CALGARY, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (“Oncolytics”)
(TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) today announced that it has completed patient
enrollment in its U.S. Phase I clinical trial using REOLYSIN in
combination with FOLFIRI (Folinic Acid (leucovorin) with Fluorouracil
(5-FU) and Irinotecan) in patients with oxaliplatin refractory, Kras
mutant colorectal cancer (REO 022).
The trial is a 21-patient, single arm dose escalation study designed to
determine a maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicities for the
combination of REOLYSIN and FOLFIRI.
Eligible patients include those with histologically confirmed cancer of
the colon or rectum with Kras mutation and measurable disease. They
must have progressed on or within one hundred and ninety days after the
last dose of an oxaliplatin regimen in the metastatic setting, or be
intolerant to oxaliplatin.
The principal investigator for the study is Dr. Sanjay Goel of the
Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in
New York.
“We are pleased to complete enrollment in this clinical study as we
learn more about using REOLYSIN for the treatment of colorectal
cancer,” said Dr. Brad Thompson, President and CEO of Oncolytics.
“Oncolytics continues to expand its colorectal cancer program and we
recently announced entry into an agreement where the NCIC Clinical
Trials Group would conduct an open-label, randomized, non-blinded,
Phase II clinical study of REOLYSIN given in combination with FOLFOX-6
plus bevacizumab (Avastin) versus FOLFOX-6 plus bevacizumab alone.”
About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the
development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics.
Oncolytics’ clinical program includes a variety of human trials
including a Phase III trial in head and neck cancers using REOLYSIN,
its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus. For further
information about Oncolytics, please visit: www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Forward-looking statements, including the Company’s
expectations related to the U.S. Phase I clinical trial investigating
REOLYSIN in combination with FOLFIRI in patients with colorectal
cancer, and the Company’s belief as to the potential of REOLYSIN as a
cancer therapeutic, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include, among others, the availability of funds and
resources to pursue research and development projects, the efficacy of
REOLYSIN as a cancer treatment, the tolerability of REOLYSIN outside a
controlled test, the success and timely completion of clinical studies
and trials, the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize
REOLYSIN, uncertainties related to the research and development of
pharmaceuticals and uncertainties related to the regulatory process.
Investors should consult the Company’s quarterly and annual filings
with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional
information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update
these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable
laws.
SOURCE Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Released August 16, 2012