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Adaptimmune melanoma trial opening

Adaptimmune announced today that it has opened a Phase I/II, two cohort, open label clinical trial in metastatic melanoma at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

16 Jun 2011

Positive preliminary results from CytRx bafetinib Phase 2 trial for relapsed B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced that preliminary results from its ENABLE Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial demonstrated that bafetinib, the Company's Bcr-Abl, Lyn and Fyn kinase inhibitor, was clinically active in a group of patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) who have failed several other treatments for their cancer.

13 Jun 2011

TenX BioPharma grants Emergent BioSolutions rights to zanolimumab

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced today that it has acquired from TenX BioPharma, Inc. the rights to zanolimumab, an investigational, late-stage monoclonal antibody cancer therapy targeting T-cell lymphomas.

6 Jun 2011

Lymphocyte count serves as simple and effective prognostic indicator in renal cell carcinoma

Each year, kidney cancer is diagnosed in nearly 60,000 people in the U.S. Many of these patients undergo surgery to remove the affected kidney, but this procedure can be risky for the elderly and those who have other health problems. Unfortunately, the prognosis of kidney cancer patients often cannot be determined until tumor samples are surgically removed and evaluated.

2 Jun 2011

Adaptimmune announces opening of Phase I/II clinical trial in multiple myeloma

Adaptimmune announced that it has opened a Phase I/II, dual site, two-cohort, open-label clinical trial in multiple myeloma at the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania testing its enhanced T cell receptor T cell therapy.

1 Jun 2011

Bristol-Myers Squibb to present abstracts on oncology compounds at ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a leading global BioPharma company in oncology, today announced that more than 95 scientific abstracts on its approved and investigational oncology compounds will be featured at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago from June 3-7.

21 May 2011

Simple lymphocyte count effectively identifies prognosis of renal cell carcinoma

19 May 2011

Allos, Mundipharma enter strategic collaboration to co-develop FOLOTYN

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. and Mundipharma International Corporation Limited today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to co-develop FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection).

11 May 2011

AGA honors four young gastroenterologists with prestigious Research Scholar Awards

The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation has announced its 2011 research scholars. The grants have been awarded to four outstanding young gastroenterologists who promise to make significant strides in the field of gastrointestinal research.

6 May 2011

Journal Blood publishes MacroGenics' DART antibody technology preclinical data

MacroGenics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that develops immunotherapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the publication in the journal Blood of preclinical data demonstrating potent inhibition of B-cell lymphoma through redirected T lymphocyte-mediated killing, using its bispecific DART antibody technology.

29 Apr 2011

Study: HIV infection linked to increased risk of heart failure

Patients with HIV infection without a prior history of coronary heart disease may be at a higher risk of developing heart failure, according to a report in the April 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

26 Apr 2011

Ludwig Institute demonstrates ability of DAVANAT to enhance efficacy of T-lymphocytes to kill tumor cells

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Brussels Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research demonstrated the ability of GM-CT-01 (DAVANAT®) to enhance the ability of tumor-specific T-lymphocytes to kill tumor cells.

20 Apr 2011

ARIAD executes three exclusive out-license agreements for ARGENT cell-signaling regulation technology

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced execution of three exclusive out-license agreements for separate aspects of its ARGENT™ cell-signaling regulation technology.

20 Apr 2011

Adamis acquires cancer vaccine technology from UCSD

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCBB: ADMP) today announced the completion of the acquisition of a unique patented cancer vaccine technology from the Regents of the University of California.

20 Apr 2011

Lymphocyte-hepatocyte interactions: Hepatitis C virus changes the rules

New data presented at the International Liver CongressTM today show the existence of novel interactions between T cells and hepatocytes that are regulated by HCV infection, providing a novel understanding of how HCV persists in the liver.

1 Apr 2011

U.S. FDA approves Yervoy to treat patients with late-stage melanoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Yervoy to treat patients with late-stage melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

28 Mar 2011

FDA approves ipilimumab for metastatic melanoma treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today its approval of a new treatment for advanced melanoma, the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat form of skin cancer.

28 Mar 2011

BMY receives FDA approval for YERVOY to treat metastatic melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved YERVOY 3 mg/kg for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

28 Mar 2011

SARcode's SAR 1118 Phase 2 data against dry eye to be presented at ARVO meeting

SARcode Corporation announced today that clinical data for their lead compound, SAR 1118, has been accepted for presentation during the upcoming Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting being held May 1–May 5, 2011, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

25 Mar 2011

Scientific advances at Scripps Research lay foundation for new lupus drug Benlysta

Scientific advances at The Scripps Research Institute were key to laying the foundation for the new drug Benlysta® (belimumab), approved today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Benlysta®, which treats the most common type of lupus, is the first in a new class of pharmaceuticals that prevents the body from attacking its own critical tissues.

11 Mar 2011

T Lymphocyte News and Research

Adaptimmune melanoma trial opening

Positive preliminary results from CytRx bafetinib Phase 2 trial for relapsed B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

TenX BioPharma grants Emergent BioSolutions rights to zanolimumab

Lymphocyte count serves as simple and effective prognostic indicator in renal cell carcinoma

Adaptimmune announces opening of Phase I/II clinical trial in multiple myeloma

Bristol-Myers Squibb to present abstracts on oncology compounds at ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting

Simple lymphocyte count effectively identifies prognosis of renal cell carcinoma

Allos, Mundipharma enter strategic collaboration to co-develop FOLOTYN

AGA honors four young gastroenterologists with prestigious Research Scholar Awards

Journal Blood publishes MacroGenics' DART antibody technology preclinical data

Study: HIV infection linked to increased risk of heart failure

Ludwig Institute demonstrates ability of DAVANAT to enhance efficacy of T-lymphocytes to kill tumor cells

ARIAD executes three exclusive out-license agreements for ARGENT cell-signaling regulation technology

Adamis acquires cancer vaccine technology from UCSD

Lymphocyte-hepatocyte interactions: Hepatitis C virus changes the rules

U.S. FDA approves Yervoy to treat patients with late-stage melanoma

FDA approves ipilimumab for metastatic melanoma treatment

BMY receives FDA approval for YERVOY to treat metastatic melanoma

SARcode's SAR 1118 Phase 2 data against dry eye to be presented at ARVO meeting

Scientific advances at Scripps Research lay foundation for new lupus drug Benlysta

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