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talabostat on clinical hold by FDA


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May 21 (Reuters) - Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP.O: Quote, Profile, Research said U.S. regulators have put its late-stage studies for experimental lung cancer drug talabostat on clinical hold based on interim results.

The bipharmaceutical company said its independent data monitoring committee recommended stopping the studies because neither the main nor secondary goal was met.

The company was conducting two late-stage trials with talabostat in combination with another cancer drug.

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One study was conducted in combination with Eli Lilly and Co.'s (LLY.N: Quote, Profile, Research pemetrexed and the other with Sanofi-Aventis' (SASY.PA: Quote, Profile, Research docetaxal.

For both studies, the main goal was progression-free survival, which refers to the probability that a patient will remain alive without the disease getting worse. The secondary goal was overall survival.

In March, the company said its experimental pancreatic cancer drug study failed to meet its mail goal of six-month survival.

Shares were trading at 13 cents in pre-market electronic trade, after closing at 44 cents Friday on the Nasdaq. (Reporting by Jennifer Robin Raj in Bangalore)

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