MB07133 gets orphan drug status

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 16 No 11
Volume 16
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MB07133 gets orphan drug status

SAN DIEGO—Metabasis Therapeutics' MB07133 has received orphan drug status from FDA for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. MB07133 is a novel HepDirect prodrug of cytarabine monophosphate designed to produce the oncolytically active form, cytarabine triphosphate, in the liver tumor where it acts to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis.

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