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OncoGenex initiates Phase 3 Prostate Cancer SATURN Trial

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the initiation of a Phase 3 registration trial of custirsen sodium (OGX-011/TV-1011), its lead product candidate being developed for the treatment of castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). This trial, referred to as the Prostate Cancer SATURN Trial, is the first of three Phase 3 trials to be initiated under a global collaboration and license agreement between OncoGenex and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to develop and commercialize OGX-011/ TV-1011.

21 Jun 2010

Preliminary top-line results from Hematide Phase 3 program for anemia in chronic renal failure patients

Affymax, Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, today announced preliminary top-line results from the Phase 3 clinical program for the investigational drug, Hematide™/peginesatide, for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure patients.

21 Jun 2010

Staloral 300 demonstrates efficacy in phase III study for control of asthma in China

Stallergenes S.A. announces the results of a phase III clinical trial (VO55.06) conducted in China aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of sublingual immunotherapy (Staloral(R) mites 300) in adult patients suffering from asthma triggered by house dust mites.

21 Jun 2010

Zydus Cadila receives DCGI approval to initiate Phase I clinical trial for ZYOG1

Zydus Cadila, a global healthcare provider and one of India's leading healthcare companies has received Phase I clinical trial permission from the DCGI for ZYOG1 - a novel GLP-1 agonist. Designed and developed at the Zydus Research Centre using a unique platform technology, ZYOG1 is a novel, oral, anti-diabetic molecule.

21 Jun 2010

New phase I/IIa clinical trial of AR-42 for blood cancer at OSUCCC-James

For the second time within a year, an experimental drug invented by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) is being tested on patients in a clinical trial.

19 Jun 2010

Phase III clinical trial data of Cayston versus TIS in CF patients with P. aeruginosa presented at ECFC 2010

Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that its head-to-head Phase III clinical trial of Cayston (aztreonam for inhalation solution) versus tobramycin inhalation solution in cystic fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa achieved one of its co-primary endpoints of non-inferiority for mean percent change in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) percent predicted after 28 days of treatment.

19 Jun 2010

Neupro improves wellbeing impaired by pain related to Restless Legs Syndrome

The first data to show that Neupro® (rotigotine transdermal system) significantly improved wellbeing and daily activities that are often impaired by pain related to Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) were presented this week at the 14th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

18 Jun 2010

Additional positive data from Ardea Biosciences' RDEA594 Phase 2 program presented at EULAR

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. announced that additional positive data from its Phase 2 program for RDEA594, its lead product candidate for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout, are being presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology hosted by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) in Rome, Italy. RDEA594, a first-in-class selective inhibitor of the URAT1 transporter, treats the underlying cause of gout by increasing the excretion of uric acid in order to bring the body's levels of uric acid into a normal range.

18 Jun 2010

Inspire's TIGER-1 Phase 3 clinical trial data with denufosol for CF presented at 33rd ECFS

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that data is being presented on denufosol tetrasodium, an investigational therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), during an oral presentation and poster presentations at the 33rd Annual European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Conference June 16 - 19, 2010 in Valencia, Spain.

18 Jun 2010

InteKrin Therapeutics to present INT131 SPPARM Phase 2b data at American Diabetes Association meeting

InteKrin Therapeutics Inc. announced today it will present 6 month Phase 2b clinical data for edema in diabetic patients showing differentiation for INT131, a Selective PPAR-gamma Modulator (SPPARM), from Actos® pioglitazone, at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting in Orlando, FL, Monday, June 28, 2010 at 2:45 pm EDT during the "Update on BARI 2D --Treatment of Insulin Resistance" session.

18 Jun 2010

BioSante announces presentation of LibiGel safety update at ENDO 2010

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will present a LibiGel safety update at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO), being held from June 19-22, 2010 in San Diego, California.

18 Jun 2010

Additional results from BLISS-52 Phase 3 trial of BENLYSTA for SLE to be presented at EULAR 2010

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC today announced the presentation of additional results from BLISS-52, one of two pivotal Phase 3 trials of BENLYSTA (belimumab) in seropositive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The additional data will be presented in Rome at the 2010 Congress of the European League against Rheumatism on Saturday, June 19.

