SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SCLN)

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SciClone presents promising SCV-07 data at ASCO
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On Sunday June 5, 2011, 1:02 pm EDT

SciClone Pharmaceuticals announced new data from preclinical studies of SCV-07, the Company's lead development product candidate, which showed that the compound successfully inhibited the growth of a variety of tumor cell lines in mice. These results suggest that the use of SCV-07 as a treatment for oral mucositis (OM) in patients with a variety of cancers should not interfere with the antitumor effects of primary cancer therapy, but may in fact enhance the tumor response of conventional therapy. Additionally, SciClone researchers have identified potential molecular and cellular mechanisms by which SCV-07 may be able to inhibit both mucositis and tumor progression. These data are being presented today in two poster presentations at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, Annual Meeting in Chicago.