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Intellect Neurosciences receives Notice of Allowance from Israeli patent office for OXIGON drug candidate

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc announced it has received a Notice of Allowance from the Israeli Patent and Trademark Office for a new patent related to the Company's clinical-stage drug candidate OX1 (OXIGON), which has disease-modifying potential for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.

9 Jun 2010

Repligen's fiscal 2010 total revenue decreases to $20,971,000

Repligen Corporation today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2010. Total revenue for the year was $20,971,000 compared to total revenue of $29,362,000 for fiscal year 2009 ended March 31, 2009.

9 Jun 2010

NWBT announces release of new detailed report by Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Analyst

Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., developer of the DCVax personalized cancer vaccine, today announced the release of a new detailed report by Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Analyst Dr. Navid Malik of the London-based Matrix Group.

9 Jun 2010

Experts call on international community to commit attention and resources to cervical cancer prevention

Women's health leaders today called on the international community to commit the resources needed to ensure that women and girls worldwide have equal access to cervical cancer prevention technologies. At the WOMEN DELIVER conference, the Declaration for Universal Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention was issued by leading women's health, cancer and business organizations, including PATH, the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the International Union Against Cancer.

9 Jun 2010

White paper advocates strategies to reduce barriers to HPV vaccination, cervical cancer prevention

The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists has published its third in a series of four papers on a variety of cervical cancer issues and topics featured at "The Future Strategies for Cervical Cancer Prevention: What Do We Need to Do Now to Prepare" Forum. The paper, entitled "Can the Barriers to HPV Vaccination in High-Risk Populations be Overcome?" appears in the June, 2010 issue of Gynecologic Oncology Journal.

9 Jun 2010

Phase 3 clinical study: Ipilimumab boosts, sustains immune system responses against melanoma tumors

The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of immune system-based treatments for cancer, announced today its celebration of a significant new breakthrough in the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The new treatment, a cancer immunotherapy created by Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Council Associate Director James P. Allison, Ph.D., is designed to "take the brakes off the immune system," and is the first treatment ever proven to extend life for patients whose melanomas are unresponsive to existing cancer therapies.

9 Jun 2010

Immunosignature technique provides pre-symptomatic diagnosis for broad range of ailments

An inexpensive system for earlier disease diagnosis could save innumerable lives. It would also have a profound impact on the nation's healthcare industry, currently buckling under the strain of spiraling costs.

9 Jun 2010

Lytix Biopharma, KAEL-GemVax granted approval for GV1001/LTX-315 combination cancer therapy study

The Norwegian biopharmaceutical company Lytix Biopharma and Korean company KAEL-GemVax today announced approval by the Norwegian Medicines Agency ('Statens Legemiddelverk') to test a combination of LTX-315 and GV1001 as vaccine therapy in patients with resected tumours. Lytix Biopharma CEO Gunnar Salid states, "We are delighted to announce the approval of our joint study to test a combination of two very interesting experimental drugs.

9 Jun 2010

Gates Foundation announces 5-year, $1.5 billion commitment for maternal, child health

During the Women Deliver conference on Monday Melinda Gates announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "will spend $1.5 billion over the next five years on maternal and child health, family planning and nutrition in developing countries, a pledge that signals a new focus for the foundation known for concentrating on vaccines and AIDS," the Wall Street Journal reports (Jordan, 6/7).

9 Jun 2010

HPV-positive tumor status is strong prognostic factor for head, neck cancer

Oropharyngeal cancer patients whose tumors in the upper part of the throat test positively for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have better overall survival than patients with HPV-negative disease, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

8 Jun 2010

Health Canada approves Novartis' Menveo for prevention of meningococcal disease

Novartis Pharmaceutical Canada Inc. announced that Menveo (Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Oligosaccharide CRM197 Conjugate Vaccine), a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine was approved by Health Canada for active immunization of adolescents (11 to 18 years of age) and adults (19 to 55 years of age) to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y and W-135.

8 Jun 2010

Idera reports preliminary results from IMO-3100 Phase 1 clinical trial for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced preliminary results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of IMO-3100, its lead Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 7 and TLR9 antagonist drug candidate for potential applications in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. In this trial, healthy subjects in five dosage cohorts received single doses of IMO-3100 from 0.04 to 0.64 mg/kg. IMO-3100 was well tolerated at all dose levels.

