New Agents in Melanoma Show Advances at ASCO
June 9, 2011
Drugs Show Promise Slowing Advanced Melanoma | www.nytimes.com
Data presented a the ASCO meeting showed an overall survival benefit for patients receiving Roche/Genentech's vemurafenib and Bristol-Myers Squibb/s Yervoy (ipilimumab) when these agents were compared to standard of care therapy.
Long term Revlimid (Celgene) may cause cancer.
December 7, 2010
Celgene shares plummet on Revlimid malignancy data | www.reuters.com
Data presented at the American Society of Hematology Convention suggests the possibility that long term use of Revlimid may be a associated with the development of secondary malignancies.
Outlook is better for Provenge
November 20, 2010
Medicare Panel Supports Use of Provenge in FDA-Approved Population | blogs.wsj.com
A Medicare advisory panel gave a lukewarm endorsement to Provenge. Final Medicare opinion is pending.
Algeta Begins Enrolling Patients in Prostate Cancer Study
December 21, 2009
Algeta begins phase-III trial of Alpharadin in male patient with castration-resistant prostate cancer | www.pharmabiz.com
The ALSYMPCA (ALpharadin in SYMptomatic Prostate CAncer) study is a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial that enrols patients to be randomized to receive Alpharadin (radium-223 chloride) plus best standard of care or placebo plus best standard of care. Approximately 750 patients are expected to be enrolled in this multi-institution trial with. recruitment expected to be complete by the second half of 2010. The primary outcome to be measured is overall survival.
An Overall Survival Benefit In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
December 10, 2009
Roche presents pivotal phase-III study of CLL8 at ASH 2009 | www.pharmabiz.com
The CLL8 Trial demonstrated that FCR (Fludarabine, Cyotxan, Rituxan) provided a modest, but statistically significant survival benefit over FC (Fludarabine, Cytoxan) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
December 8, 2009
Roche to present CLL8's pivotal phase-III study results at ASH in New Orleans | www.pharmabiz.com
Updated results from the CCL8 trial of Fludarabine and Cytoxan (FC) vs. Fludarabine, Cytoxan, and Rituxan (FCR) will be released at the American Society of Hematology Meeting (ASH) in New Orleans.
Teva Develops a Neupogen Biosimilar
December 2, 2009
Teva Announces the Submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for XM02 for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia | www.pipelinereview.com
Teva Pharmaceutical announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XM02, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for the reduction in the duration of severe neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with established myelosuppressive chemotherapy for cancer.
November 23, 2009
US FDA accepts ChemGenex's Omapro NDA filing to treat CML, grants priority review status | www.pharmabiz.com
A new drug by ChemGenex, Omapro, presents a new option for the treatment of TKI-resistant CML patients.
Particle Beam Technology - Costly and a limited utility
October 26, 2009
Particle Beam Radiation Therapy published by AHRQ | effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Over the last several years, there has been an increased interest in the US in particle beam therapy as the costs have come down and large manufacturers have become more efficient in installing these centers. In addition, private companies have made a business model of building proton centers - mostly by treating prostate cancer.Protons are incredibly useful in specific diseases - ie ocular melanoma, pediatric cancers, but are too costly without proven benefit for our health care system.
Genentech and Dako Collaborate To Increase Herceptin Use In Gastric Cancer
August 18, 2009
Dako enters collaboration with Genentech on diagnostic tests for patients with stomach cancer | www.pipelinereview.com
Phase III data presented at ASCO in 2009 demonstrated a benefit for patients with HER-2 overexpressing gastric cancer who received Herceptin. Dako, the developer of the HercepTest and Genetech, the manufacturer of Herceptin, have joined forces to increase HER2 testing and Herceptin utilization.
February 7, 2012
What do the cloud, collaboration and virtualization have in common?
January 27, 2012
Clinical diagnostic acquisitions dominate 2011 top ten list
January 12, 2012
Gene therapy success threatens drugs for hemophilia and rare diseases
December 13, 2011
Medtech M&A activity accelerates in 2011
November 30, 2011