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NIH awards Avaxia Phase I SBIR grant to develop novel antibody therapeutic for celiac disease

Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a privately-held biotech company using its proprietary platform technology to develop orally-active antibody therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support the development of a novel antibody therapeutic for celiac disease.

11 Mar 2011

BioAlliance Pharma awarded €2 million in funding to study Lauriad mucoadhesive technology

BioAlliance Pharma SA, a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, today announced the award of €2 million in funding over 30 months from the « Fond Unique Interministériel » (a French program supporting collaborative research projects) including an amount of €743,000 specifically allocated to BioAlliance Pharma.

5 Mar 2011

Allos reaches SPA agreement with FDA for FOLOTYN Phase 3 trial in PTCL

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Company has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) process for the design of the Company's Phase 3 clinical trial of FOLOTYN® (pralatrexate injection) in patients with previously undiagnosed peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).

4 Mar 2011

Afinitor plus BSC doubles progression-free survival in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study today that shows Afinitor® (everolimus) tablets plus best supportive care (BSC) more than doubled progression-free survival (PFS), or time without tumor growth, versus placebo plus BSC in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET).

10 Feb 2011

FOLOTYN Phase 2 peripheral T-cell lymphoma study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Journal of Clinical Oncology has published data from the Company's pivotal Phase 2 PROPEL study demonstrating clinical activity of FOLOTYN® (pralatrexate injection) in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).

20 Jan 2011

SciClone initiates phase 2b study of SCV-O7 for oral mucositis

SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced the enrollment of the first patient in the company's phase 2b clinical trial of SCV-07 for the prevention of oral mucositis (OM) -- a painful, debilitating, and costly toxicity caused by chemoradiotherapy regimens used to treat head and neck cancer.

11 Jan 2011

NPS completes treatment phase in GATTEX Phase 3 registration study in short bowel syndrome

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics for rare gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders, today announced the completion of the 24-week treatment phase of the company's Phase 3 registration study of GATTEX® (teduglutide).

11 Jan 2011

Avaxia Biologics generates compelling pre-clinical data in animal models of IBD

Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a privately-held biotech company developing an innovative platform technology to deliver orally-active antibodies to the gastrointestinal tract, announced today that it has generated compelling pre-clinical data in animal models of inflammatory bowel disease.

6 Jan 2011

EUSA receives FDA Priority Review status for ERWINAZE BLA

EUSA Pharma, a transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology, oncology supportive care and critical care, today announced that its Biologics License Application for ERWINAZE(R) has been accepted for filing and awarded Priority Review status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

5 Jan 2011

BioAlliance wins grant and award for new applications of mucoadhesive Lauriad technology

BioAlliance Pharma SA, a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, announces the award of a grant from the ANR (the French state Research National Agency) and a label award from both "Clusters of excellence", Medicen Paris Region and Atlanpole, for two new applications of its mucoadhesive Lauriad™ technology. These projects are dedicated to the development of new biological products based on the Lauriad™ technology allowing mucous penetration of a biologically active compound.

16 Dec 2010

GeparQuinto study data on bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in early breast cancer to be presented at 33rd CTRC-AACR

Results of the GeparQuinto study, randomized Phase III efficacy data on the use of bevacizumab plus chemotherapy to treat women with early breast cancer will be presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

13 Dec 2010

Access announces $6.0 million registered direct offering

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug-delivery platforms to develop treatments in areas of oncology, cancer supportive care and diabetes, has entered into definitive agreements with existing and new accredited investors to sell, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock at a price of $2.55 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $6.0 million.

10 Dec 2010

$Allos Therapeutics reports new analysis of PROPEL trial data of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory PTCL$

Allos Therapeutics reports new analysis of PROPEL trial data of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory PTCL

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported new analysis of data from the Company's pivotal PROPEL trial of FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection) in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma at the 52nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

6 Dec 2010

Phase 1 clinical data: ARRY-520 shows positive preliminary results in treating multiple myeloma

Array BioPharma Inc. today announced the presentation of positive Phase 1 clinical data for its novel kinesin spindle protein inhibitor, ARRY-520. The data, which were presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Orlando, Florida, indicate that ARRY-520 was well tolerated and has shown encouraging preliminary results in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

6 Dec 2010

$Updated Phase 1 study results of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory CTCL presented at ASH 2010$

Updated Phase 1 study results of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory CTCL presented at ASH 2010

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported updated results from the Company's Phase 1 dose-finding study of FOLOTYN® (pralatrexate injection) which supports the selection of 15 mg/m2 weekly for three weeks out of a four-week cycle as the optimal starting dose and schedule for further evaluation in patients with relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Data were presented at the 52nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

6 Dec 2010

$Pivotal PROPEL trial data of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory PTCL reported at ASH Annual Meeting$

Pivotal PROPEL trial data of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory PTCL reported at ASH Annual Meeting

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported new analyses of data from the Company's pivotal PROPEL trial of FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection) in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma at the 52nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Florida.

6 Dec 2010

Access adds patient experience testimonial video to MuGard website

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug-delivery platforms to develop treatments in areas of oncology, cancer supportive care and diabetes, announced it has updated its lead product website, www.MuGard.com, with its first patient MuGard experience testimonial video and additional clinician feedback.

4 Dec 2010

European Commission approves Pfizer's SUTENT for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Commission has approved SUTENT (sunitinib malate) for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) with disease progression in adults.

2 Dec 2010

BioAlliance presents AMEP preclinical, phase I clinical results for melanoma at Electrochemotherapy Meeting

BioAlliance Pharma SA, a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, presented preclinical and promising preliminary phase I clinical results with its AMEP biotherapy at the "Electrochemotherapy 1st International Users' Meeting"(Bologna, Italy, November 19-20, 2010).

23 Nov 2010

Allos Therapeutics to present FOLOTYN data for blood cancers at ASH Annual Meeting

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that five abstracts, describing FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection) data across different types of blood cancers, were accepted in the program for this year's 52nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting to be held December 4-7, 2010, in Orlando, Florida.

20 Nov 2010

Mucositis News and Research

NIH awards Avaxia Phase I SBIR grant to develop novel antibody therapeutic for celiac disease

BioAlliance Pharma awarded €2 million in funding to study Lauriad mucoadhesive technology

Allos reaches SPA agreement with FDA for FOLOTYN Phase 3 trial in PTCL

Afinitor plus BSC doubles progression-free survival in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

FOLOTYN Phase 2 peripheral T-cell lymphoma study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

SciClone initiates phase 2b study of SCV-O7 for oral mucositis

NPS completes treatment phase in GATTEX Phase 3 registration study in short bowel syndrome

Avaxia Biologics generates compelling pre-clinical data in animal models of IBD

EUSA receives FDA Priority Review status for ERWINAZE BLA

BioAlliance wins grant and award for new applications of mucoadhesive Lauriad technology

GeparQuinto study data on bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in early breast cancer to be presented at 33rd CTRC-AACR

Access announces $6.0 million registered direct offering

Allos Therapeutics reports new analysis of PROPEL trial data of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory PTCL

Phase 1 clinical data: ARRY-520 shows positive preliminary results in treating multiple myeloma

Updated Phase 1 study results of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory CTCL presented at ASH 2010

Pivotal PROPEL trial data of FOLOTYN in patients with refractory PTCL reported at ASH Annual Meeting

Access adds patient experience testimonial video to MuGard website

European Commission approves Pfizer's SUTENT for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

BioAlliance presents AMEP preclinical, phase I clinical results for melanoma at Electrochemotherapy Meeting

Allos Therapeutics to present FOLOTYN data for blood cancers at ASH Annual Meeting

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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