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YM concludes dose-escalation in CYT387 Phase I/II clinical trial for myelofibrosis

YM BioSciences Inc., announced the conclusion of dose-escalation in the Phase I portion of its Phase I/II clinical trial of CYT387 at Mayo Clinic in patients with myelofibrosis. In total, 21 patients were treated in Phase I, with no voluntary withdrawals reported. CYT387 has shown significant activity in reducing spleen size and controlling constitutional symptoms in these patients.

5 Aug 2010

Repligen total revenue for first-quarter fiscal 2011 increases 39% to $7.01 million

Repligen Corporation today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, ended June 30, 2010. Total revenue for the first quarter was $7,010,000 compared to total revenue of $5,061,000 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, an increase of $1,949,000 or 39%. Bioprocessing product revenue for the first quarter was $4,269,000 compared to $2,473,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, an increase of $1,796,000 or 73%.

5 Aug 2010

$Aeterna Zentaris announces $1.5M NIH award for AEZS-108 Phase 1/2 study in refractory prostate cancer$

Aeterna Zentaris announces $1.5M NIH award for AEZS-108 Phase 1/2 study in refractory prostate cancer

Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a late-stage drug development company specialized in oncology and endocrine therapy, today announced that the National Institutes of Health ("NIH") has awarded Dr. Jacek Pinski, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Southern California, a grant of about US$1.5 million over three years to conduct a Phase 1/2 study in refractory prostate cancer with the Company's doxorubicin LHRH receptor targeted conjugate compound, AEZS-108.

5 Aug 2010

Micromet second-quarter 2010 total revenues increase to $6.5 million

Micromet, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation antibodies for the treatment of cancer, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

5 Aug 2010

Inspire second-quarter total revenue increases 18% to $27.3 million

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, reporting a net loss of $8.8 million or ($0.11) per share, an improvement from the second quarter of 2009 during which the Company incurred a net loss of $9.5 million or ($0.17) per share.

5 Aug 2010

BioCryst second-quarter total revenues increase to $7.6 million

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

5 Aug 2010

CEL-SCI produces and fills first lot of Multikine

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has successfully produced and filled its first lot of Multikine® in preparation for the upcoming pivotal Phase III trial targeting advanced primary head and neck cancer.

5 Aug 2010

Affymax, Takeda announce preliminary strategy for Hematide to treat anemia in chronic renal failure patients

Affymax, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, today announced that the companies have decided on a preliminary strategic path forward for the investigational drug, Hematide™/peginesatide, for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure patients in the United States.

5 Aug 2010

Merck's two pivotal boceprevir Phase III registration studies for chronic HCV meet primary endpoint

Merck reported that two pivotal Phase III registration studies for boceprevir, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, have been completed and met the primary endpoints: in both studies in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection, the addition of boceprevir to treatment with PEGINTRON® and REBETOL® significantly increased the number of patients who achieved sustained virologic response, compared to control groups that received Peg/riba plus placebo.

5 Aug 2010

CTI second-quarter total net operating expenses decrease to $20.0 million

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today reported recent accomplishments and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

5 Aug 2010

ARIAD reports $159.3 million second-quarter net income

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010 and provided an update on corporate developments.

5 Aug 2010

Genzyme, Isis announce results of two mipomersen phase 3 studies

Genzyme Corp. and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced results of two phase 3 studies of mipomersen in patients who had high cholesterol levels while on maximally tolerated lipid-lowering therapy. In the study of patients with severe hypercholesterolemia, mipomersen reduced LDL-C, the primary endpoint, by 36 percent compared with a 13 percent increase for placebo.

5 Aug 2010

Alnylam second-quarter revenues increase to $26.6 million

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and company highlights.

5 Aug 2010

ImmunoGen fourth-quarter 2010 net loss increases to $13.4 million

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced financial results for the three-month period and fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

5 Aug 2010

Anthera second-quarter total operating expenses increase to $7.9 million

Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced financial results and business highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

5 Aug 2010

FDA issues Lux Biosciences Complete Response letter for Luveniq NDA

Lux Biosciences, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center of Drug Evaluation and Research has issued a Complete Response letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Luveniq™ (oral voclosporin) for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis.

5 Aug 2010

Acceleron's ACE-031 protein therapeutic for DMD receives FDA Fast Track designation

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, today announced it received FDA Fast Track designation for ACE-031 for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a fatal neuromuscular disease in which patients suffer from the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength. ACE-031 is an investigational protein therapeutic being developed to increase muscle mass and strength.

5 Aug 2010

Infinity reports $18.4 million total revenue for second-quarter 2010

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an innovative drug discovery and development company, today detailed recent developments in its product development portfolio and announced second quarter 2010 financial results.

4 Aug 2010

NCI panel recommends Celsion's Phase III ThermoDox HEAT Study as Priority Clinical Trial for HCC

Celsion Corporation announced today that the consensus recommendations of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Trials Planning Meeting (CTPM) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma have been released and published in the August 2010 issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology, the official publication of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). In addition to evaluating the current standard of care, the NCI panel also recommended Celsion's Phase III ThermoDox ® HEAT Study as a Priority Clinical Trial for HCC.

4 Aug 2010

Contrave added to diet and exercise regimen can induce significant weight loss

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. announced the online publication of results from its COR-BMOD trial of Contrave (naltrexone SR/bupropion SR) in the journal Obesity. The COR-BMOD trial evaluated intensive behavior modification plus Contrave32 (32mg naltrexone sustained release (SR)/360mg bupropion SR) compared to BMOD plus placebo, in 793 overweight or obese patients.

4 Aug 2010

Drug Trial News

YM concludes dose-escalation in CYT387 Phase I/II clinical trial for myelofibrosis

Repligen total revenue for first-quarter fiscal 2011 increases 39% to $7.01 million

Aeterna Zentaris announces $1.5M NIH award for AEZS-108 Phase 1/2 study in refractory prostate cancer

Micromet second-quarter 2010 total revenues increase to $6.5 million

Inspire second-quarter total revenue increases 18% to $27.3 million

BioCryst second-quarter total revenues increase to $7.6 million

CEL-SCI produces and fills first lot of Multikine

Affymax, Takeda announce preliminary strategy for Hematide to treat anemia in chronic renal failure patients

Merck's two pivotal boceprevir Phase III registration studies for chronic HCV meet primary endpoint

CTI second-quarter total net operating expenses decrease to $20.0 million

ARIAD reports $159.3 million second-quarter net income

Genzyme, Isis announce results of two mipomersen phase 3 studies

Alnylam second-quarter revenues increase to $26.6 million

ImmunoGen fourth-quarter 2010 net loss increases to $13.4 million

Anthera second-quarter total operating expenses increase to $7.9 million

FDA issues Lux Biosciences Complete Response letter for Luveniq NDA

Acceleron's ACE-031 protein therapeutic for DMD receives FDA Fast Track designation

Infinity reports $18.4 million total revenue for second-quarter 2010

NCI panel recommends Celsion's Phase III ThermoDox HEAT Study as Priority Clinical Trial for HCC

Contrave added to diet and exercise regimen can induce significant weight loss

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