S.p.A. (NASDAQ: GENT) (the “Company”) today announced that an oral presentation and a
poster on Defibrotide will be presented at the 55th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the
American Society of Hematology to be held at the Ernst N. Morial Convention Center in
New Orleans, LA, December 7-10, 2013. Oral Presentation
Results of a Large Prospective Study on the Use of Defibrotide in the Treatment of Hepatic
Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD) in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT). Early
Intervention Improves Outcome – Updated Results of a Treatment IND (T-IND) Expanded
Access Protocol.
Monday, December 9, 2013: 4:30 PM-6.00 PM, R06-R07, Ernst N. Morial Convention
Center, Paul G. Richardson, RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director Jerome
Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA (USA). Poster Abstracts
Impact Of Prophylaxis With Defibrotide On The Occurrence Of Acute GvHD In Allogeneic
HSCT
Monday, December 9, 2013: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Hall G, Ernst N. Morial Convention Center,
Selim Corbacioglu, Chair of the Dept. of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Children’s
Hospital University of Regensburg, Germany.
For more details on the congress, please visit the official congress web site:
http://www.hematology.org/Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Program/3995.aspx
About Gentium
Gentium S.p.A. (Nasdaq: GENT), located in Como, Italy, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and manufacture of drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases and conditions, including
vascular diseases related to cancer and cancer treatments. Defibrotide, the Company's lead product candidate,
has been granted Orphan Drug status by the U.S. FDA, by the EMA, by the Korean Federal & Drug
Administration (KFDA), both to treat and to prevent Veno-Occlusive Disease (“VOD”), by the Commonwealth
of Australia-Department of Health for the treatment of VOD and Fast Track Designation by the U.S. FDA to
treat VOD. In October 2013, the European Commission (“EU”) granted Marketing Authorization for Defitelio®
(defibrotide) for the treatment of severe VOD in adults and children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation therapy. In November 2013, the EU has granted Orphan Drug Designation for Defibrotide for
the prevention of Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD).For additional info and to sign up for email alerts, please visit www.gentium.com.
About Defibrotide
Defibrotide is an investigational drug for the prevention and treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), a serious and potentially fatal complication of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). The efficacy of
Defibrotide to treat hepatic VOD in HSCT patients is supported by data from a multi-center Phase 3 historically
controlled trial, evaluating Defibrotide for the treatment of severe VOD (patients with VOD and multi-organ
failure), a Phase 2 dose finding study, and interim data reported from the ongoing Phase 3 expanded access U.S.
Treatment IND program in patients with severe hepatic VOD. Additional data include a Phase 3 randomized
controlled study of Defibrotide in the prevention of hepatic VOD in pediatric HSCT patients. Defibrotide has
generally been well-tolerated in the clinical setting, and results in more than 1,300 patients to date have shown
that generally Defibrotide does not appear to increase the risk of complications in HSCT patients. In the
European Union, Defibrotide, marketed as Defitelio®
, has obtained a Marketing Authorization for the treatment
of severe VOD. About VOD
Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a potentially life-threatening condition, which typically occurs as a significant
complication of stem cell transplantation. Certain high-dose conditioning regimens used as part of stem cell
transplantation can damage the lining cells of hepatic blood vessels and result in VOD, a blockage of the small
veins in the liver that leads to liver failure and can result in significant dysfunction in other organs such as the
kidneys and lungs (so-called severe VOD). Stem cell transplantation is a frequently used treatment modality
following high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy for hematologic cancers and other conditions in both
adults and children.
About GvHD
Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD) is one of the most important and potentially fatal complication of
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). GvHD is seen most often in cases where the blood marrow
donor is unrelated to the patient or when the donor is related to the patient but not a perfect match. It can occur
in 30-50% of patients transplanted with either an HLA-matched sibling donor or matched unrelated donor.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve a number of risks and uncertainties the outcome of
which could materially and/or adversely affect actual future results and the market price of Gentium's securities. In
some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "might," "will," "should,"
"expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of these terms
and other comparable terminology. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent the Company's
belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside the Company's
control. It is possible that actual results, including with respect to the possibility of any future regulatory approval,
may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks
and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in our Form 20-F filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the caption "Risk Factors.”
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