Aeterna Zentaris Announces Final Phase 2 Data for Perifosine in Lymphomas to be Presented at Upcoming ASH Meeting

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. AEZS today announced that final Phase 2 data for perifosine, its oral AKT inhibitor, combined with sorafenib in patients with relapsed/refractory lymphomas, will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Hematology ("ASH") annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, December 8-11, 2012. Data will be disclosed during a poster presentation by Anna Guidetti, MD, of the Fondazione IRCCS Instituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy. Abstract #3679:  "Dual Targeted Therapy with the AKT Inhibitor Perifosine and the Multikinase Inhibitor Sorafenib in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Lymphomas: Final Results of a Phase 2 Trial", A Guidetti, S. Viviani, A. Marchiano, A. Dodero, L. Farina, S.L. Locatelli, D. Russo, P. Bulian, R. Sorasio, M. Di Nicola, L. Giordano, P. Corradini, A.M. Gianni, C. Carlo-Stella.     Poster Session #624:  "Lymphoma-Therapy with Biologic Agents, Excluding Pre-Clinical Models: Poster III" Date & Time:  Monday, December 10, 2012, from 6 pm to 8 pm (Eastern)  Venue:   Georgia World Congress Center, Hall B1-B2, Level 1, Building B About Perifosine Perifosine is a novel, oral anticancer treatment that inhibits Akt activation in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. It has been granted orphan drug and orphan medicinal product designations for multiple myeloma ("MM") from the FDA and the European Medicines Agency ("EMA"), respectively. Perifosine See full press release