Pfizer's To Present Lung Cancer Data July 3-7

Image via CrunchBase Pfizer Inc. will present early and mid-stage data from its lung cancer portfolio, including PF-00299804 (PF-299) an investigational, oral, pan-HER inhibitor;¹ and crizotinib, an investigational, oral, first-in-class compound that inhibits the anaplastic lymphoma kinase, or ALK,² at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s (IASLC) 14^th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), July 3-7 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

“While lung cancer remains a difficult-to-treat disease, we’re learning more about how therapies like crizotinib and PF-299 may be able to specifically target ALK or the HER pathway, respectively, and how this may lead to more rationally selected and personalized therapy,” said Maurizio Voi, MD, Thoracic Tumor Strategy Lead, Pfizer Oncology. “Data being presented show survival outcomes for PF-299 and crizotinib, as well as quality-of-life or patient-reported outcomes after treatment for patients with non small cell lung cancer, which represent important considerations in determining the best treatment option for these patients.”

First Presentation of PF-299 Preliminary Overall Survival Data

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Roche Promotes Lung Cancer Therapies, ArQule

Roche drugs point to personalized lung cancer care

(Reuters) - Roche's experimental drug MetMab and its established product Tarceva showed impressive results in lung cancer trials on Saturday, highlighting how treating the disease is becoming much more focused.


Cancer experts meeting Milan said personalized treatment, first seen in breast cancer, was now emerging as a major theme in lung cancer. The shift could reduce the use of less targeted drugs, including Roche's own top-selling Avastin.

Is ArQule The Next Dendreon?

Image via Wikipedia This stock has been on my radar for a couple of months. Arqule could be the next Dendreon. It is a cash cow and needs a little more clinical trial data before I pull the trigger but I will continue to watch this stock. I will keep you up to date if anything changes. Currently AQ197 is entering Phase III clinical trials for non-small cell lung cancer with Japanese partner Daiichi Sankyo.

ArQule:  (ARQL)
Daiichi Sankyo:  (Tokyo: 4568)

ArQule's sky-high, but there still could be upside

By Val Brickates Kennedy, MarketWatch June 4, 2010