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Diamyd Medical reports potential results on NP2 Phase I clinical trial for chronic pain

Diamyd Medical AB, to date no drug related Serious Adverse Events have been reported by any patient included in Diamyd's Phase I clinical trial investigating NP2 as a potential therapy for chronic pain. Based upon the Phase I findings to date, the company is planning a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled Phase II clinical trial with NP2 in the United States.

13 Sep 2010

Inovio Pharmaceuticals achieves promising results in VGX-3100 Phase I study

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has achieved best-in-class immune responses in its Phase I dose escalation study of VGX-3100, its DNA vaccine to treat pre-cancerous cervical dysplasias and cervical cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18.

13 Sep 2010

Genmab announces Phase II ofatumumab study results in RRMS patients

Genmab A/S announced today encouraging results from an ofatumumab Phase II safety and pharmacokinetics study in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).

13 Sep 2010

Resverlogix announces key changes to Phase 2 ASSURE trial

Resverlogix Corp. announces that the Company's Phase 2 clinical trial, called ASSURE (ApoA-1 Synthesis Stimulation in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients), has made important modifications to the design of the trial which have the potential to demonstrate a more powerful endpoint for the planning of future clinical trials for RVX-208.

10 Sep 2010

Bioniche reduces net loss per share from $0.15 in fiscal 2009 to $0.02 in fiscal 2010

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for its 2010 fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

10 Sep 2010

Ortho Biotech unblinded abiraterone acetate Phase 3 study for prostate cancer patients

Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development, a unit of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc., today announced that it has unblinded the Phase 3 study of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone for the treatment of patients with metastatic advanced prostate cancer (also referred to as castration-resistant prostate cancer) whose disease has progressed following treatment with one or two chemotherapy regimens at least one of which contained docetaxel.

10 Sep 2010

Purdue Pharma to present Butrans Transdermal System CIII clinical program data at PAINWeek 2010

Purdue Pharma L.P. will present data from the clinical program for Butrans™ (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII in a series of posters at PAINWeek®2010, September 8-10 in Las Vegas.

10 Sep 2010

FerroKin BioSciences initiates international Phase 2 study of FBS0701

FerroKin BioSciences today announced the initiation of an international Phase 2 study of FBS0701, a novel once-daily iron chelator in development for the treatment of transfusional iron overload. The Phase 2 study will assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of FBS0701.

10 Sep 2010

Allos Therapeutics to present FOLOTYN trial results at ESMO Congress

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that results from the Phase 2b investigational trial of FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection) versus erlotinib in patients with Stage IIIB/IV (advanced) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will be presented at the 35th European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress

10 Sep 2010

Seaside reports positive data from STX209 Phase 2 study in ASD

Seaside Therapeutics, Inc. announced today positive data from an open-label Phase 2 study of STX209 conducted in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The primary endpoint of the study, an improvement on the Irritability subscale of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC-I), achieved statistical significance (p<0.001).

9 Sep 2010

Acceleron Pharma and Shire announce joint development of ACE-031 for DMD

Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that modulate the growth of cells and tissues including muscle, bone, fat, red blood cells and the vasculature, and Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced a joint development and commercialization agreement for ACE-031 and other novel molecules targeting the activin receptor type IIB (ActRIIB) pathway. This pathway plays critical roles in regulating the growth of skeletal muscle.

9 Sep 2010

DARA BioSciences presents KRN5500 study results at World Congress on Pain

DARA BioSciences announced today that it presented study results from its Phase 2 multicenter, placebo controlled, double-blind, randomized dose escalation study for KRN5500 at the 13th World Congress on Pain held recently in Montreal.

9 Sep 2010

Aflibercept Phase 3 VELOUR clinical trial for mCRC to continue to completion

Sanofi-aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the Phase 3 VELOUR clinical trial of aflibercept (VEGF Trap) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) will continue to completion as planned, with no modifications due to efficacy or safety concerns. This decision is based on the recommendation of an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) following a planned interim analysis.

9 Sep 2010

Researchers find minocycline antibiotics effective for fragile X syndrome

One of the antibiotics most commonly prescribed to treat adolescent acne can increase attention spans and communication and decrease anxiety in patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental impairment, according to a new survey study that is the first published on parents' reports of their children's responses to treatment with the medication.

9 Sep 2010

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals to deliver new data on Aganocide compounds at ICAAC Conference

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class, anti-infective compounds for the treatment and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections, will deliver four poster presentations on its compounds at the 50th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).

9 Sep 2010

Insulin may reduce life-threatening bacterial infections in intensive care patients

Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection, if results of a new preliminary study can be replicated in a larger study.

9 Sep 2010

Team of scientists issues HIV vaccine strategy

The Council of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise on Tuesday released a new strategy for HIV vaccine research, which marked "the culmination of an 18-month effort that included the input of 400 scientists worldwide," VOA News reports (DeCapua, 9/7).

9 Sep 2010

Tetraphase announces 13 data presentations on TP-434 broad spectrum antibiotic at ICAAC 2010

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that 12 poster presentations and an oral summary presentation on preclinical and clinical data for its lead drug candidate, TP-434, will be presented at the 2010 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Boston, MA, being held September 12 -15 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

9 Sep 2010

Hemispherx Biopharma to present clinical data on XMRV retrovirus at International Workshop

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. will present new clinical data on the possible inter-relationships of XMRV positivity/chronic fatigue syndrome/Ampligen responsiveness at the 1st International Workshop on XMRV being held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, on September 7 and 8, 2010.

9 Sep 2010

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics announces long-term data from ICT-107 Phase I clinical trial for GBM

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, today announced long-term data from a Phase I clinical trial of ICT-107, the Company's lead cancer vaccine candidate for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer.

9 Sep 2010

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Diamyd Medical reports potential results on NP2 Phase I clinical trial for chronic pain

Inovio Pharmaceuticals achieves promising results in VGX-3100 Phase I study

Genmab announces Phase II ofatumumab study results in RRMS patients

Resverlogix announces key changes to Phase 2 ASSURE trial

Bioniche reduces net loss per share from $0.15 in fiscal 2009 to $0.02 in fiscal 2010

Ortho Biotech unblinded abiraterone acetate Phase 3 study for prostate cancer patients

Purdue Pharma to present Butrans Transdermal System CIII clinical program data at PAINWeek 2010

FerroKin BioSciences initiates international Phase 2 study of FBS0701

Allos Therapeutics to present FOLOTYN trial results at ESMO Congress

Seaside reports positive data from STX209 Phase 2 study in ASD

Acceleron Pharma and Shire announce joint development of ACE-031 for DMD

DARA BioSciences presents KRN5500 study results at World Congress on Pain

Aflibercept Phase 3 VELOUR clinical trial for mCRC to continue to completion

Researchers find minocycline antibiotics effective for fragile X syndrome

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals to deliver new data on Aganocide compounds at ICAAC Conference

Insulin may reduce life-threatening bacterial infections in intensive care patients

Team of scientists issues HIV vaccine strategy

Tetraphase announces 13 data presentations on TP-434 broad spectrum antibiotic at ICAAC 2010

Hemispherx Biopharma to present clinical data on XMRV retrovirus at International Workshop

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics announces long-term data from ICT-107 Phase I clinical trial for GBM

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