On November 5, 2020 Race Oncology Limited (ASX: RAC) reported that the clinical data from the investigator initiated Phase II clinical trial of Bisantrene in relapsed and refractory Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (R/R AML), conducted at Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre has been accepted for presentation at the American Society for Haematology 2020 Conference (ASH 2020) (Press release, Race Oncology, NOV 5, 2020, View Source [SID1234570036]).

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This open label, single agent trial, led by Professor Arnon Nagler, studied patients (n=10) with relapsed or refractory Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (R/R AML) who on average had failed three prior lines of treatment. Bisantrene was found to be well tolerated, and after only a single course of treatment, had an overall clinical response rate of 40% (ASX Announcement: June 16 2020).

The ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting is the premier international clinical conference for malignant and non-malignant haematology and attracts over 30,000 attendees across four days. The annual meeting presentations are chosen by peer-review and cover the latest developments in scientific and clinical research in the field of haematology.

The presentation, entitled "A Phase II Study of Bisantrene in Patients with Relapsed/ Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia" will be presented on 5 December 2020. The abstract for this presentation is available via: