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MicroVAX begins phase I clinical trial for proprietary cancer vaccine platform

MicroVAX, LLC, a biotech company located in Manassas, Virginia announced today the commencement of a phase I clinical trial for its unique and proprietary vaccine platform that allows under the provisions of an FDA IND entry of patients with cancers of the, breast, prostate, colon, ovary and lung, that have relapsed after initial salvage therapy.

13 Aug 2014

Phase 2 study: Rigel's R348 fails to meet endpoints in patients with dry eye disease

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that R348, its ophthalmic JAK/SYK inhibitor, did not meet the primary or secondary endpoints in a recently completed Phase 2 clinical study in patients with dry eye disease.

13 Aug 2014

Clinical trial to investigate safety of neural stem cell transplantation in patients with spinal cord injuries

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have launched a clinical trial to investigate the safety of neural stem cell transplantation in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries.

12 Aug 2014

SCILEX completes patient enrollment to study Ztlido for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company engaged in the development and commercialization of late-stage pharmaceutical products focused on the treatment of pain, announced today that it has completed patient enrollment for the dermal safety studies and the pivotal pharmacokinetic study related to its investigational product Ztlido (lidocaine patch 1.8%), a next-generation branded lidocaine patch for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, also referred to as "after-shingles pain."

11 Aug 2014

Avillion initiates BOSULIF Phase 3 trial in patients with chronic phase Ph+ CML

Avillion LLP, a co-developer of late-stage pharmaceutical assets, announces that the first patients have been dosed in the United States in a global Phase 3 clinical trial called "BFORE," which is designed to assess the effectiveness and safety of BOSULIF (bosutinib) as a first-line treatment for patients with chronic phase Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). The first patient was dosed on July 22, 2014.

11 Aug 2014

BioSpecifics Technologies initiates CCH Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with lipoma

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products marketed as XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) in the U.S. and XIAPEX in the EU, announced today that it has injected the first patient in its placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of CCH for the treatment of lipoma.

8 Aug 2014

Clinical trial provides women with more accurate way to detect cervical cancer

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is conducting a clinical trial that provides women with a more accurate way to detect cervical cancer.

8 Aug 2014

Access Pharmaceuticals enters into exclusive license agreement with Norgine

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., an emerging biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it had entered into an exclusive license agreement with Norgine B.V., a leading independent European specialty pharmaceutical company, for the commercialization of MuGard in Europe.

7 Aug 2014

BioDelivery Sciences updates on Clonidine Topical Gel Phase 3 trial for PDN treatment

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. announced today that it has completed a pre-specified interim analysis of the ongoing initial pivotal Phase 3 trial for Clonidine Topical Gel for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN).

6 Aug 2014

Phase 3 ASPIRE clinical trial meets primary endpoint of progression-free survival

Amgen and its subsidiary, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that a planned interim analysis demonstrated that the Phase 3 clinical trial ASPIRE (CArfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and DexamethaSone versus Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for the treatment of PatIents with Relapsed Multiple MyEloma) met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS).

4 Aug 2014

Neuralstem doses final patient with NSI-566 stem cells in Phase II trial

Neuralstem, Inc. announced that the final patient was treated in its Phase II trial using NSI-566 spinal cord-derived neural stem cells in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

4 Aug 2014

Clinical trial to look for genetic information in cancer patients

Sanford Health is working to enroll approximately 50 adult patients whose cancer has progressed after the first line of treatment or who have rare cancers without standard treatment options in a clinical trial to look for genetic information that could help customize treatment options.

4 Aug 2014

Regeneron announces FDA approval of EYLEA Injection for DME treatment

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection for the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).

31 Jul 2014

Naltrexone may be effective in diminishing ICD symptoms in PD patients, study finds

Up to 20 percent of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and their families may confront a common but largely unrecognized challenge: the occurrence of impulse control disorders (ICDs) such as compulsive gambling, sexual behavior, eating, or spending.

31 Jul 2014

EMA CHMP issues positive opinion for label updates to Takeda's Vipidia, Vipdomet and Incresync

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has issued positive opinions for updates to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) for Vipidia (alogliptin) and the fixed-dose combination (FDC) therapies Vipdomet (alogliptin and metformin) and Incresync (alogliptin and pioglitazone).

30 Jul 2014

CardioNova initiates Phase 1b clinical trial with AtheroNova's AHRO-001

AtheroNova Inc., a biotech company focused on the research and development of compounds to safely regress atherosclerotic plaque and improve lipid profiles in humans, today announces that its partner, CardioNova, has accomplished first dosing of subjects for its Phase 1b clinical trial with AtheroNova's lead compound, AHRO-001.

30 Jul 2014

EMD Serono begins MSB0010718C Phase II study in mMCC patients

EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the initiation of an international Phase II study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of MSB0010718C, an investigational fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that binds to programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1).

29 Jul 2014

New pill-only antiviral drug regimens could cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C

Two new pill-only antiviral drug regimens could provide shorter, more effective treatment options with fewer side effects for the majority of patients infected with hepatitis C, even those most difficult to treat, according to the results of two studies published in The Lancet.

29 Jul 2014

Cardioxyl reports positive results from CXL-1427 Phase I trial for treatment of ADHF

Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the positive results of a clinical trial demonstrating that CXL-1427, a novel potential treatment for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), was well tolerated in healthy volunteers.

28 Jul 2014

FDA clears Lorus' LOR-253 IND application for treatment of hematologic malignancies

Lorus Therapeutics Inc. today announced that the Food and Drug Administration completed its review and cleared the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application of LOR-253 for the treatment of hematologic malignancies including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), lymphomas and multiple myeloma.

28 Jul 2014

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MicroVAX begins phase I clinical trial for proprietary cancer vaccine platform

Phase 2 study: Rigel's R348 fails to meet endpoints in patients with dry eye disease

Clinical trial to investigate safety of neural stem cell transplantation in patients with spinal cord injuries

SCILEX completes patient enrollment to study Ztlido for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

Avillion initiates BOSULIF Phase 3 trial in patients with chronic phase Ph+ CML

BioSpecifics Technologies initiates CCH Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with lipoma

Clinical trial provides women with more accurate way to detect cervical cancer

Access Pharmaceuticals enters into exclusive license agreement with Norgine

BioDelivery Sciences updates on Clonidine Topical Gel Phase 3 trial for PDN treatment

Phase 3 ASPIRE clinical trial meets primary endpoint of progression-free survival

Neuralstem doses final patient with NSI-566 stem cells in Phase II trial

Clinical trial to look for genetic information in cancer patients

Regeneron announces FDA approval of EYLEA Injection for DME treatment

Naltrexone may be effective in diminishing ICD symptoms in PD patients, study finds

EMA CHMP issues positive opinion for label updates to Takeda's Vipidia, Vipdomet and Incresync

CardioNova initiates Phase 1b clinical trial with AtheroNova's AHRO-001

EMD Serono begins MSB0010718C Phase II study in mMCC patients

New pill-only antiviral drug regimens could cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C

Cardioxyl reports positive results from CXL-1427 Phase I trial for treatment of ADHF

FDA clears Lorus' LOR-253 IND application for treatment of hematologic malignancies

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