18 Jun 2010

Data on BYETTA and SYMLIN injections, BYDUREON drug candidate to be presented at ADA 2010

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present data for its FDA-approved diabetes drugs, BYETTA (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidate BYDUREON (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) at the American Diabetes Association's 70th Annual Scientific Sessions being held in Orlando, FL from June 25 to June 29.

18 Jun 2010

DURATION-4 study tests superiority of BYDUREON as compared to other type 2 diabetes medications

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company and Alkermes, Inc. today announced results from DURATION-4, the fourth in a series of studies designed to test the superiority of BYDUREON (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension), an investigational type 2 diabetes therapy, as compared to other type 2 diabetes medications.

18 Jun 2010

Roche implements risk mitigation plan in taspoglutide Phase III programme

Ipsen, a global biopharmaceutical group, today announced that its partner Roche today announced the implementation of a risk mitigation plan in the taspoglutide Phase III programme. Taspoglutide, the first once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue based on a human sequence, originating from Ipsen's research is developed by Roche. This compound is similar to the natural hormone GLP-1 which has a key role in blood sugar regulation.

18 Jun 2010

First patient dosed in AR-42 Phase I/IIa clinical study at OSUCCC-James in adult patients with blood cancer

Arno Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing oncology therapeutics, today announced the dosing of the first patient in an investigator sponsored Phase I/IIa clinical study of AR-42 (formerly OSU-HDAC42) at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) in adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or lymphoma.

18 Jun 2010

EC grants Allos Therapeutics' pralatrexate orphan medicinal product designation for CTCL treatment

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted orphan medicinal product designation for pralatrexate for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). The Company is currently investigating pralatrexate in a Phase 1 clinical study in patients with relapsed or refractory CTCL.

18 Jun 2010

First clinical trial results of XOMA 052 in patients with uveitis of Behcet's disease presented at EULAR 2010

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced positive results from an open-label pilot study of XOMA 052 in patients with uveitis of Behcet's disease who were suffering from vision-threatening exacerbations despite maximal doses of immunosuppressive medicines.

17 Jun 2010

Chelsea presents Northera study data at International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. announced that data from its pivotal studies of Northera™ (droxidopa) in symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension was presented during a poster session and featured in a symposium highlighting the role of norepinephrine (NE) deficiency in Parkinson's disease at the 14th International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

17 Jun 2010

Teva exercises option to invest additional $11.9M in Andromeda Biotech

Andromeda Biotech Ltd. announces that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. decided to exercise its option to invest in Andromeda Biotech Ltd. at a company per-money valuation of 170 million US dollars.

17 Jun 2010

Drug Trial News

OncoGenex initiates Phase 3 Prostate Cancer SATURN Trial

Preliminary top-line results from Hematide Phase 3 program for anemia in chronic renal failure patients

Staloral 300 demonstrates efficacy in phase III study for control of asthma in China

Zydus Cadila receives DCGI approval to initiate Phase I clinical trial for ZYOG1

New phase I/IIa clinical trial of AR-42 for blood cancer at OSUCCC-James

Phase III clinical trial data of Cayston versus TIS in CF patients with P. aeruginosa presented at ECFC 2010

Neupro improves wellbeing impaired by pain related to Restless Legs Syndrome

Additional positive data from Ardea Biosciences' RDEA594 Phase 2 program presented at EULAR

Inspire's TIGER-1 Phase 3 clinical trial data with denufosol for CF presented at 33rd ECFS

InteKrin Therapeutics to present INT131 SPPARM Phase 2b data at American Diabetes Association meeting

BioSante announces presentation of LibiGel safety update at ENDO 2010

Additional results from BLISS-52 Phase 3 trial of BENLYSTA for SLE to be presented at EULAR 2010

Data on BYETTA and SYMLIN injections, BYDUREON drug candidate to be presented at ADA 2010

DURATION-4 study tests superiority of BYDUREON as compared to other type 2 diabetes medications

Roche implements risk mitigation plan in taspoglutide Phase III programme

First patient dosed in AR-42 Phase I/IIa clinical study at OSUCCC-James in adult patients with blood cancer

EC grants Allos Therapeutics' pralatrexate orphan medicinal product designation for CTCL treatment

First clinical trial results of XOMA 052 in patients with uveitis of Behcet's disease presented at EULAR 2010

Chelsea presents Northera study data at International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Teva exercises option to invest additional $11.9M in Andromeda Biotech

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