Allergan/Ligand initiates 10 ALRT1057 oral retinoid Phase IIb trials.
Executive Summary
LIGAND/ALLERGAN INITIATE 10 ALRT1057 PHASE IIb TRIALS using the oral 9-cis-retinoic acid compound, Irvine, Calif.-based Allergan and San Diego-based Ligand announced May 23. The compound will be studied in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, renal cell carcinoma (two studies of ALRT1057 plus alpha interferon), squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (ALRT1057 plus cisplatin), ovarian cancer (ALRT1057 plus cisplatin), patients with HIV (with the National Cancer Institute), AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, hormone refractory prostate cancer, acute promyelocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma. Phase II trials are ongoing for a topical formulation for KS and mycosis fungoides.