presenter: Ticiana B Leal, MD, Poster #13B, Developmental Therapeutics: Cytotoxic Chemotherapy general poster session, S Hall A1, Sunday, June 1, 2:00 PM - 6:00PM

"Phase I study of the oral platinum agent satraplatin in sequential combination with capecitabine in patients with advanced solid tumours," (Abstract #2560), Presenter: Cristiana Sessa, MD, Poster #11 H, Developmental Therapeutics: Cytotoxic Chemotherapy general poster session, S Hall A1, Sunday, June 1, 2:00 PM - 6:00PM

"Phase I study of oral platinum with concurrent radiation therapy in non small cell lung cancer," (Abstract #7560) Presenter: Hak Choy, MD., Poster #35B, Lung Cancer - Local-Regional and Adjuvant Therapy general poster session, S Hall A1, Sunday, June 1, 2:00 PM - 6:00PM

The abstracts are available online at http://www.asco.org.

About GPC Biotech

GPC Biotech AG is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on anticancer drugs. GPC Biotech's lead product candidate is satraplatin, an oral platinum compound. The Company has various anti-cancer programs in research and development that leverage its expertise in kinase inhibitors. GPC Biotech AG is headquartered in Martinsried/Munich (Germany) and has a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary in Princeton, New Jersey. For additional information, please visit GPC Biotech's Web site at http://www.gpc-biotech.com.

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