Matrix appoints Edison C. Russell as national sales director.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1996--Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc. (NNM/MATX) today announced the appointment of Edison C. Russell to the new position of national sales director. He reports to Lewis P. Chapman, vice president, marketing and sales. Russell comes to Matrix with an impressive background in pharmaceutical sales. He was formerly national sales director for Syntex Laboratories, where he was responsible for the sale of products throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and directed the activity of over 500 sales representatives and managers. Prior to Syntex, Russell was the director of sales for Triton Bioscience/Berlex Laboratories, where he designed the sales training program, distribution system and reimbursement strategy. In addition, he held a variety of managerial positions at Miles Pharmaceuticals and Beecham Laboratories. At Matrix, he will be responsible for managing sales of AccuSite injectable in·ject·a·ble adj. Capable of being injected. Used of a drug. n. A drug or medicine that can be injected. gel in the United States. Matrix is a leader in the formulation and development of novel site-specific treatments for cancer and serious skin diseases. The company's most advanced product candidates, AccuSite injectable gel and IntraDose injectable gel, utilize approved chemotherapeutic agents This is a list of specific pharmacologic agents that are known to be of use in the treatment of cancer, otherwise known as chemotherapeutic agents. This list is organized by "type" of agent, though the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision. in a proprietary viscous gel formulation and are directly injected into solid tumors and skin lesions Skin Lesions Definition A skin lesion is a superficial growth or patch of the skin that does not resemble the area surrounding it. Description Skin lesions can be grouped into two categories: primary and secondary. . The company is currently pursuing six disease indications for its AccuSite and IntraDose products, including three indications in Phase II trials, two indications in Phase III Noun 1. phase III - a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA trials and one indication pending regulatory approval. CONTACT: Matrix Pharmaceutical Beverly Holley, 510/742-9900 |
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