Positive results from Jennerex JX-594 proof-of-concept trial on metastatic melanoma

Aug 2 2011

Jennerex, Inc., a private clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of first-in-class targeted oncolytic products for cancer, today announced that positive results from a proof-of-concept clinical trial using JX-594 to treat patients with metastatic melanoma were published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Therapy.

"This clinical trial in metastatic melanoma provides additional key information for our JX-594 program and complements the ongoing clinical development of JX-594, which is expected to enter a randomized Phase 2b trial in advanced liver cancer later this year," said David Kirn, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Jennerex. "Specifically, JX-594 replication was observed following multiple rounds of intratumoral JX-594 therapy, providing proof-of-concept data for the potential benefit of chronic administration regimens of the product."