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BeyondSpring Presents Positive Data with Plinabulin for the Prevention of Docetaxel-Induced Neutropenia in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer at Three Medical Conferences
Additional analyses of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) studies support the efficacy of plinabulin monotherapy in reducing the mean duration of severe
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[{"type":"text","content":"Additional analyses of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) studies support the efficacy of plinabulin monotherapy in reducing the mean duration of severe neutropenia (DSN) for patients receiving docetaxelIn an analysis of breast cancer patients, plinabulin monotherapy was superior vs no treatment for docetaxel-induced neutropenia and hematologic complications NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeyondSpring Inc. (the “Company” or “BeyondSpring”) (Nasdaq: BYSI), a clinical stage global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative cancer therapies, today announced data from the ESMO Asia Congress 2022 and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting about the use of lead asset, plinabulin, for the prevention of docetaxel-induced neutropenia (DIN) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In addition, data was presented on plinabulin for the prevention of docetaxel-induced neutropenia in breast cancer (BC in the 105 study) at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). The analyses in the NSCLC studies support the efficacy of plinabulin as a monotherapy in reducing the mean duration of severe neutropenia (DSN) with a >1 day benefit for patients receiving docetaxel and plinabulin (compared to patients not receiving plinabulin) in two independent randomized trials (study 101 and 103). “Docetaxel-induced neutropenia can cause life-threatening infections in cancer patients, and the current standard of care, prophylactic treatment with a G-CSF in high-risk patients, has limitations. It has to be administered 24 hours following chemotherapy, and patients can experience post-treatment bone pain, a mild reduction in platelet count and a decline in quality of life,” said Dr. Douglas Blayney, professor of medicine (oncology) emeritus at Stanford University Medical School and global principal investigator for the plinabulin neutropenia prevention studies. “The data that we presented at these three conferences demonstrate that plinabulin can provide solutions for some of the challenges seen with G-CSF. Plinabulin is given on the same day as chemotherapy as a short infusion, has minimal associated bone pain, no reduction in platelet count and quality of life is maintained throughout the course of therapy. Importantly, the analyses showed a reduction in mean DSN of one day or more in NSCLC patients...