Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Submits European Marketing Authorization Application for Xyotax

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) announced today that it submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for XYOTAX(TM) (paclitaxel poliglumex, CT-2103) for first-line treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status 2 (PS2). The application is based on a positive opinion CTI received from the EMEA's Scientific Advice Working Party, which agreed to review the application based on the existing results of the phase III clinical trials of XYOTAX, known as the STELLAR trials.