Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) will present early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies – including bemaciclib “beh meh sye’ klib†(LY2835219), its oral, cell-cycle inhibitor of CDK4/6 – that make up its diverse clinical oncology pipeline during the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014 held in San Diego, Calif. from April 5 – 9.
“Harnessing Breakthroughs – Targeting Cures†is the theme of this year’s AACR meeting and one that is mirrored throughout Lilly’s early-stage oncology research. Lilly’s oncology pipeline is among the most robust across the pharmaceutical industry and includes a broad range of large and small molecules being investigated to treat a wide range of cancers including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, liver and hematologic malignancies. Lilly research presented at AACR will represent early findings from several of those early-stage clinical agents.
Data from bemaciclib, Lilly’s CDK4/6 inhibitor LY2835219 as a potential treatment for metastatic breast cancer, has been accepted as a late-breaking presentation that will be included at AACR’s Clinical Trials Symposium and will be featured in an official AACR-sponsored press conference.
“The CDK4/6 pathway is one of the most commonly implicated pathways in all cancers, making it an important area for research,†said Richard Gaynor, M.D., senior vice president of product development and medical affairs for Lilly Oncology. “The single-agent activity we’ve observed for bemaciclib is encouraging in this setting and we believe the data support the need for further development in metastatic breast cancer.â€