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Iniparib Adds No Survival Benefit in Lung Cancer Trial
Iniparib Adds No Survival Benefit in Lung Cancer Trial
K Wachter
20110910
2011 Oct 10
Elsevier Global Medical News
Iniparib Adds No Survival Benefit in Lung Cancer Trial
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Oct 10, K Wachter
STOCKHOLM (EGMN) - Adding the investigational drug iniparib to a gemcitabine and cisplatin doublet failed to improve outcomes significantly in a phase II study of 119 patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.The disappointing result follows a phase III trial in which iniparib failed to confirm survival gains when added to gemcitabine (Gemzar) and carboplatin chemotherapy in patients with metastatic triple-negative...