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Company ImmuPharma PLC
TIDM IMM
Headline Initiation Of Phase I/IIA Studies In
Cancer
Released 07:01 19-May-2010
Number 1612M07
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
London, 19 May 2010
ImmuPharma receives approval for
Initiation of PhaseI/IIA Studies in Cancer
ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM) the specialist drug discovery and development company, is pleased to announce that it received an Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from AFSSAPS, Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante, for a Phase I/IIa study in patients of IPP-204106, its anti-cancer compound with a novel and promising mechanism of action. The first patients are expected to be dosed within the next few weeks.
Dr Robert Zimmer, President and Chief Scientific Officer, said: "We are delighted with the approval of our IND application, and are excited to begin Phase I in patients for IPP-204106 in the next few weeks. Importantly, our strong financial position means we are well-placed to take the development programme forward."
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ImmuPharma PLC
Robert Zimmer, President and Chief Scientific Officer
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Richard Warr, Chairman
+44 20 7152 4080
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