Children's Oncology Group and Apeiron to jointly conduct phase II study in neuroblastoma with APN301
In the course of this new clinical trial, Apeiron´s APN301, a recombinant fusion protein consisting of the humanized anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody hu14.18 fused to the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL2), will be administered together with GM-CSF and isotretinoin to children with refractory or relapsed neuroblastoma. The design of this trial is based on a recently concluded study with an anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody, performed by COG, in which clinical activity was shown.
The study is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2011 and will be conducted in multiple hospitals throughout the United States and Canada.
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