Spectrum Pharmaceuticals : Belinostat Data Presentation at 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research

Apr 21, 2010 - Data Suggest HDAC Inhibitors, Such as Belinostat, May Be Efficacious in the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer - Results Indicate Synergy With Conventional Chemotherapy Agents - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SPPI), a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology, announced results of a pre-clinical study conducted by the National Cancer Institute of belinostat in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer that was presented in a poster session on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), being held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

"Based on the data presented today at AACR, we believe belinostat may be an effective treatment option for small-cell lung cancer,"... Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' Press Release -

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals : Preclinical Data Demonstrates Potential Applications In Lung Cancer Therapy

April 17, 2008- Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPPI) announced preclinical data on lucanthone via poster presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), held in San Diego, California. Lucanthone is an orally administered small molecule inhibitor of DNA repair. The Company is expected to initiate shortly a Phase I dose-escalation study of lucanthone in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas receiving temozolomide. Data presented demonstrates that lucanthone improves the activity of pemetrexed (Alimta(R), Eli Lilly & Co.) in lung cancer animal models... Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' Press Release -