Christine Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Eli Lilly and Company said two new studies conducted in Asia have demonstrated the clinical benefit of its lung cancer drug Alimta. The company said the data presented at the 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer provide further support of the efficacy of Alimta in treating non-small cell lung cancer, the world's most common form of cancer. Alimta is currently indicated for the second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in more than 85 countries. In one study, a Japanese multicenter, randomised Phase II trial, pretreated patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC demonstrated more than 12 months of median survival time when treated with Alimta. 'This is data showing that Alimta not only provides excellent outcomes but also a favourable quality of life in pretreated patients with non-small cell lung cancer,' said Dr Kaoru Kubota (nyse: KUB - news - people ) of the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Kashiwa, Japan and the study's principal investigator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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