GlycoMimetics to Present New Preclinical Data in Multiple Myeloma at AACR Annual Meeting 2017
The research demonstrated that:
- In cell culture, GMI-1271 and, to a greater extent GMI-1359, reduced multiple myeloma cell adhesion to stromal cells and inhibited chemotaxis of multiple myeloma cells toward conditioned media.
- The presence of GMI-1271 or GMI-1359 reduced stroma-induced drug resistance of multiple myeloma cells to carfilzomib and lenalidomide. In a preclinical model of multiple myeloma, combination therapy of GMI-1271 and lenalidomide profoundly delayed tumor growth.
- Combination therapy of carfilzomib with GMI-1271 or GMI-1359 prolonged survival of mice with multiple myeloma over treatment with carfilzomib alone.
"Our results show a strong effect on cancer cells in combination with
chemotherapy and importantly, are supportive of our ongoing Phase 1
clinical studies in multiple myeloma of GMI-1271 as well as our study of
GMI-1359 in multiple cancers," said
Details of the AACR presentation include:
Abstract #5005—Muz, B.B., et al. "Inhibition of E-Selectin or
E-selectin together with CXCR4 re-sensitizes multiple myeloma to
treatment."
The AACR Annual Meeting 2017 takes place from
GMI-1271 is currently being evaluated in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial as a potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and in a Phase 1 clinical trial in multiple myeloma. GMI-1359 is now in a Phase 1 clinical trial.
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GlycoMimetics' Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the
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