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Follow on Google News | Seattle starts Phase IIb trial of SGN-40Seattle Genetics (Bothell, Washington) has begun a Phase IIb clinical trial of its monoclonal antibody SGN-40 as an adjunct to second-line therapy for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
By: Jobs4dd Ltd The randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – named SeaGen MARINER - is expected to enroll approximately 200 patients at around 60 sites worldwide. Patients will receive either Rituxan (rituximab), ifosfamide or carboplatin and etoposide (R-ICE) plus SGN-40, or R-ICE plus placebo. The primary endpoint is complete response rate. Additional endpoints include safety, tolerability, failure-free and overall survival. SGN-40 is a humanised mAb that targets the CD40 antigen, which is expressed on most B lineage haematologic malignancies, including non-Hodgkin’ In addition to the SeaGen MARINER trial, a Phase II single-agent trial of SGN-40 in DLBCL and a phase Ib trial of SGN-40 in combination with Revlimid (lenalidomide) “We are moving forward with this global trial based on the encouraging safety profile and clinical activity observed in our phase I single-agent trial in patients with DLBCL, together with preclinical data demonstrating enhanced efficacy of SGN-40 when combined with chemotherapy,” # # # www.jobs4dd.com is a specialist online recruitment service for the clinical trial and drug development sectors. Latest news and jobs in the industry are listed on a daily basis. Latest international clinical research jobs, CRM jobs, regulatory affairs jobs, data management jobs, statistician jobs, pharmacovigilance jobs and many more vacancies are listed on the www.jobs4dd.com website. Visit our news archive section at www.jobs4dd.com/ Website: www.jobs4dd.com End
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