Tue, 30th Jan 2007 09:03 LONDON (AFX) - Biopharmaceutical company SR Pharma PLC said it will proceed with a full, 28-da
y toxicological evaluation of its RNAi product candidate Atu027 before starting clinical testing later this year.
The company said the announcement follows the successful completion of further toxicology studies of Atu027, which it hopes to develop as a cancer treatment.
'The positive results from these toxicology studies is another important step forward in the development of Atu027 for systemic cancer indications and keeps us on track to start clinical testing in mid-2007,' chairman Iain Ross said.
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