BioLineRx Reports Publication of Positive Phase 1/2 Results in Stem Cell Mobilization for Multiple Myeloma

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announced today the publication of results showing that BL-8040 (formerly known as BKT-140) enables the efficient mobilization of stem cells from the bone marrow into the peripheral blood, thus facilitating autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma patients. The research was published in the journal, Clinical Cancer Research. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130730/630769) High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation has emerged as an established treatment modality for a variety of hematologic malignancies, including multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. Stem cells are mobilized from the bone marrow using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), harvested from the peripheral blood by apheresis, and re-infused to the patient after chemotherapy. This type of treatment often replaces the more traditional use of bone marrow transplantation, because the stem cells are easier to collect and the treatment allows for a quicker recovery time and fewer complications. In patients that do not respond well enough to G-CSF (up to 20% in multiple myeloma), treatment is often augmented by Plerixafor, a drug that inhibits CXCR4,