Cytokinetics Announces Preclinical and Clinical Trial Data Regarding Ispinesib to Be Presented at the 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Poster Presentations at SABCS
The following abstracts are scheduled to be displayed as posters on Friday, December 12, 2008 in Poster Session 2 from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM:
Abstract #2122: "Ispinesib (SB-715992) a Kinesin Spindle Protein (KSP) Inhibitor has Single Agent Activity and Enhances the Efficacy of Standard-of-Care Therapies in Pre-clinical Models of Breast Cancer." The presentation will be made by James Purcell, Ph.D., Cytokinetics, Inc. from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM.
Abstract #2148: "A Phase I-II Trial of Ispinesib, a Kinesin Spindle Protein Inhibitor, Dosed Every Two Weeks in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Untreated with Chemotherapy for Metastatic Disease or Recurrence." The presentation will be made by Henry Gomez, M.D., Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM.
About Cytokinetics
Cytokinetics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel small molecule drugs that may address areas of significant unmet clinical needs. Cytokinetics' cardiovascular disease program is focused to cardiac myosin, a motor protein essential to cardiac muscle contraction. Cytokinetics' lead compound from this program, CK-1827452, a novel small molecule cardiac myosin activator, entered Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of heart failure in 2007. Under a strategic alliance established in 2006, Cytokinetics and Amgen Inc. are performing joint research focused on identifying and characterizing activators of cardiac myosin as back-up and follow-on potential drug candidates to CK-1827452. Amgen has obtained an option for an exclusive license to develop and commercialize CK-1827452, subject to Cytokinetics' development and commercial participation rights. Cytokinetics' cancer program is focused on mitotic kinesins, a family of motor proteins essential to cell division. Under a strategic alliance established in 2001, Cytokinetics and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are conducting research and development activities focused on the potential treatment of cancer. Cytokinetics is developing two novel drug candidates that have arisen from this program, ispinesib and SB-743921, each a novel inhibitor of kinesin spindle protein (KSP), a mitotic kinesin. Cytokinetics is conducting the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II clinical trial of ispinesib as monotherapy as a first-line treatment in chemotherapy-naive patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. In addition, Cytokinetics is conducting the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II trial of SB-743921 in patients with non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma. GSK has an option for the joint development and commercialization of ispinesib and SB-743921. GSK-923295, an inhibitor of centromere-associated protein E (CENP-E) inhibitor, is being developed under the strategic alliance by GSK; GSK began a Phase I clinical trial with GSK-923295 in 2007. In April 2008, Cytokinetics announced the selection of a potential drug candidate directed towards skeletal muscle contractility which may be developed as a potential treatment for skeletal muscle weakness associated with neuromuscular diseases or other conditions. All of these drug candidates and potential drug candidates have arisen from Cytokinetics' research activities and are directed towards the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell. Additional information about Cytokinetics can be obtained at www.cytokinetics.com.
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