GenSpera G-202 Principal Investigator Presents Phase I Data at Symposium on Molecular Targets and Ca

GenSpera G-202 Principal Investigator Presents Phase I Data at Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GenSpera, Inc. (OTCBB:GNSZ) announced that Devalingam Mahalingam, MD, PhD, principal investigator of the G-202 Phase II trial in hepatocellular carcinoma, will present data from the G-202 Phase I clinical trial at the EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston, MA on Monday, October 21st (http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/molecular-targets-and-cancer-therapeutics.aspx). Dr. Mahalingam will present a poster, "Afirst-in-human phase 1 clinical study of G-202, a thapsigargin-based Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) activated prodrug, in patients with advanced solid tumors," in the session from 12:30 - 3:00. Dr. Mahalingam is an oncologist at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

About GenSpera

GenSpera's technology platform combines a powerful, plant-derived cytotoxin (thapsigargin) with a prodrug delivery system that provides for the targeted release of drug candidates within a tumor. Unlike typical chemotherapeutic agents, thapsigargin results in cell death irrespective of the rate of cell division, which may provide an effective approach to kill both fast- and slow-growing cancers. GenSpera's lead drug candidate, G-202, is activated by the enzyme PSMA which is found at high levels in liver and prostate cancer and in the vasculature of almost all other solid tumors and is therefore expected to have efficacy in a wide variety of tumor types.

Data from the G-202 Phase Ib program in solid tumor patients demonstrated that G-202 is well-tolerated with prolonged disease stabilization observed in several hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) patients whose disease had previously worsened on standard therapy. A Phase II clinical trial in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma is currently underway.

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