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Nektar Therapeutics to present data of NKTR-102 Phase 2 clinical trial in ovarian cancer at 46th ASCO

Nektar Therapeutics today announced that results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of NKTR-102 in women with platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer will be presented at the Oral Abstract Session of the Gynecologic Cancer Track during the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

21 May 2010

Provectus to present further positive data from PV-10 Phase 2 clinical trial for metastatic melanoma at ASCO

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has announced further positive data on the first forty subjects in its Phase 2 clinical trial of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma, with an objective response ("OR") observed in 61% of subjects and a mean Progression Free Survival ("PFS") of at least 11.1 months among those subjects achieving an OR.

21 May 2010

ZIOPHARM Oncology to present phase II data from PICASSO trial for soft tissue sarcoma at ASCO meeting

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. announced today that Dr. Claire Verschraegen of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, lead author of the abstract on the palifosfamide study entitled, "A phase II randomized controlled trial of palifosfamide plus doxorubicin vs. doxorubicin in patients with soft tissue sarcoma (PICASSO)", will present in an oral session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting on Monday, June 7th at 2:15 pm in the Vista Room (location S 406).

21 May 2010

Data from three Phase II clinical trials of PS-targeting antibody to be presented at 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections, will present data from three Phase II clinical trials highlighting the clinical potential of its unique phosphatidylserine -targeting antibody bavituximab for the treatment of solid tumors.

21 May 2010

Phase III PRIMA study data of Rituxan to be featured at 46th ASCO

Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, and Biogen Idec today announced data from the Phase III PRIMA study.

21 May 2010

Eli Lilly to present results of two Phase II trials evaluating ALIMTA in combination with chemotherapy, radiation

Results of two Phase II trials evaluating ALIMTA (pemetrexed for injection) in combination with a platinum chemotherapy and radiation for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer will be presented by Eli Lilly and Company at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, Ill., on June 6, 2010.

21 May 2010

Genentech to present new data for targeted cancer medicines at 46th ASCO

Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, today announced that it will present new data for its targeted cancer medicines and the way they may be used in several different cancer types at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Approximately 400 abstracts featuring Genentech and Roche's cancer medicines and investigational agents across 30 cancer types will be presented during the meeting that is taking place June 4 to 8, 2010 in Chicago.

21 May 2010

Infinity to present data from Hsp90 chaperone and Hedgehog pathway inhibitor programs at 2010 ASCO

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an innovative drug discovery and development company, today announced that data from its Hsp90 chaperone and Hedgehog pathway inhibitor programs will be presented during the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting being held in Chicago, Ill. from June 4 through June 8, 2010.

21 May 2010

Exelixis reports interim data from XL184 phase 2 trial for recurrent glioblastoma at ASCO 2010

Exelixis, Inc. today reported promising interim data from an ongoing phase 2 trial of XL184 in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GB), the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Dr. Patrick Wen from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA will present the data in an Oral Session (Abstract #2006) on Saturday, June 5 at 5:00 p.m. at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

21 May 2010

Phase II study results of Lilly Oncology's tasisulam for metastatic melanoma to be presented at 46th ASCO

Lilly released results today from a Phase II study evaluating Lilly Oncology's tasisulam, a novel anti-cancer agent, in patients with metastatic melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Study results will be presented during the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held in Chicago, Ill. on June 6, 2010.

21 May 2010

ZymoGenetics' IL-21 Phase 2 trial data in metastatic melanoma to be presented at ASCO annual meeting

ZymoGenetics, Inc. announced that final progression-free survival results will be presented from a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago on June 5, 2010 in an oral presentation. The open-label multi-center clinical trial evaluated 3 dose regimens of Interleukin 21 (IL-21) in 40 patients with no prior systemic therapy for metastatic melanoma.

21 May 2010

Positive results from Phase 1 study evaluating IV administration of JX-594 to metastatic cancer patients

Jennerex, Inc., a clinical-stage cancer biotherapeutics company, today reported positive results from its Phase 1 dose escalation study evaluating the intravenous administration of JX-594 to patients with metastatic cancer. The data presented today demonstrated clear dose-related delivery to solid tumors, cancer-targeted replication and gene expression, and anti-cancer effects of JX-594 delivered IV.

21 May 2010

Data from Phase 3 clinical trials of PROVENGE in advanced prostate cancer to be presented at ASCO 2010

Dendreon Corporation today announced the upcoming presentation of data from integrated analyses of three Phase 3 PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T) clinical trials of an autologous cellular immunotherapy in advanced prostate cancer, to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago on Monday, June 7 at 8:00 a.m. CT.

