WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT), a leader in developing targeted small molecule drug conjugates (SMDCs) and companion imaging agents for personalized therapy, today announced financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2016, and provided a clinical and business update.
“Our clinical pipeline made critical progress during the quarter as we have moved both lead SMDC product candidates, EC1456 and EC1169, into the expansion phases of their trials, and confirmed the maximum clinical doses for each,” commented Mike Sherman, president and CEO at Endocyte. “We are focused on accelerating progress of both trials to assess the performance of these therapeutic SMDCs along with their companion imaging agents in the targeted indications, and look forward to reporting data on both product candidates at medical conferences in the first half of 2017.”