8 Jun 2010

Updated HIV treatment guidelines may benefit individuals infected with HIV: Researchers

Researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and the University of British Columbia today released a comprehensive study revealing that the 2008 IAS-USA therapy guidelines for commencing HIV treatment would create significant benefits for individuals infected with HIV and society as a whole.

8 Jun 2010

Research findings open door to development of new therapies for lymphomas, leukemias

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a new way to target and destroy a type of cancerous cell. The findings may lead to the development of new therapies to treat lymphomas, leukemias, and related cancers.

8 Jun 2010

Gates Foundation to invest $1.5 billion for integrated women's and children's health programs

Melinda Gates today urged global leaders to make women's and children's health a top priority, and announced that the Gates Foundation will invest $1.5 billion over the next five years to support maternal and child health, family planning, and nutrition programs in developing countries.

8 Jun 2010

Sentrx achieves Gold Partner status in OPN

Sentrx, a leading provider of drug safety services to the life sciences industry, has achieved Gold Partner status in the Oracle PartnerNetwork. Sentrx will provide life sciences companies with support for Oracle clinical solutions, emphasizing its expertise in drug safety systems, safety data management and adverse event reporting software, processes and consulting expertise.

7 Jun 2010

Promising clinical data on CDX-011 in metastatic melanoma presented at ASCO Annual Meeting

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the presentation of promising clinical data on CDX-011 in metastatic melanoma at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, Illinois. The Phase 2 study has met its primary endpoint and the results support additional studies in this indication.

7 Jun 2010

BioSante's GVAX CML Vaccine granted FDA Orphan Drug designation

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the receipt of Orphan Drug designation for GVAX CML Vaccine in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from the FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development. Orphan drug designation, as granted by the U.S. Orphan Drug Act, is for a product to treat a rare disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. Orphan drug designation qualifies the sponsor of the product for tax credits and seven years of marketing exclusivity, among other benefits.

7 Jun 2010

Clinical trial data of imetelstat in patients with breast cancer presented at ASCO annual meeting

Geron Corporation today announced the presentation of data from the clinical trial of imetelstat (GRN163L), the company's telomerase inhibitor drug, in combination with paclitaxel and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.

7 Jun 2010

Ipilimumab extends survival of metastatic melanoma patients: Study

A therapy that multiplies the effect of a natural disease-fighting antibody has extended the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma in a large, international clinical trial. The study's researchers will report their findings simultaneously at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago and in the New England Journal of Medicine.

7 Jun 2010

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Latest Vaccine News and Research

Intellect Neurosciences receives Notice of Allowance from Israeli patent office for OXIGON drug candidate

Repligen's fiscal 2010 total revenue decreases to $20,971,000

NWBT announces release of new detailed report by Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Analyst

Experts call on international community to commit attention and resources to cervical cancer prevention

White paper advocates strategies to reduce barriers to HPV vaccination, cervical cancer prevention

Phase 3 clinical study: Ipilimumab boosts, sustains immune system responses against melanoma tumors

Immunosignature technique provides pre-symptomatic diagnosis for broad range of ailments

Lytix Biopharma, KAEL-GemVax granted approval for GV1001/LTX-315 combination cancer therapy study

Gates Foundation announces 5-year, $1.5 billion commitment for maternal, child health

HPV-positive tumor status is strong prognostic factor for head, neck cancer

Health Canada approves Novartis' Menveo for prevention of meningococcal disease

Idera reports preliminary results from IMO-3100 Phase 1 clinical trial for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases

Updated HIV treatment guidelines may benefit individuals infected with HIV: Researchers

Research findings open door to development of new therapies for lymphomas, leukemias

Gates Foundation to invest $1.5 billion for integrated women's and children's health programs

Sentrx achieves Gold Partner status in OPN

Promising clinical data on CDX-011 in metastatic melanoma presented at ASCO Annual Meeting

BioSante's GVAX CML Vaccine granted FDA Orphan Drug designation

Clinical trial data of imetelstat in patients with breast cancer presented at ASCO annual meeting

Ipilimumab extends survival of metastatic melanoma patients: Study

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