Article: Genentech, OSI Begin Phase II With Tarceva For Brain Cancer.

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Marching ahead with their global development plan for Tarceva (erlotinib), Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. said they have begun a Phase II trial with the drug against malignant glioma, or brain cancer.

"We literally enrolled our first patient this week," said Colleen Sweeney, senior manager of corporate relations for South San Francisco-based Genentech, adding that it's too early to estimate when the trial might finish. The companies might use positive Phase II data in a bid for approval, she said.

"The primary endpoint is overall response rate, and since there is such a medical need, we could take [positive data] to ...

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