Nektar Presents Positive Data from Phase 1 Study of Etirinotecan Pegol in Combination with 5-Flourouracil/Leucovorin at 2014 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Nektar Therapeutics' NKTR presented favorable data today from a Phase 1 study of etirinotecan pegol (EP, NKTR-102) in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/Leucovorin (LV) in patients with advanced cancer. NKTR-102 is the first long-acting topoisomerase I-inhibitor designed to concentrate in tumor tissue, provide sustained tumor suppression throughout the entire chemotherapy cycle, and to reduce the peak exposures that are associated with toxicities of other cytotoxics. These new data were presented at the 2014 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California. See full press release