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- noun A
drug indevelopment for thetreatment ofchronic 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.
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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.
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Omapro, or omacetaxine mepesuccinate, is secondary treatment aimed at those with chronic myeloid leukemia who do not improve with Novartis AG's Gleevec.
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ChemGenex plans to commercialize omacetaxine itself in
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Omapro, or omacetaxine mepesuccinate, is secondary treatment aimed at those with chronic myeloid leukemia who do not improve with Novartis AG's Gleevec.
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Chemgenex completes NDA submission for its omacetaxine mepesuccinate to the FDA
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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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
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The primary toxicity of omacetaxine is hematologic, with infrequent grade 3/4 non-hematologic events experienced;
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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.
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ChemGenex has established a corporate alliance with Hospira to develop and commercialize omacetaxine in
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