Methylgene

MethylGene Inc. (TSX: MYG) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for cancer and infectious disease. The Company’s lead product candidates include: MGCD265, an oral Met/VEGFR kinase inhibitor that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials for solid tumor cancers and MGCD290, a fungal Hos2 inhibitor, for use in combination with fluconazole for fungal infections, which has completed Phase 1 clinical studies. The Company’s partners include Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and EnVivo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. About MGCD265 MGCD265 is a novel, orally active small molecule inhibitor that targets a unique spectrum of receptor tyrosine kinases: Met, VEGFR 1, 2, and 3, Tie-2 and Ron. These kinases play key roles in tumor development, survival and metastasis as well as the inappropriate formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) that nourish the tumor. MGCD265 is nearing completion of two Phase 1 single agent clinical trials and one Phase 1/2 combination clinical trial (with erlotinib and docetaxel) in solid tumors.