21 May 2010

Preliminary data of BIBW 2992 in head and neck cancer, NSCLC to be presented at ASCO 2010

Boehringer Ingelheim will announce preliminary data in the areas of head and neck cancer and non-small cell lung cancer for one of the company's investigational compounds, BIBW 2992. These data will be presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.

21 May 2010

Onyx Pharmaceuticals announces presentations evaluating carfilzomib for multiple myeloma at 46th ASCO

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of several studies evaluating carfilzomib, a selective, next-generation proteasome inhibitor, at the 46th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, June 4-8, 2010 in Chicago, IL.

21 May 2010

Long-term data demonstrates clinical benefits of Exelixis XL184 for medullary thyroid cancer

Exelixis, Inc. today reported long-term results in a cohort of 37 medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) patients who participated in the phase 1 study of XL184. Dr. Razelle Kurzrock from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX will present the data in a Clinical Science Symposium (Abstract #5502) on Monday, June 7 at 10:15 AM at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

21 May 2010

Phase 1/2 clinical trial data of Oncophage for recurrent high-grade glioma

Antigenics today announced that data from a multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical trial of Oncophage (vitespen) for recurrent high-grade glioma (brain cancer) was presented at the International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy. The study was conducted by the Brain Tumor Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco.

20 May 2010

Recruitment of children and adults with type 1 diabetes commences in Protege Encore teplizumab trial

Dr. Barry Reiner announced that he is now recruiting children and adults with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes for Protege Encore, a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial. This is the second of two Phase III studies testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational drug called teplizumab. The first study, known as Protege, has completed enrollment of more than 530 subjects with type 1 diabetes. There is currently no approved therapy to slow the progression of type 1 diabetes.

20 May 2010

Update on Phase I clinical trials of Oncopore for treatment of cancer

The Norwegian pharmaceutical company Lytix Biopharma AS provided an update at the recent BIO conference in Chicago on Phase I clinical trials of Oncopore (LTX-315) for the treatment of cancer.

20 May 2010

Inviragen initiates first clinical trial of DENVax vaccine to protect against dengue fever

Inviragen has announced the initiation of the first clinical trial of its vaccine to protect against dengue fever. The trial, to be conducted at Saint Louis University, is designed to assess the safety of Inviragen's investigational dengue vaccine.

20 May 2010

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Nektar Therapeutics to present data of NKTR-102 Phase 2 clinical trial in ovarian cancer at 46th ASCO

Provectus to present further positive data from PV-10 Phase 2 clinical trial for metastatic melanoma at ASCO

ZIOPHARM Oncology to present phase II data from PICASSO trial for soft tissue sarcoma at ASCO meeting

Data from three Phase II clinical trials of PS-targeting antibody to be presented at 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting

Phase III PRIMA study data of Rituxan to be featured at 46th ASCO

Eli Lilly to present results of two Phase II trials evaluating ALIMTA in combination with chemotherapy, radiation

Genentech to present new data for targeted cancer medicines at 46th ASCO

Infinity to present data from Hsp90 chaperone and Hedgehog pathway inhibitor programs at 2010 ASCO

Exelixis reports interim data from XL184 phase 2 trial for recurrent glioblastoma at ASCO 2010

Phase II study results of Lilly Oncology's tasisulam for metastatic melanoma to be presented at 46th ASCO

ZymoGenetics' IL-21 Phase 2 trial data in metastatic melanoma to be presented at ASCO annual meeting

Positive results from Phase 1 study evaluating IV administration of JX-594 to metastatic cancer patients

Data from Phase 3 clinical trials of PROVENGE in advanced prostate cancer to be presented at ASCO 2010

Preliminary data of BIBW 2992 in head and neck cancer, NSCLC to be presented at ASCO 2010

Onyx Pharmaceuticals announces presentations evaluating carfilzomib for multiple myeloma at 46th ASCO

Long-term data demonstrates clinical benefits of Exelixis XL184 for medullary thyroid cancer

Phase 1/2 clinical trial data of Oncophage for recurrent high-grade glioma

Recruitment of children and adults with type 1 diabetes commences in Protege Encore teplizumab trial

Update on Phase I clinical trials of Oncopore for treatment of cancer

Inviragen initiates first clinical trial of DENVax vaccine to protect against dengue fever

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