PV-10 Data on Locoregional Disease Control in Metastatic Melanoma to Be Presented at European Cancer Congress 2013
Poster Presentation on September 30, 2013
KNOXVILLE, TN, Jun 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: PVCT, http://www.pvct.com), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announces that an exploratory analysis of data on locoregional disease control in metastatic melanoma from its completed Phase 2 study of intralesional PV-10 has been accepted for presentation at the upcoming European Cancer Congress (ECCO 17- ESMO-38 - ESTRO 32), which will take place September 27 through October 1, 2013 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Provectus's PV-10, a 10% solution of Rose Bengal that is currently being examined as a novel cancer therapeutic, is designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue, and significantly reduce the potential for systemic side effects. The Phase 2 study of melanoma patients looked at the effect of intralesional (IL) injection of PV-10 on selective ablation of injected lesions and for tumor-specific, immune-mediated bystander response in untreated lesions in which T cells are implicated.
The data to be presented at ECCO is based on Abstract No. 3.755, entitled, "Locoregional Disease Control in Metastatic Melanoma: Exploratory Analysis From Phase 2 Testing of Intralesional Rose Bengal," authored by S.S. Agarwala, J.F. Thompson, B.M. Smithers, M.I. Ross, B.J. Coventry, D.R. Minor, C.R. Scoggins, J. M. Singer and E.A. Wachter.
Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD, Principal Investigator for the Phase 2 trial of PV-10, and Chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology at St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, PA, will deliver the presentation during the Poster Session on "Melanoma and Skin Cancer" which is scheduled for Monday, September 30, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Craig Dees, Ph.D., CEO of Provectus Pharmaceuticals said, "We are honored to have our research on PV-10's potential use in the control and management of metastatic melanoma accepted for inclusion at this important event. ECCO is the premier European cancer research organization known for its truly multidisciplinary approach to fighting cancer. We believe that PV-10 has the potential to become a valuable weapon in the expanding arsenal clinicians and their patients need to fight and conquer this devastating disease."
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