Eli Lilly Releases Data from Phase 2 Ramucirumab Trials, Says Indicate May be Beneficial to Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Eli Lilly and Company LLY today announced new data from two Phase II ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) trials in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results were presented today during the Lung Cancer - Metastatic Poster Session at the ESMO 2012 Congress (European Society for Medical Oncology), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CET, in Vienna, Austria. Interim data for a study in chemotherapy-näive patients with advanced NSCLC treated with ramucirumab in combination with first-line ALIMTA® (pemetrexed for injection)/platinum-based chemotherapy (Abstract #1245) and final data for a study in patients treated with ramucirumab in combination with paclitaxel/ carboplatinum chemotherapy (Abstract#1287) were presented. The pre-specified interim analysis of progression-free survival (PFS) (Abstract #1245) and final six-month PFS rate (Abstract #1287) support continued development of ramucirumab in lung cancer.