Ark Therapeutics reports clinical progress for gene-therapy products

In a business update, issued on 27 August 2008, Ark Therapeutics Group Plc, the UK specialist healthcare group, reported progress across all of the main areas of its business, including the clinical development of its novel gene-based therapies. Its most advanced therapy, Cerepro (sitimagene ceradenovec), for brain cancer, is ending a Phase 3 trial. On 30 July, Ark announced that the study had reached its primary endpoint.