Gaithersburg-based MedImmune announces name for protein inhibitor
Daily Record, The (Baltimore), Feb 5, 2008
Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:INFI) and MedImmune Inc. today announced that the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council, in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) International Nonproprietary Names Expert Committee, has approved the use of the nonproprietary or generic name "retaspimycin" for the companies' lead heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor, IPI-504.
Retaspimycin hydrochloride is currently being evaluated in clinical trials for the potential treatment of a variety of solid tumor cancers, including gastrointestinal stromal tumors, non-small cell lung cancer, and hormone resistant prostate cancer. Gaithersburg- based MedImmune is owned by AstraZeneca plc.
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