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Provectus presents data from PV-10 Phase 2 study at 2011 International Melanoma Congress

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announced that data and study design features on PV-10 for metastatic melanoma were presented at the 2011 International Melanoma Congress on November 12, 2011, during the 5th Meeting of Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centres meeting, in Tampa, Florida.

14 Nov 2011

Bayer and J&J’s blood thinner drug triumphs at late phase clinical trial

Drug makers Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s new blood clot preventing drug can provide life-saving benefits at very low doses in patients who suffer from acute coronary syndrome finds a new clinical trial.

14 Nov 2011

Yissum Research and other investors complete additional investment round of $3 million in Avraham Pharmaceuticals

Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, today announced that it has participated in a U.S. $3 million financing round of Avraham Pharmaceuticals Ltd. together with Pontifax, Clal Biotechnology Industries (CBI), Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd. (TRDF), Professor Marta Weinstock-Rosin and others.

14 Nov 2011

Top-line results from Probiodrug's PQ912 Phase 1 SAD, MAD study for Alzheimer's disease

Probiodrug AG, a biotech company developing products for the treatment of neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases, with a particular focus on Alzheimer's disease (AD), today announced top-line results of its Phase 1 single (SAD) and multiple ascending dose (MAD) study of PQ912 in healthy volunteers.

14 Nov 2011

A shot to lower 'bad' cholesterol

Patients unable to control their cholesterol levels with medications may someday be able to lower their "bad" cholesterol with a shot, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.

14 Nov 2011

Cerulean to present positive CRLX101 progression-free survival time results at 2011 AACR-NCI-EORTC

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in designing and developing tumor-targeted nanopharmaceuticals, today announced the presentation of clinical and non-clinical data on its lead product candidate, CRLX101, at the 2011 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference taking place from November 12-16 in San Francisco, California.

14 Nov 2011

Concert to initiate CTP-499 Phase 2 diabetic nephropathy clinical trial in 2012

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced data from a Phase 1 clinical trial of CTP-499, a novel agent for the potential treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

14 Nov 2011

Positive results from Oncolytics REOLYSIN combination Phase 2 clinical trial for head and neck cancers

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. today announced that positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial (REO 015) using intravenous administration of REOLYSIN in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced head and neck cancers will be presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.

14 Nov 2011

Genzyme's alemtuzumab Phase lll trial on MS meets co-primary endpoints

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, reports today that the Phase lll CARE-MS ll trial met both of its co-primary endpoints. Relapse rate and sustained accumulation (worsening) of disability (SAD) were significantly reduced in multiple sclerosis patients receiving alemtuzumab as compared with Rebif.

14 Nov 2011

Amplification of ALK gene may drive rapid breast cancer metastasis

Amplification of anaplastic lymphoma kinase, which has been reported in other cancers such as non-small cell lung cancers, may be a primary driver of the rapid metastasis that patients with inflammatory breast cancer experience.

14 Nov 2011

Exelixis reports cabozantinib phase 2 trial data on bone metastases

Exelixis, Inc. today reported interim data on pain relief and related reduction in narcotic analgesic use with cabozantinib in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients with bone metastases.

14 Nov 2011

Feraheme as safe and effective as iron sucrose in patients with anemia, CKD

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive new data from the FIRST head-to-head trial comparing Feraheme (ferumoxytol) Injection for intravenous (IV) use to iron sucrose in patients with iron deficiency anemia and chronic kidney disease.

14 Nov 2011

New data on TetraLogic's TL32711 cancer drug to be presented at AACR-NCI-EORTC conference

TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule Smac mimetic drugs to treat cancer, today announced presentations of new data on its Smac mimetic drug candidate TL32711 at the 2011 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in San Francisco.

14 Nov 2011

Patients with KRAS mutant NSCLC should respond well to antifolates

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have mutations in the KRAS gene should respond well to the antifolate class of drugs, according to results of a recent study conducted by Quintiles comparing human lung cancer cell lines and patients.

14 Nov 2011

Sitagliptin as safe and effective as glipizide in patients with type 2 diabetes, CKD

Some blood-sugar-lowering drugs have caused kidney problems in patients with type 2 diabetes, so physicians are especially cautious when prescribing these agents to diabetics who also have chronic kidney disease.

14 Nov 2011

Ampion safe and effective for patients with nasal inflammation

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company that discovers and develops new uses for previously approved drugs and new molecular entities, today announced that an IRB approved, randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blinded study conducted at Centers for Allergy and Asthma in Denver, Colorado indicates that Ampion provides safe and effective anti-inflammatory relief when administered intranasally to patients with nasal inflammation.

11 Nov 2011

NCCN ORP to evaluate clinical effectiveness of Boehringer Ingelheim's Afatinib in solid tumors

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Research Program (ORP) has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop a program to scientifically evaluate and define the clinical effectiveness of Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in solid tumors, including breast, head and neck, and non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancers.

11 Nov 2011

Provectus announces data from Phase 2 PV-10 metastatic melanoma study

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announces that data from its Phase 2 PV-10 metastatic melanoma study will be presented at the 2011 International Melanoma Congress on November 12, 2011, during the 5th Meeting of Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centres meeting.

11 Nov 2011

Positive results from Alkermes VIVITROL addiction study

Alkermes plc today presented positive results from a long-term study of VIVITROL (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) at the 24th Annual U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress in Las Vegas, NV.

10 Nov 2011

Combination of azacitidine and entinostat shows promise against NSCLC

A new type of therapy aimed at reversing the gene-silencing that promotes cancer-cell growth has shown promising results in a small clinical trial conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

10 Nov 2011

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Provectus presents data from PV-10 Phase 2 study at 2011 International Melanoma Congress

Bayer and J&J’s blood thinner drug triumphs at late phase clinical trial

Yissum Research and other investors complete additional investment round of $3 million in Avraham Pharmaceuticals

Top-line results from Probiodrug's PQ912 Phase 1 SAD, MAD study for Alzheimer's disease

A shot to lower 'bad' cholesterol

Cerulean to present positive CRLX101 progression-free survival time results at 2011 AACR-NCI-EORTC

Concert to initiate CTP-499 Phase 2 diabetic nephropathy clinical trial in 2012

Positive results from Oncolytics REOLYSIN combination Phase 2 clinical trial for head and neck cancers

Genzyme's alemtuzumab Phase lll trial on MS meets co-primary endpoints

Amplification of ALK gene may drive rapid breast cancer metastasis

Exelixis reports cabozantinib phase 2 trial data on bone metastases

Feraheme as safe and effective as iron sucrose in patients with anemia, CKD

New data on TetraLogic's TL32711 cancer drug to be presented at AACR-NCI-EORTC conference

Patients with KRAS mutant NSCLC should respond well to antifolates

Sitagliptin as safe and effective as glipizide in patients with type 2 diabetes, CKD

Ampion safe and effective for patients with nasal inflammation

NCCN ORP to evaluate clinical effectiveness of Boehringer Ingelheim's Afatinib in solid tumors

Provectus announces data from Phase 2 PV-10 metastatic melanoma study

Positive results from Alkermes VIVITROL addiction study

Combination of azacitidine and entinostat shows promise against NSCLC

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