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Patrys receives FDA Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for PAT-SM6

Patrys Limited, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has received confirmation of Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for its lead anti-cancer product PAT-SM6, from the USA Food and Drugs Administration.

7 Nov 2013

Array BioPharma reports net loss of $0.13 per share for first quarter of fiscal 2014

Array BioPharma Inc. today reported results for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.

31 Oct 2013

EntreMed presents preclinical data for ENMD-2076 in triple-negative breast cancer

EntreMed, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of a variety of cancers, announced today the presentation of preclinical data from a study to assess the role of p53 family tumor suppressors in mediating response to ENMD-2076 in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

21 Oct 2013

Research findings may lead to new ways to combat cancer

The way cells divide to form new cells - to support growth, to repair damaged tissues, or simply to maintain our healthy adult functioning - is controlled in previously unsuspected ways UC San Francisco researchers have discovered.

12 Oct 2013

Researchers discover why multiple myeloma recurs after initially effective treatment

Researchers have discovered why multiple myeloma, a difficult to cure cancer of the bone marrow, frequently recurs after an initially effective treatment that can keep the disease at bay for up to several years.

19 Sep 2013

Binaytara Foundation, UIC partner to develop Nepal's first blood and marrow transplant unit

The University of Illinois at Chicago and the Binaytara Foundation have partnered to develop Nepal's first blood and marrow transplant unit and to organize the country's first international conference on blood cancers.

12 Sep 2013

Researchers discover why multiple myeloma persistently escapes cure

Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered why multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of the bone marrow, persistently escapes cure by an initially effective treatment that can keep the disease at bay for up to several years.

10 Sep 2013

$Pivotal Study Supports Use of IMNOVID®▼ Pomalidomide in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma$

Pivotal Study Supports Use of IMNOVID®▼ Pomalidomide in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The Lancet Oncology published this week findings from a study, which showed that the new oral therapy IMNOVID®▼ (pomalidomide), used in combination with low-dose dexamethasone demonstrated a significant survival advantage over high-dose dexamethasone alone, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM).1

5 Sep 2013

Viralytics releases financial results for 2013

Viralytics Limited (ASX:VLA, OTCQX:VRACY) has released its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2013.

3 Sep 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

Oncopeptides launches phase II study to determine efficacy of melflufen in treatement of multiple myeloma

Oncopeptides AB, a company working to enhance oncology therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed as part of a Phase II study in multiple myeloma patients with its drug candidate melflufen (previously called J1).

21 Aug 2013

Combination of anti-nausea drug and turmeric spice target cancer cells

In a laboratory, preclinical study recently published by the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers combined structural features from anti-nausea drug thalidomide with common kitchen spice turmeric to create hybrid molecules that effectively kill multiple myeloma cells.

20 Aug 2013

Preclinical study reveals pomalidomide shows promising results for treatment of CNS lymphoma

A drug recently approved for use in multiple myeloma is now being tested for its ability to fight central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, a deadly cancer of the immune system that can affect the brain, spinal cord and fluid, and eyes.

13 Aug 2013

Celgene's pomalidomide gets approval in UK for multiple myeloma

Celgene confirmed today that Pomalidomide Celgene▼ (pomalidomide), a new oral blood cancer therapy, has been granted Marketing Authorisation by the European Medicines Agency and is now available in the UK and Ireland.

9 Aug 2013

Janssen receives EC approval to use VELCADE as induction therapy in patients with multiple myeloma

Janssen-Cilag International NV announced today that the European Commission has approved the use of VELCADE (bortezomib) as induction therapy (a first therapeutic option) in combination with dexamethasone or thalidomide and dexamethasone. This licence extension will apply to adult patients with previously-untreated multiple myeloma who are eligible for high-dose chemotherapy with haematological stem cell transplantation.

8 Aug 2013

BioLineRx reports positive results from pre-clinical trials with RHB-104 for treatment of thrombocytopenia

BioLineRx, a biopharmaceutical development company, announced today that BL-8040 has been shown in pre-clinical trials to be effective for the treatment of thrombocytopenia, or reduced platelet production.

5 Aug 2013

ImmunoGen reports net loss of $21.9 million in Q4 2013

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops anticancer therapeutics using its Targeted Antibody Payload antibody-drug conjugate technology, today reported financial results for the three-month period and fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. ImmunoGen also provided guidance for its 2014 fiscal year and an update on the Company.

2 Aug 2013

GlaxoSmithKline receives CHMP positive opinion for REVOLADE

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated partner GlaxoSmithKline announced that today, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for GSK's REVOLADE (eltrombopag) as a treatment for low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia) in adult patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, where the degree of thrombocytopenia is the main factor preventing the initiation or limiting the ability to maintain optimal interferon-based therapy

26 Jul 2013

FDA grants orphan-drug designation for Ligand’s Captisol-enabled Topiramate Injection

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan-drug designation for its proprietary Captisol-enabled Topiramate Injection for the treatment of partial onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in hospitalized epilepsy patients who are unable to take oral topiramate.

26 Jul 2013

NOXXON completes patient recruitment of NOX-E36 Phase IIa trial for treatment of diabetic nephropathy

NOXXON Pharma today announced the successful completion of patient recruitment of its NOX-E36 Phase IIa clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. NOX-E36 is a Spiegelmer® that binds and neutralizes CCL2/MCP-1 (C-C Chemokine Ligand / Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1), a pro-inflammatory chemokine that plays an important role in the progression of diabetic nephropathy, the most common single cause of chronic kidney failure and end-stage renal disease.

25 Jul 2013

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Patrys receives FDA Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for PAT-SM6

Array BioPharma reports net loss of $0.13 per share for first quarter of fiscal 2014

EntreMed presents preclinical data for ENMD-2076 in triple-negative breast cancer

Research findings may lead to new ways to combat cancer

Researchers discover why multiple myeloma recurs after initially effective treatment

Binaytara Foundation, UIC partner to develop Nepal's first blood and marrow transplant unit

Researchers discover why multiple myeloma persistently escapes cure

Pivotal Study Supports Use of IMNOVID®▼ Pomalidomide in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Viralytics releases financial results for 2013

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

Oncopeptides launches phase II study to determine efficacy of melflufen in treatement of multiple myeloma

Combination of anti-nausea drug and turmeric spice target cancer cells

Preclinical study reveals pomalidomide shows promising results for treatment of CNS lymphoma

Celgene's pomalidomide gets approval in UK for multiple myeloma

Janssen receives EC approval to use VELCADE as induction therapy in patients with multiple myeloma

BioLineRx reports positive results from pre-clinical trials with RHB-104 for treatment of thrombocytopenia

ImmunoGen reports net loss of $21.9 million in Q4 2013

GlaxoSmithKline receives CHMP positive opinion for REVOLADE

FDA grants orphan-drug designation for Ligand’s Captisol-enabled Topiramate Injection

NOXXON completes patient recruitment of NOX-E36 Phase IIa trial for treatment of diabetic nephropathy

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