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Pharmacyclics launches informCLL registry to explore natural history of CLL patients

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced the launch of informCLL, a large, observational, prospective registry that will explore the natural history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), examine how IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) and other approved targeted therapies are being used to treat patients with CLL, and provide a comparison to treatments using conventional chemoimmunotherapy (CIT).

5 Dec 2014

Pharmacyclics wins 2014 Society for Medicines Research Award for Drug Discovery

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that it has won the prestigious 2014 Society for Medicines Research Award for Drug Discovery for its discovery of ibrutinib (IMBRUVICA). The award was presented by The Society of Medicines Research at its biennial award lecture in Kensington, London.

4 Dec 2014

Novartis to highlight advances in blood, breast cancer research at ASH and SABCS 2014

Novartis will highlight more than 250 abstracts demonstrating advances in blood and breast cancer research at the upcoming American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting December 6-9, and CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) December 9-13.

2 Dec 2014

EMA accepts new IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) application for treatment of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

Pharmacyclics, Inc.today announced the acceptance of a Type II variation application for IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) by the European Medicines Agency.

1 Dec 2014

PET-CT more accurate than conventional CT in evaluating patients with follicular lymphoma

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) is more accurate than conventional CT scanning in measuring response to treatment and predicting survival in patients with follicular lymphoma, and should be used routinely in clinical practice, according to new research published in The Lancet Haematology.

19 Sep 2014

Infinity and AbbVie enter into global collaboration to develop and commercialize duvelisib

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and AbbVie Inc. today announced that they have entered into a global collaboration to develop and commercialize duvelisib (IPI-145), Infinity's oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma, for the treatment of patients with cancer.

3 Sep 2014

Halozyme reports revenues of $18.4 million, net loss of $16.3 million for Q2 2014

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Financial highlights for the second quarter include revenues of $18.4 million and a net loss of $16.3 million, or $0.13 per share.

12 Aug 2014

Blood cancer patients in the UK can now benefit from Roche's MabThera SC

Patients with one of the most common forms of blood cancer can now benefit from a new injection. MabThera subcutaneous (SC), which is given to patients just beneath the skin, can be administered in approximately five minutes, compared to the current two and a half hour intravenous (IV) infusion.

6 Aug 2014

EMA recommends full marketing approval for IMBRUVICA in the European Union

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency issued a positive opinion recommending the granting of full marketing approval for IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) in the European Union.

25 Jul 2014

Study reveals why survival for blood cancer patients still varies between regions within Europe

Failure to get the best treatment and variations in the quality of care are the most likely reasons why survival for blood cancer patients still varies widely between regions within Europe, according to the largest population-based study of survival in European adults to date, published in The Lancet Oncology.

15 Jul 2014

EC approves Roche's SC formulation of MabThera for common forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the European Commission has approved Roche's new subcutaneous (SC) formulation of MabThera (rituximab) for the treatment of patients with follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

28 Mar 2014

Study shows promising results for new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma

A study led by Manchester scientists has shown promising results for a new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma.

From The University of Manchester 26 Feb 2014

Scientists show promising results for new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma

A study led by Manchester scientists has shown promising results for a new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma. Follicular lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma- a blood cancer - that usually develops slowly. The majority of patients are diagnosed when their disease is at an advanced stage.

25 Feb 2014

Pharmacyclics total revenue for fourth quarter 2013 increases 113% to $123.6 million

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today reported financial results and recent developments for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.

20 Feb 2014

Combination therapy safe and active in follicular lymphoma

One drug attacks tumor cells directly, the other treats the immune system by taking the brakes off T cell response.

12 Dec 2013

Pronai Therapeutics reports positive results from PNT2258 Phase II study on lymphoma

ProNAi Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in developing nucleic acid therapeutics, presented safety and efficacy data from its ongoing Phase II study yesterday at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Hematology (ASH) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

11 Dec 2013

Pharmacyclics presents ibrutinib trial data for B-cell malignancies at ASH meeting

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced results of 40 clinical, non-clinical and pre-clinical presentations on ibrutinib (IMBRUVICA™) at the 55TH Annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) held in New Orleans, Dec 7 - 10, 2013.

11 Dec 2013

CAR therapy shows potential for advancing treatment of patients with ALL and CLL

Novartis is highlighting new research from members of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine on the investigational chimeric antigen receptor therapy, CTL019. Several studies being presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting add to the scientific understanding of CTL019 in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia and build on earlier research findings.

9 Dec 2013

FDA approves ibrutinib for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

Today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of ibrutinib to treat patients with mantle cell lymphoma is a significant advance for patients with this blood cancer. It was approved as a single agent for treatment of patients with MCL who have received at least one prior therapy.

14 Nov 2013

FDA approves NDA filing for ibrutinib inhibitor in two B-cell malignancies

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing its New Drug Application (NDA) for the investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib, for two B-cell malignancy indications: previously treated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

29 Aug 2013

Follicular Lymphoma News and Research

Latest Follicular Lymphoma News and Research

Pharmacyclics launches informCLL registry to explore natural history of CLL patients

Pharmacyclics wins 2014 Society for Medicines Research Award for Drug Discovery

Novartis to highlight advances in blood, breast cancer research at ASH and SABCS 2014

EMA accepts new IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) application for treatment of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

PET-CT more accurate than conventional CT in evaluating patients with follicular lymphoma

Infinity and AbbVie enter into global collaboration to develop and commercialize duvelisib

Halozyme reports revenues of $18.4 million, net loss of $16.3 million for Q2 2014

Blood cancer patients in the UK can now benefit from Roche's MabThera SC

EMA recommends full marketing approval for IMBRUVICA in the European Union

Study reveals why survival for blood cancer patients still varies between regions within Europe

EC approves Roche's SC formulation of MabThera for common forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Study shows promising results for new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma

Scientists show promising results for new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma

Pharmacyclics total revenue for fourth quarter 2013 increases 113% to $123.6 million

Combination therapy safe and active in follicular lymphoma

Pronai Therapeutics reports positive results from PNT2258 Phase II study on lymphoma

Pharmacyclics presents ibrutinib trial data for B-cell malignancies at ASH meeting

CAR therapy shows potential for advancing treatment of patients with ALL and CLL

FDA approves ibrutinib for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

FDA approves NDA filing for ibrutinib inhibitor in two B-cell malignancies

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