MabCure, Inc. Announces Completion of Its Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic Study in Thailand
15 Diciembre 2011 - 1:09PM
Business Wire
MabCure, Inc. (OTCBB:MBCI), a leading developer
of antibody based diagnostics and treatments for ovarian, prostate
and other cancers today announced that it has recently completed
its prospective diagnostic clinical study of 150 patients
presenting with pelvic mass. The study provides invaluable blood
and urine specimen which will be analyzed by MabCure diagnostic
antibodies for the detection of Ovarian Cancer. The test was
conducted in the Ramathibodi Hospital and the Thai National Cancer
Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.
The lack of a reliable diagnostic tool to detect ovarian cancer
in its early stage is the major cause of poor prognosis of ovarian
cancer patients (5 year survival of less than 25% for stage 3 and 4
disease). Women presenting with pelvic mass in the U.S. have a 1 in
4 chance to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Clinical studies have
shown that women diagnosed with ovarian cancer have better
prognosis if they are operated on by gynecological oncologists
compared to general surgeons. Therefore, it is important to
distinguish between ovarian cancer patients and those having benign
tumors of the ovaries prior to surgery. MabCure pilot study,
presented at the annual meeting of Society of Gynecological
Oncologists (SGO) in Florida (March 2011) demonstrated that its
diagnostic antibodies were able to distinguish between benign and
ovarian cancer by a simple blood test. The completed prospective
Thai study provides MabCure with unique opportunity to examine the
blood and urine specimen obtained from the enrolled patients and
further evaluate the performance of its diagnostic antibodies on a
much larger scale.
CEO of MabCure, Amnon Gonenne stated, “This is a very exciting
time for MabCure and its shareholders. We are looking forward to
completing this test with our antibodies for the diagnosis of
ovarian cancer within the next six months. This will hopefully
contribute to our progress in developing a reliable test that will
detect this disease early enough to give women a fighting
chance.”
About MabCure
MabCure is a U.S. biotechnology company whose mission is to
change the perception of cancer as being a largely incurable
disease. MabCure owns proprietary technology for the creation of
unique and highly specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), which the
company plans to develop as diagnostic tools, imaging agents and
therapeutic drugs to treat lethal cancers. The company’s initial
focus is on the development of novel diagnostic tests for the early
detection of ovarian, prostate, and colorectal cancers, each with
multi-billion dollar global market potential. MabCure is also
currently exploring the potential of its anti-melanoma antibodies
for the development of imaging and therapeutic agents. The company
is headquartered in Hasselt, Belgium. For more information about
MabCure and to sign up for e-mail updates, visit
www.mabcure.com.
This news release contains “forward-looking statements.”
Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are
forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding
beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future.
Actual results could differ from those projected in any
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors
include, among others, the change of business focus of the
management of the Company and the inability of the Company to
pursue its current objectives. These forward-looking statements are
made as of the date of this news release and the Company assumes no
obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update
the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in
the forward-looking statements.
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