CytRx Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial with INNO-206 in Pancreatic Cancer

CytRx Corporation

, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the preliminary efficacy and safety of INNO-206 in patients with advanced pancreatic ductual adenocarcinomas (PDA) who have progressed after receiving two prior therapies. PDA is a malignant tumor arising from the duct cells within a gland in the pancreas, and represents about 80% of all pancreatic cancers. CytRx holds the worldwide rights to INNO-206, which is a tumor-targeted conjugate of the widely used chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin. INNO-206 has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.