ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted anticancer therapeutics using its Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced the presentation of encouraging clinical data for the Company's lorvotuzumab mertansine (IMGN901) targeted anticancer compound at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Conference being held in Milan, Italy, October 8-12, 2010.
“These findings are encouraging in light of the prior treatments these patients have received and the stage of their disease at the time of study entry”
Lorvotuzumab mertansine is designed to target and kill cancer cells that express CD56, a protein. This targeted anticancer compound is a potential treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, and other CD56+ tumors. It is wholly owned by ImmunoGen.
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