Telik Presents Results At ASCO From Assist-5 Trial Of Telcyta In Platinum Refractory And Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Telik, Inc. announced presentation at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida, of results from the ASSIST-5 Phase 3 randomized, multinational study of TELCYTA(R) (canfosfamide HCl) in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) vs. PLD alone in second-line therapy in platinum refractory or resistant ovarian cancer. Study Design: Patients with platinum refractory or resistant ovarian cancer (platinum refractory, primary platinum resistant, secondary platinum resistant) by standard GOG criteria, with measurable disease were eligible for enrollment in the trial. A total of 125 patients at sites in the USA (44), Brazil (15), Belgium (8) and UK (6) were randomized with a 1:1 a...