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Article: Optimizing Catheter Positioning Improves Drug Distribution of Cintredekin Besudotox via Convection Enhanced Delivery.
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- April 26, 2006
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WAUKEGAN, Ill. -- Optimal Catheter Positioning Improves Survival Benefit
NeoPharm, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEOL) today announced that the use of a novel software-based catheter planning and positioning system developed by BrainLAB AG may optimize the efficacy and safety of tumor targeting therapies delivered via Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED), specifically cintredekin besudotox (IL13-PE38QQRR), an investigational treatment being studied for the treatment of patients with first recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
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