THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced results from a multicenter, single-arm, Phase 2 study of AMG 706, an investigational oral targeted VEGF receptor inhibitor. In this study, AMG 706 showed encouraging clinical activity in patients with advanced high-dose imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). These data were presented in an oral session at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) meeting in Venice, Italy.
