Cornerstone moves drug testing site for investigational cancer treatment

CRANBURY, N.J. Early- and mid-stage clinical trials of an investigational drug for treating cancer have a new testing site, the drug’s developer said Monday.

Privately owned drug maker Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals announced that the phase 1 and phase 2 trials of the drug CPI-613 would include a site owned by Pivotal Research Centers in Peoria, Ariz. CPI-613 is part of a new drug class developed using Cornerstone’s Altered Energy Metabolism Directed technology platform designed to target metabolic changes that may be common to many cancer types. The Food and Drug Administration has given the drug orphan drug status for pancreatic cancer.

“This is a very significant development for our company as we expand the clinical trials of CPI-613 and continue to partner with institutions that share our vision of helping people to better manage their affliction,” Cornerstone CEO Robert Shorr said.