First Patient Dosed in Ph 2 IMpress Trial of Imetelstat in Patients with R/R AML or Higher Risk MDS
“This trial is based on multiple preclinical publications that describe the role of telomerase in AML, which have reported that inhibiting telomerase in both mouse and human AML models targets and potentially depletes leukemic stem cells and impairs their leukemic progression,” said Faye Feller, M.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer of Geron. “We are delighted that the first patient has been dosed in the investigator-led IMpress Phase 2 study, an important first step to understanding the potential impact of imetelstat in relapsed/refractory AML and higher risk MDS.”
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