On December 4, 2015 Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACK) reported that it will present on its innovative nanoliposomal platform for patients with metastatic breast cancer at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 8 – 12, 2015 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas (Press release, Merrimack, DEC 4, 2015, View Source [SID:1234508397]).
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The presentations include a trials-in-progress abstract for the MM-302 HERMIONE Phase 2 clinical trial and a trials-in-progress abstract for the Phase 1 clinical trial investigating potential predictive response markers for ONIVYDE (irinotecan liposome injection), also known as MM-398 or "nal-IRI." MM-302 is a HER2 targeted liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin.
Poster Sessions:
HERMIONE: A phase 2, randomized, open label trial comparing MM-302 plus trastuzumab with chemotherapy of physician’s choice plus trastuzumab, in anthracycline naive HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer patients previously treated with pertuzumab and ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) (Abstract OT3-01-01)
Ongoing Trials Poster Session 3, Ongoing Trials – HER2
Presentation: Friday, December 11, 2015 (5:00 PM CT)
Exhibit Hall A-B
A phase 1 study in patients with metastatic breast cancer to evaluate the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging with ferrumoxytol as a potential biomarker for response to treatment with nanoliposomal irinotecan (nal-IRI, MM-398) (Abstract OT3-02-14)
Ongoing Trials Poster Session 3, Ongoing Trials – Chemotherapy
Presentation: Friday, December 11, 2015 (5:00 PM CT)
Exhibit Hall A-B