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Spectrum announces various clinical studies on ZEVALIN at ICML 2011

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that various studies on ZEVALIN for Injection were presented at the 11th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML), held June 15-18, 2011, in Lugano, Switzerland.

20 Jun 2011

Concert to advance CTP-499, C-21191 into Phase 2 trials for diabetic nephropathy and spasticity

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the advancement of two programs from its DCE Platform. CTP-499 is progressing into Phase 2 clinical trials for diabetic nephropathy and C-21191 has been selected as a lead candidate for spasticity.

20 Jun 2011

GTx commences Capesaris Phase IIb trial in advanced prostate cancer

GTx, Inc., announced today that it initiated a Phase IIb clinical trial evaluating Capesaris, a selective estrogen receptor alpha agonist, compared to Lupron Depot for first line treatment of advanced prostate cancer.

20 Jun 2011

Alexion begins eculizumab clinical trial in Shiga-toxin producing E. coli hemolytic uremic syndrome

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alexion Pharma International Sàrl (APIS), announced today that the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Germany's healthcare regulatory body for biological products, has authorized initiation of an open-label clinical trial to investigate eculizumab as a treatment for patients with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli hemolytic uremic syndrome, which has resulted from infections by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in an unusually wide outbreak in Germany that began in May.

20 Jun 2011

Positive results from vismodegib Phase II study on advanced basal cell carcinoma

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that a pivotal Phase II study with vismodegib showed positive results in people with advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) for whom surgery is considered inappropriate.

20 Jun 2011

Genentech to present positive data from vismodegib Phase II trial on advanced BCC at EADO 2011

Curis, Inc., a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that positive data are being presented by its collaborator Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, from a pivotal Phase II clinical trial conducted by Roche and Genentech of vismodegib in patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma, an often life-threatening form of skin cancer that can have disfiguring and debilitating effects.

20 Jun 2011

Celgene announces data from REVLIMID plus rituximab Phase II study on malignant lymphomas

Celgene International Sàrl announced that clinical data from a Phase II study, conducted by investigators from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, evaluating the combination regimen of REVLIMID plus rituximab (R2) in untreated, advanced stage, indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, were presented at the 11th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland.

18 Jun 2011

Positive data from Ischemix CMX-2043 Phase 2a trial for peri-operative cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury

Ischemix today announced positive top line data from a Phase 2a clinical trial of CMX-2043 for the prevention of peri-operative cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury.

17 Jun 2011

Sunshine enters Adva-27a cancer research and development agreement with The Jewish General Hospital

Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. a development stage pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer, today announced that it has executed an agreement with The Jewish General Hospital, one of McGill University's Hospital Centers, to conduct the necessary research and development to advance Sunshine's lead compound, Adva-27a, through the various stages of preclinical studies and Phase I clinical trials.

17 Jun 2011

Celgene, GELA to conduct REVLIMID/rituximab combination study on newly diagnosed FL

Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte (GELA) and Celgene International Sarl today announced a collaboration to conduct an international randomized study to evaluate the therapeutic potential of the REVLIMID/rituximab combination regimen (R2) in patients with newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma.

17 Jun 2011

VIVUS Avanafil phase 3 trial on erectile dysfunction meets primary endpoints

VIVUS, Inc. today announced that the positive results from REVIVE-RP, a phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug avanafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED),will be presented this afternoon at the 2011 Cancer Survivorship and Sexual Health Symposium in Washington D.C.

17 Jun 2011

Allos Therapeutics reports results from FOLOTYN pivotal trial against peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported results from a retrospective analysis of data from the Company's pivotal PROPEL trial which suggested that treatment with single-agent FOLOTYN may result in increased response rates and progression-free survival relative to the immediate prior line of therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

17 Jun 2011

REVLIMID-R-CHOP Phase I/II data in untreated DLBCL presented at malignant lymphoma conference

Celgene International Sàrl announced that clinical data from two studies evaluating the use of REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) with standard R-CHOP chemotherapy in patients with untreated diffuse large B cell (DLBCL) or grade 3 follicular lymphoma were presented at the 11th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland.

17 Jun 2011

Pearl advances PT003 dual combination drug candidate into Phase 2 studies for treatment of COPD

Pearl Therapeutics Inc. today announced the advancement of its dual combination product candidate, PT003 and its individual components, PT001 and PT005 into a series of planned Phase 2 studies in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD.

17 Jun 2011

CTI announces positive results from Phase I-II pixantrone combination study against INHL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced the publication of results posted in the online journal of Cancer of a Phase I-II study that evaluated the safety and efficacy of pixantrone when used in combination with fludarabine, dexamethasone and rituximab replacing mitoxantrone in the standard FND-R regimen with FPD-R among 28 patients with relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

17 Jun 2011

Experimental vaccine shows promise for patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors

An experimental vaccine developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute targets overactive antigens in highly aggressive brain tumors and improves length of survival in newly diagnosed patients, according to new data that was presented in a poster session at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

17 Jun 2011

Drug Trial News

Spectrum announces various clinical studies on ZEVALIN at ICML 2011

Concert to advance CTP-499, C-21191 into Phase 2 trials for diabetic nephropathy and spasticity

GTx commences Capesaris Phase IIb trial in advanced prostate cancer

Alexion begins eculizumab clinical trial in Shiga-toxin producing E. coli hemolytic uremic syndrome

Positive results from vismodegib Phase II study on advanced basal cell carcinoma

Genentech to present positive data from vismodegib Phase II trial on advanced BCC at EADO 2011

Celgene announces data from REVLIMID plus rituximab Phase II study on malignant lymphomas

Positive data from Ischemix CMX-2043 Phase 2a trial for peri-operative cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury

Sunshine enters Adva-27a cancer research and development agreement with The Jewish General Hospital

Celgene, GELA to conduct REVLIMID/rituximab combination study on newly diagnosed FL

VIVUS Avanafil phase 3 trial on erectile dysfunction meets primary endpoints

Allos Therapeutics reports results from FOLOTYN pivotal trial against peripheral T-cell lymphoma

REVLIMID-R-CHOP Phase I/II data in untreated DLBCL presented at malignant lymphoma conference

Pearl advances PT003 dual combination drug candidate into Phase 2 studies for treatment of COPD

CTI announces positive results from Phase I-II pixantrone combination study against INHL

Experimental vaccine shows promise for patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors

Positive results from etanercept pilot study against dermatomyositis

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New Australian drug shows positive response in patients with multiple myeloma blood cancer

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