NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP) announced today that Dr. Claire Verschraegen of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and first author of the abstract, “A phase II randomized controlled trial of palifosfamide plus doxorubicin vs. doxorubicin in patients with soft tissue sarcoma (PICASSO),” (Abstract #10004) presented in an oral session today updated positive data from PICASSO. The presentation was part of the 46th Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting being held in Chicago, IL, from June 4th to 8th. The abstract has also been selected as part of the 2010 Best of ASCO® which features high-impact abstracts from the ASCO Annual Meeting that represent the most relevant, cutting-edge science in oncology today.
