SuperGen Submits First NDA Module for Pancreatic Cancer Drug

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DUBLIN, California-Super-Gen Inc. has begun submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) for Orathecin, an oral camptothecin, for the treatment of pancreatic cancer patients who are refractory/resistant to available therapies. The submission will occur on a rolling basis and is ex-pected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2003. The submission will contain data on more than 2,700 patients treated under Orathecin study protocols, the company said in a news release.

DUBLIN, California—Super-Gen Inc. has begun submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) for Orathecin, an oral camptothecin, for the treatment of pancreatic cancer patients who are refractory/resistant to available therapies. The submission will occur on a rolling basis and is ex-pected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2003. The submission will contain data on more than 2,700 patients treated under Orathecin study protocols, the company said in a news release.

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