NCI Launches Randomized Trial of Shark Cartilage in NSCLC
BETHESDA, Md-Enrollment has begun in a trial of Neovastat (Aeterna Laboratories), also known as AE-941, to test the Canadian-produced shark cartilage extract in patients with unresectable stages IIIA and IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are undergoing induction chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
BETHESDA, MdEnrollment has begun in a trial of Neovastat (Aeterna Laboratories), also known as AE-941, to test the Canadian-produced shark cartilage extract in patients with unresectable stages IIIA and IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are undergoing induction chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, supported by the National Cancer Institute, anticipates enrolling 756 patients within the next 3 years at more than 50 sites in the United States and Canada.
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