SuperGen's MP-470 Sensitizes Prostate And Breast Cancer Cells To Erlotinib

Main Category: Breast Cancer
Also Included In: Prostate / Prostate Cancer;  Conferences;  Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry
Article Date: 15 Apr 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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SuperGen Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPG), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies, announced as part of a series of presentations at the 2008 AACR Annual Meeting that MP-470 effectively sensitizes prostate and breast cancer cells to erlotinib (Abstract No. 671).

Entitled, "Inhibition of erlotinib resistance on HER-family tyrosine kinases by combination with MP-470, a multi-targeted TK inhibitor in prostate and breast cancer," the poster highlights data indicating that the combination of MP-470 and erlotinib inhibits the binding of the p85 subunit of PI3K, and has a greater impact than either agent alone in reducing phosphorylation of Akt, ERK1/2, EGFR/HER1, HER2/Neu, and HER3.

"These data build upon previous results showing that MP-470 exhibits anti-tumor activity in breast and prostate cancer cells," said Dr. David Bearss, SuperGen's Vice President and Chief Scientist. "The fact that MP-470 in combination with erlotinib effectively suppressed the HER pathway suggests that concurrent administration of both compounds could represent a new treatment for prostate and breast cancers. We will continue to explore this synergy as we develop further MP-470."

Copies of the 2008 AACR Annual Meeting poster presentations will be available in the pipeline section of SuperGen's Web site http://www.supergen.com.

About SuperGen

Based in Dublin, Calif., SuperGen, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies. SuperGen is developing a number of therapeutic anticancer products focused on kinase and cell signaling inhibitors and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors. For more information about SuperGen, please visit http://www.supergen.com.

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