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2 Aug 2011

Marshall Reports NV-128 Pre-Clinical Study Results

The oncology company plans to complete the required pre-clinical studies of NV-344 to submit an Investigational New Drug application to the US FDA by the first quarter of 2012.

San Diego-based oncology company Marshall Edwards has announced the pre-clinical study results of NV-128 in chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer stem cells.

 

The study demonstrated that NV-128 can specifically target the mitochondria in patient-derived ovarian cancer stem cells to induce cell death in chemo-resistant cell population.

 

Previous studies showed that NV-128 is able to inhibit tumour growth in an ovarian cancer animal model without inducing significant toxicity.

 

It found that once administered, NV-128 is demethylated in vivo to NV-344, its active metabolite, which has been shown to be more potent than NV-128 in pre-clinical research studies.

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