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  • noun A drug in development for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.

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  • D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the study evaluated the safety and efficacy of a potential new therapy called omacetaxine in patients with CML who have the T315I mutation and are resistant to first-line imatinib therapy.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • In the other study providing welcome news for CML patients, researchers reported that an older drug called omacetaxine stopped the cancer in many of these high-risk patients.

    Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2009

  • Omapro, or omacetaxine mepesuccinate, is secondary treatment aimed at those with chronic myeloid leukemia who do not improve with Novartis AG's Gleevec.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • ChemGenex plans to commercialize omacetaxine itself in

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Omapro, or omacetaxine mepesuccinate, is secondary treatment aimed at those with chronic myeloid leukemia who do not improve with Novartis AG's Gleevec.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • Chemgenex completes NDA submission for its omacetaxine mepesuccinate to the FDA

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CXS) announced that positive safety findings from a combined analysis of two clinical trials for its lead product candidate, OMAPRO ™ (omacetaxine mepesuccinate), were presented today during a poster discussion session at the 2010 American

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The primary toxicity of omacetaxine is hematologic, with infrequent grade 3/4 non-hematologic events experienced;

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Injection site reactions were primarily grade 1/2 events, demonstrating that at-home subcutaneous administration of omacetaxine has an acceptable safety profile for CML patients who have failed prior therapies.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • ChemGenex has established a corporate alliance with Hospira to develop and commercialize omacetaxine in

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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