Telik Announces Expansion of Phase 2 Trial of Telcyta in Hematologic Malignancies

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Telik, Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK) today announced that the Phase 2 investigator-led Telcyta trial in hematologic malignancies has been expanded to an additional investigational site, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).  Based upon the results observed in Stage 1 of the trial, which is being conducted at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital under the direction of Joseph R. Bertino , MD of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, an additional 10 patients with chemotherapy resistant multiple myeloma may be enrolled.  Additional trial investigators at MSKCC are Sergio A. Giralt , MD and Nikoletta Lendvai , MD, PhD.    

About Telik

Telik, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA, is a clinical stage drug development company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer.  The company's most advanced drug candidate is Telintra®, a modified glutathione analog intended for the treatment of hematologic malignancies including myelodysplastic syndrome; followed by Telcyta®, a cancer activated prodrug for the treatment of a variety of cancers. Telik's product candidates were discovered using its proprietary drug discovery technology, TRAP®, which enables the rapid and efficient discovery of small molecule drug candidates.

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