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Article Archive for May 2009

Silver Nanoparticles Show "immense Potential" In Prevention Of Blood Clots
Sunday, 31 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. Their study, scheduled for the …

New "microcapsules" Put More Medication Into The Bloodstream To Treat Disease
Sunday, 31 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Scientists are reporting a potential solution to a problem that limits the human body’s ability to absorb and use medications for heart disease, Type-2 diabetes, cancer and other conditions. It is a “nano-hybrid microcapsule” that …

FDA Advisory Panel Makes Favorable Recommendation For GlaxoSmithKline And Genmab’s ARZERRA(TM) (ofatumumab)
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

GlaxoSmithKline [NYSE: GSK] and Genmab A/S [OMX: GEN] announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted 10 to three that the ARZERRA(TM) (ofatumumab) data are reasonably likely …

Bayer Announces Leukine(R) Data Presentations At 45th American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that several studies evaluating the use of Leukine(R) (sargramostim) will be presented at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. “We are excited to …

Vion Pharmaceuticals To Present Data On Onrigin(TM)at The ASCO(R) Annual Meeting
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION) announced that an analysis of clinical data of its lead anticancer agent Onrigin (laromustine) Injection in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) would be presented in a poster at the …

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Announces Top-Line Results Of CPP-109 Phase II Trial For Cocaine Addiction
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX) announced top-line results from its U.S. Phase II clinical trial to treat cocaine addiction. The data from the trial showed that CPP-109 did not demonstrate statistical significance in …

Perceptive Informatics Enhances Investigator Application Of New RECIST Version In Imaging-Based Oncology Trials
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Perceptive Informatics, the industry’s leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), announced the launch of a website designed to help investigators apply the new 1.1 version of RECIST …

CuraGen To Present CR011-vcMMAE Data At ASCO
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN) announced plans for three data presentations from its ongoing clinical trials of CR011-vcMMAE, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets GPNMB, in patients with advanced breast cancer and melanoma at the 2009 …

New Code Of Ethics For More Transparent Medical Technology Industry
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 4:00 | No Comment

RAJ Devices, the regulatory affairs journal published by Informa and covering the medical technology industry, has published a comprehensive feature on how companies in the US can comply with a much stricter code of ethics …

Results From Neurotech’s NT-501 Phase 2 Retinitis Pigmentosa Studies Demonstrate Consistent Biological Effect On Photoreceptors
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the Company’s product candidate, NT-501, demonstrated a strong biologic effect in two Phase 2 clinical trials for retinitis pigmentosa (RP). RP is a slowly developing condition that causes the progressive …

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Progression-Free Survival Data From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Picoplatin In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative oncology therapies, today announced updated clinical data from its randomized, controlled Phase 2 trial of picoplatin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Phase 3 Trial Initiated To Evaluate Combination Therapy Of Nexavar(R) And Tarceva(R) In Patients With Liver Cancer
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Bayer HealthCare LLC., Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX), OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) and Roche today announced the initiation of a Phase 3 trial examining Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets in combination with Tarceva(R) (erlotinib) …

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Efficacy And Safety Data From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Picoplatin In Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative oncology therapies, today announced updated efficacy and safety data from its Phase 2 clinical trial of picoplatin in patients with metastatic castration-resistant (hormone-refractory) …

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Progress In Cotara(R) Brain Cancer Clinical Program
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and serious virus infections, provided an update on progress in the company’s clinical program for Cotara(R), a …

Interactive Medica Launches Pharmaceutical Key Account Management SaaS Solution
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 3:00 | No Comment

Interactive Medica, the leading Pharma SaaS provider, today launches IM Strategic Selling, a new Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that enables promotional teams, managers and executives to identify, collaborate, plan and manage goals, strategies …

PAREXEL Reaches Milestone In Management Of Oncology Trials Over Last Five Years Involving 175,000 Patients Worldwide
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 2:00 | No Comment

PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, announced it has reached a milestone in managing oncology-based clinical trials over the last five years, which have involved over 175,000 patients in …

Sanofi Pasteur Receives Seed Virus To Produce New Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 2:00 | No Comment

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today it has received the new influenza A(H1N1) seed virus, enabling the world’s leading manufacturer of influenza vaccines to …

New Survey Highlights Growing Concern About Risk Of Infection In Cancer Patients And Emerging Antibiotic Resistance
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 2:00 | No Comment

Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced the results of a national Harris Interactive, Inc. survey indicating that the vast majority of oncologists and infectious disease (ID) specialists are highly concerned about the negative impact infection may …

Kinex Pharmaceuticals To Present At ASCO 2009 Annual Meeting
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Kinex Pharmaceuticals will present results from a Phase 1 clinical study with KX2-391, at the ASCO 2009 Annual Meeting in Orlando, on May 29, 2009. The study was carried out at MD Anderson, Roswell Park …

Senesco Presents Pre-Clinical Multiple Myeloma Data At The 12th Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Gene Therapy
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

Senesco Technologies, Inc. (”Senesco” or the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: SNT) announced that Richard Dondero, Vice President of Research and Development, will be presenting pre-clinical data from Senesco’s multiple myeloma studies at the 12th Annual …