Polaris Group Announces Results of a Phase 1 Clinical Study with its Lead Therapeutic Candidate ADI‑PEG 20 in Metastatic Uveal Melanomas

SAN DIEGO, June 05, 2018 – Polaris Group, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel drugs for cancer, announced results from a phase 1 clinical study that features Polaris lead therapeutic candidate ADI‑PEG 20 in combination with pemetrexed and cisplatin (ADIPEMCIS) in first-line treatment for argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1) deficient metastatic uveal melanomas. The results were presented by Dr. Peter Szlosarek from Barts Cancer Center in the UK (abstract No.2589) at the American Society Clinical Oncology’s 2018 annual meeting.