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In the Pipeline: Figitumumab Active in Refractory Ewing's Sarcoma
In the Pipeline: Figitumumab Active in Refractory Ewing's Sarcoma
S Freeman
20100919
2010 Oct 19
Elsevier Global Medical News
In the Pipeline: Figitumumab Active in Refractory Ewing's Sarcoma
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Oct 19, S Freeman
MILAN (EGMN) - Figitumumab was active against refractory Ewing's sarcoma in heavily pretreated adolescents who were enrolled in a phase I/II study.Treatment with Pfizer Inc.'s investigational agent was associated with an overall response rate of 14.2%, a median progression-free survival of 1.87 months, and a median overall survival 8.87 months."This is another weapon in the fight against Ewing's sarcoma," study investigator Dr. Heribert Jürgens said at the annual congress of the European Society...