ChemGenex announces publication confirming activity of Ceflatonin in T315I-Positive CML
MELBOURNE, Australia, and MENLO PARK, California U.S.A. (June 11, 2007). ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:CXS and NASDAQ:CXSP) announced today the publication of a report in the prestigious Nature publication Leukemia confirming the positive clinical activity of the company's lead compound, Ceflatonin against Gleevec-resistant, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) associated with the T315I Bcr-A...... Chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, is a cancer of the bone marrow caused by a specific genetic abnormality and is one of the more common forms of leukemia. Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) is a highly effective anti-cancer agent that has revolutionized the course of therapy for patients with CML. It works by inhibit...