April 6, 2010 – Tragara Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the completion of patient enrollment to its APRiCOT-L study, a phase II clinical trial of its oral, once-daily anti-cancer agent, Capoxigem® (apricoxib, TG01), in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The APRiCOT-L study is a randomized, double-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled trial designed to evaluate Capoxigem in combination with erlotinib in second and third line NSCLC patients that have failed a platinum-containing regimen. Tragara is utilizing a biomarker in order to identify the patient population that will benefit most from Capoxigem therapy; biomarker response is an enrollment criterion for the study. The trial enrolled 128 patients and data from the study is expected to be available in Q3 2010.“The completion of patient enrollment in this study is a significant milestone for Tragara and for the development of Capoxigem in several respects,”... [PDF] Tragara Pharmaceuticals' Press Release -
