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New data on pixantrone Phase III trial in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to be presented

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) announced today that Ruth Pettengell, M.D. of St. George's Hospital, University of London, the lead investigator for the PIX 301 EXTEND trial will present new data on the pixantrone phase III trial in relapsed/refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology on Saturday, December 5, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2 Dec 2009

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries submits a BLA for its G-CSF XM02

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XM02, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for the reduction in the duration of severe neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with established myelosuppressive chemotherapy for cancer.

1 Dec 2009

New figures show steady decline in European cancer deaths, but variations exist between gender and countries

New figures show there was a steady decline in cancer deaths in the European Union between 1990-1994 and 2000-2004.

1 Dec 2009

Micromet to present new results from its blinatumomab study at the ASH meeting

Micromet, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, today announced that it will present new results from its clinical studies with blinatumomab at the 51st annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology from December 5-8, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

30 Nov 2009

Study on deaths from cancer in Europe shows steady decline in mortality

New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent in men and eight percent in women, with a large drop among the middle-aged population.

29 Nov 2009

Clinical data on ImmunoGen's TAP compounds to be presented at the 51st ASH meeting

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted anticancer therapeutics, announced today that presentations of clinical data for three product candidates employing its Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology will be made at the 51st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held in New Orleans, LA, on December 5-8, 2009.

25 Nov 2009

Scientists discover new potential target for treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a molecular mechanism that may prove to be a powerful target for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects lymphocytes, or white blood cells. By exploiting this mechanism, researchers have been able to powerfully suppress tumor formation in lab testing and in animal models.

22 Nov 2009

New insights into cells' reaction to DNA damage

Cancer researchers of the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into how cells react to DNA damage. Dr. Michael Stilmann, Dr. Michael Hinz and Professor Claus Scheidereit have shown that the protein PARP-1, which detects DNA damage within seconds, activates the transcription factor NF-kappaB, a well-known regulator of gene expression.

17 Nov 2009

Seattle Genetics commences phase I clinical trial of SGN-75 ADC for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today announced that it has initiated a phase I clinical trial of SGN-75 for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma. SGN-75 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting CD70 that utilizes the company’s proprietary technology.

16 Nov 2009

4SC raises funds for further development of its current product pipeline

4SC AG, a drug discovery and development company, today announced the successful completion of a capital increase, after the Management Board, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, passed a resolution to authorise an increase of share capital on 23 October, 2009.

16 Nov 2009

Pharmacyclics to present clinical updates and posters relating to PCI-24781 and PCI-32765

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that posters related to PCI-24781 and PCI-32765 have been selected for presentation at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), December 5-8, 2009 in New Orleans, LA.

13 Nov 2009

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals reports consolidated revenues of $7.1M for the third quarter of 2009

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

12 Nov 2009

PIKAMAB announces the development of ADCC Therasight, a novel theragnostic product

PIKAMAB, a stratified medicine biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it is developing ADCC TherasightTM, a novel theragnostic product that can help guide the drug development process and patient treatment protocols for the cancer therapeutic antibodies that use ADCC (antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity) as the major mechanism of action.

12 Nov 2009

Allos Therapeutics awards NCCN a grant to evaluate pralatrexate

NCCN recently received a research grant from Allos Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate the role of pralatrexate in the treatment of select hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Pralatrexate is the only agent currently approved by the FDA to treat patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Investigators from NCCN Member Institutions are eligible to apply for the research funding.

11 Nov 2009

TREANDA induces durable responses in indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

Cephalon, Inc. today announced the journal Cancer has published a pivotal study demonstrating that TREANDA® (bendamustine HCl) for Injection induced durable responses in patients with indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) whose disease had progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab.

6 Nov 2009

Bortezomib lymphoma drug may be effective against bone cancer in children and teens: Study

A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today in the International Journal of Cancer.

5 Nov 2009

Cell Therapeutics reports financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today reported recent achievements and financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009, which included a 45% decrease in the net loss attributable to common shareholders for the nine month period in 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.

5 Nov 2009

NOXXON Pharma commences human dosing in Spiegelmer NOX-A12 clinical trial

NOXXON Pharma AG, the biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of novel drugs based on its unique proprietary Spiegelmer® technology, announced today the successful initial dosing of healthy volunteers in a first-in-human clinical trial with Spiegelmer® NOX-A12. NOX-A12 is NOXXON’s second drug candidate entering the clinical stage of development within only five months.

2 Nov 2009

Researchers find healthy dose of exercise good for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy

A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found.

28 Oct 2009

Seattle Genetics reports its third-quarter financial results

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The company also highlighted recent product development progress.

24 Oct 2009

Hodgkin's Lymphoma News and Research

Latest Hodgkin's Lymphoma News and Research

New data on pixantrone Phase III trial in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to be presented

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries submits a BLA for its G-CSF XM02

New figures show steady decline in European cancer deaths, but variations exist between gender and countries

Micromet to present new results from its blinatumomab study at the ASH meeting

Study on deaths from cancer in Europe shows steady decline in mortality

Clinical data on ImmunoGen's TAP compounds to be presented at the 51st ASH meeting

Scientists discover new potential target for treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

New insights into cells' reaction to DNA damage

Seattle Genetics commences phase I clinical trial of SGN-75 ADC for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

4SC raises funds for further development of its current product pipeline

Pharmacyclics to present clinical updates and posters relating to PCI-24781 and PCI-32765

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals reports consolidated revenues of $7.1M for the third quarter of 2009

PIKAMAB announces the development of ADCC Therasight, a novel theragnostic product

Allos Therapeutics awards NCCN a grant to evaluate pralatrexate

TREANDA induces durable responses in indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

Bortezomib lymphoma drug may be effective against bone cancer in children and teens: Study

Cell Therapeutics reports financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009

NOXXON Pharma commences human dosing in Spiegelmer NOX-A12 clinical trial

Researchers find healthy dose of exercise good for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy

Seattle Genetics reports its third-quarter financial results

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