- Final Phase 1 Results Demonstrate Activity in Ovarian and Breast Cancer
- Phase 3 Trial in Ovarian Cancer to Begin Enrolling Patients by Mid-Year
- Phase 3 Trial in Patients With Breast Cancer on Track to Initiate in 2H13
WALTHAM, Mass., May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TESARO, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRO), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that final results from a Phase 1 trial of niraparib, an inhibitor of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago. These results include anti-tumor activity and safety data for 100 patients with solid tumors, including 49 patients with high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) and twelve patients with breast cancer. Full, updated results relating to the abstract will be provided during the investigators' poster presentation on June 4, 2013.
"We are pleased that these data confirm the preliminary results presented at ASCO in 2011, and support advancement of niraparib into Phase 3 trials," stated Dr. Mary Lynne Hedley, President of TESARO. "We remain on track to begin enrolling patients in a Phase 3 trial in the ovarian cancer maintenance setting by mid-year, and to initiate a Phase 3 trial in patients with breast cancer during the second half of 2013."
Investor Briefing
TESARO will host an investor briefing in Chicago on Sunday, June 2 at 6:15 PM local time in conjunction with the ASCO annual meeting. At this briefing, TESARO management will review niraparib clinical data, discuss development plans in ovarian and breast cancer and answer questions from analysts and investors. This event will be webcast live and archived for 30 days at www.tesarobio.com.
ASCO Data Presentation Details
Final Results of the Phase I Trial of Niraparib (MK4827), a Poly(ADP)ribose Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitor Incorporating Proof of Concept Biomarker Studies and Expansion Cohorts Involving BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers, Sporadic Ovarian and Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC), Poster #2513, June 4, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM; 11:30 AM discussion
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TESARO is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of cancer patients by acquiring, developing and commercializing safer and more effective therapeutics. For more information, visit www.tesarobio.com.
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