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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Ethicor Pharma sign license agreement for lasofoxifene

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announces the signing of a license agreement with Ethicor Pharma Ltd. for the manufacture and distribution of the oral formulation of lasofoxifene in the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the Indian Subcontinent.

24 Jul 2013

Ligand, Azure Biotech sign global license agreement for development of lasofoxifene

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announces the signing of a global license agreement with Azure Biotech for the development of a novel formulation of lasofoxifene targeting an underserved market in women's health.

22 Jul 2013

UCSF researchers find a way to knock down cancers caused by tumor-driving protein

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to knock down cancers caused by a tumor-driving protein called -myc,- paving the way for patients with myc-driven cancers to enroll in clinical trials for experimental treatments.

20 Jul 2013

UCSF researchers find way to knock down cancers caused by myc protein

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to knock down cancers caused by a tumor-driving protein called "myc," paving the way for patients with myc-driven cancers to enroll in clinical trials for experimental treatments.

19 Jul 2013

Celgene to discontinue treatment with REVLIMID in phase III ORIGIN trial

Celgene Corporation today announced that after consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Celgene will discontinue treatment with REVLIMID (lenalidomide) in the open-label, phase III ORIGIN trial, which enrolled 450 patients in over 100 sites in 26 countries.

18 Jul 2013

Phase III study: REVLIMID meets primary endpoint in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, today announced that its phase III study (MM-020/IFM 07-01) of REVLIMID (lenalidomide) in combination with dexamethasone in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival.

11 Jul 2013

Pharmacyclics submits ibrutinib NDA to FDA for two B-cell malignancies

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, ibrutinib, for two relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancy indications: mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

10 Jul 2013

Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Innovation establish IBD research alliance with Mount Sinai

Janssen Biotech, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation announced today the establishment of a research alliance with The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to advance the scientific understanding of inflammatory bowel disease and the discovery of next generation therapeutic solutions.

27 Jun 2013

MorphoSys, Celgene agree to jointly develop MOR202 for patients with multiple myeloma

MorphoSys AG and Celgene Corporation today announced an agreement to jointly develop MOR202 globally and to co-promote MOR202 in Europe.

27 Jun 2013

Eisai submits BELVIQ NDS with Health Canada

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Eisai Limited (based in Mississauga, Ontario), a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., has submitted a New Drug Submission for BELVIQ (lorcaserin HCl) with Health Canada.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Researchers at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a promising new way to treat a rare and aggressive blood cancer most commonly found in people infected with HIV.

26 Jun 2013

Results of ibrutinib Phase 2 study in patients with mantle cell lymphoma published in NEJM

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that The New England Journal of Medicine published results of a Phase 2 study evaluating the investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma online.

20 Jun 2013

European Commission amends marketing authorisation for Celgene's REVLIMID

Celgene International Sàrl was today notified that the European Commission has amended the marketing authorisation for REVLIMID. This decision means that REVLIMID is now approved to treat patients with transfusion-dependent anaemia due to low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality when other therapeutic options are insufficient or inadequate.

17 Jun 2013

Ibrutinib monotherapy shows efficacy in patients with MCL or DLBCL

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced the results of two separate Phase 2 studies suggesting that ibrutinib, an investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, showed efficacy when used as a monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

17 Jun 2013

Mount Sinai researchers produce cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells

By transferring four genes into mouse fibroblast cells, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have produced cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells, which produce millions of new blood cells in the human body every day.

14 Jun 2013

BioLineRx starts enrollment in Phase 2 trial of BL-8040 for treatment of AML

BioLineRx, a biopharmaceutical development company, announced today enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2 trial for BL-8040, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

6 Jun 2013

RPCI, Jasco Pharmaceuticals partner to advance development of cancer therapy

A new partnership, first of its kind for both organizations, will see Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Jasco Pharmaceuticals, LLC collaborating to advance development of an investigational pharmacological therapy that shows promise for treating both solid-tumor cancers and hematologic malignancies.

1 Jun 2013

New drug for multiple myeloma could be available within next few months in Europe

The International Myeloma Foundation - improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure - today said the newest drug for treating multiple myeloma could be available to patients in Europe within the next few months.

1 Jun 2013

Takeda begins MLN9708 phase 3 clinical trial in newly diagnosed myeloma patients

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced the initiation of an international phase 3 clinical trial evaluating once a week MLN9708 in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are not candidates for transplant.

24 May 2013

UC Irvine chemists create new method to identify clinically usable markers for prostate cancer in urine

Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to UC Irvine research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

23 May 2013

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Latest Multiple Myeloma News and Research

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Ethicor Pharma sign license agreement for lasofoxifene

Ligand, Azure Biotech sign global license agreement for development of lasofoxifene

UCSF researchers find a way to knock down cancers caused by tumor-driving protein

UCSF researchers find way to knock down cancers caused by myc protein

Celgene to discontinue treatment with REVLIMID in phase III ORIGIN trial

Phase III study: REVLIMID meets primary endpoint in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma

Pharmacyclics submits ibrutinib NDA to FDA for two B-cell malignancies

Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Innovation establish IBD research alliance with Mount Sinai

MorphoSys, Celgene agree to jointly develop MOR202 for patients with multiple myeloma

Eisai submits BELVIQ NDS with Health Canada

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Results of ibrutinib Phase 2 study in patients with mantle cell lymphoma published in NEJM

European Commission amends marketing authorisation for Celgene's REVLIMID

Ibrutinib monotherapy shows efficacy in patients with MCL or DLBCL

Mount Sinai researchers produce cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells

BioLineRx starts enrollment in Phase 2 trial of BL-8040 for treatment of AML

RPCI, Jasco Pharmaceuticals partner to advance development of cancer therapy

New drug for multiple myeloma could be available within next few months in Europe

Takeda begins MLN9708 phase 3 clinical trial in newly diagnosed myeloma patients

UC Irvine chemists create new method to identify clinically usable markers for prostate cancer in urine

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