Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Pivotal Phase 3 SPEAR Trial Evaluating Picoplatin In Small Cell Lung Cancer Reaches 320th Event Target

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD) announced that 320 evaluable events (patient deaths) have occurred in its pivotal Phase 3 SPEAR (Study of Picoplatin Efficacy After Relapse) trial, which is being conducted in accordance with a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), evaluating picoplatin in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC).