Phytomedical partners with LATITUDE Pharmaceuticals on lead anti cancer compound for glioblastoma

Aug 6 2009

PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. has announced their partnership with LATITUDE Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop an IV Formulation for its lead anti cancer compound for glioblastoma. LATITUDE Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a widely recognized expert in the area of drug formulations and delivery systems.

“Given LATITUDE’s successful track record in formulation development, we are extremely pleased to have partnered with such an innovative group of experts,” commented PhytoMedical, President, CEO, Greg Wujek. “The development and subsequent testing of the IV Formulation are key components in PhytoMedical’s quest to provide physicians and their patients with an effective treatment option for this most difficult to treat and often deadly form of brain cancer.”

“We are very happy to be chosen by PhytoMedical for this assignment because of our previous successes,” noted LATITUDE’s president, Dr. Andrew Chen. “Having the right formulation is instrumental to cost-effective, efficient, and expedient drug development. We look forward to contributing to the success of PhytoMedical’s exciting compound.”

Nearly two years ago PhytoMedical began the testing of several different anti cancer compounds which are based on the science of bis-intercalation, the process by which the anti-cancer compounds bind to the DNA of a cancer cell, disallowing replication and resulting in cell death. In a February press release outlining the results of a crucial in vivo efficacy and toxicity evaluation, it was announced that the Company’s patented anti-cancer compound proved to be the least toxic yet extremely effective in controlling the growth of SF295 human glioblastoma xenografts.

In all cases where specimens were treated for human glioblastoma brain cancer using PhytoMedical’s patented compound, researchers reported: a significant reduction in tumor size; prolonged lifespan of 46%-plus for the treated group versus the control group; notable enhanced chemotherapeutic effect of the compound; and even an observation of “tumor cured” in one of the specimens that had been carrying the deadly glioblastoma cancer.

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