Australian Life Scientist Journalist Tim Dean investigates Starpharma’s pre-clinical studies on popular chemotherapy drug, docataxel:  ‘Chemotherapy drugs are big business, and Melbourne-based Starpharma is looking to get involved by applying its dendrimer technology to reformulate and improve leading therapies.’

Starpharma today announced the nomination of leading anti-cancer drug docetaxel as a lead candidate in its cancer drug delivery program following encouraging early results.

• Starpharma’s dendrimers demonstrate improvements in multibillion dollar chemotherapy drug, docetaxel;
• Water solubility improved more than 2000-fold, potentially reducing serious side effects;
• Starpharma to advance a dendrimer-docetaxel formulation as a lead candidate in its drug delivery cancer program.