ASCO News In Brief: Allergan Ligand Retinoid Therapeutics ALRT1057
Executive Summary
Allergan Ligand Retinoid Therapeutics ALRT1057: Interim findings of Phase I/II Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center trial of 9-cis retinoic acid capsules used in the treatment of 15 acute promyelocytic leukemia patients results in 40% complete remission rate for durations of two to 18 months. Unlike ALRT1057, all-trans retinoic acid maintenance therapy for APL often results in retinoid resistance within a few months of treatment, the company said. Irvine, Calif.-based ALRT will begin Phase II/III with ALRT1057 trials this year...