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Metabolex commences arhalofenate Phase 2 clinical trial for treatment of hyperuricemia and gout

Metabolex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary new medicines for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of arhalofenate (MBX-102), its product candidate for the management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.

19 May 2011

PolyMedix's PMX-30063 compound mitigates ulcerative mucositis in pre-clinical studies

PolyMedix, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat patients with acute infectious diseases and cardiovascular disorders, announced today that its lead defensin-mimetic antibiotic compound, PMX-30063, when administered topically as an oral rinse, has shown activity against oral mucositis in an animal study.

19 May 2011

RXi to present updated NeuVax Phase II trial data in breast cancer at ASCO 2011

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using RNA-targeted and immunotherapy technologies, will be presenting data from the NeuVax Phase II adjuvant breast cancer clinical trial at the 2011 annual meeting of The American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

19 May 2011

Repligen receives approval from FDA to commence RG3039 Phase 1 trial in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Repligen Corporation announced today that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial of RG3039, a potential treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

19 May 2011

Isis receives $5M milestone payment from GSK for initiating ISIS-TTRRx Phase 1 study

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has earned a $5 million milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline related to the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study for ISIS-TTRRx.

19 May 2011

Omeros advances OMS103HP and OMS302 into Phase 3 clinical programs

Omeros Corporation today announced that it is advancing two of its product candidates from its PharmacoSurgery platform – OMS103HP for arthroscopic meniscectomy and OMS302 for intra-ocular lens replacement surgery – into Phase 3 clinical development programs.

19 May 2011

AstraZeneca announces encouraging results from olaparib phase II study in serous ovarian cancer

AstraZeneca announced today encouraging results from a phase II study in patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed serous ovarian cancer (SOC) who had received maintenance treatment with the investigational drug olaparib, after the completion of chemotherapy.

19 May 2011

TissueGene commences enrollment in TG-C Phase II trial for severe knee osteoarthritis

TissueGene, Inc. announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment for a U.S. Phase II clinical trial of its lead product candidate TG-C. TG-C involves human allogeneic chondrocytes developed to produce the therapeutic protein TGF-beta1 for the regeneration of cartilage in patients suffering from severe osteoarthritis of the knee.

19 May 2011

YM BioSciences announces updated interim results from CYT387 Phase I/II trial in myelofibrosis

YM BioSciences Inc., today reported updated interim results for the first 60 patients with high/intermediate-risk myelofibrosis who have completed a minimum of three cycles of treatment (12 weeks) in its ongoing Phase I/II multi-center study.

19 May 2011

Silence to present new Atu027 Phase I study data in advanced solid tumors at ASCO annual meeting

Silence Therapeutics plc, a leading global RNA interference therapeutics company, announces that it will present new data from its ongoing Phase I study of Atu027, its lead internal therapeutic candidate, at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting on 06 June 2011.

19 May 2011

Pfizer's axitinib Phase 3 trial in advanced renal cell carcinoma meets primary endpoints

Pfizer Inc. today announced data from the pivotal Phase 3 AXIS 1032 trial, showing that in patients with previously treated advanced renal cell carcinoma, axitinib significantly extended progression-free survival at the 47th Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago from June 3-7, 2011.

19 May 2011

Nektar to present new NKTR-102 Phase 2 clinical data in multiple cancers at ASCO annual meeting

Nektar Therapeutics today announced that new Phase 2 clinical data for NKTR-102, Nektar's lead oncology candidate being evaluated in multiple cancer indications, have been selected for presentation at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology being held June 3-7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

19 May 2011

Mpex, Synteract partner for cystic fibrosis fundraising event

Synteract, Inc., a full-service, global contract research organization, and Mpex Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing new therapies to combat the growing issue of antibiotic resistance, have partnered for the second annual Great Strides fundraiser to benefit cystic fibrosis.

19 May 2011

Biothera begins dosing in Imprime PGG and cetuximab combination Phase III trial for colorectal cancer

Biothera began dosing patients today in a Phase III trial evaluating Imprime PGG in combination with cetuximab as a potential new treatment for recurrent or progressive KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer.

19 May 2011

Pharma Two B plans to initiate P2B001 Phase II study in Parkinson's disease

Pharma Two B announced today it is planning a Phase II study of its new combination therapy, P2B001, in development as a treatment for the early stages of Parkinson's disease. Assuming regulatory approval and the necessary financing, the company plans to commence the Phase II trial in Q4 2011.

18 May 2011

New data on personalized approaches for skin, ovarian and lung cancer to be presented at ASCO meeting

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that data showing new personalized approaches for people with skin and lung cancer, plus new data with Avastin in ovarian cancer, will be presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

18 May 2011

New denosumab Phase III trial data in high-risk prostate cancer presented at AUA conference

Data on the use of denosumab (Xgeva) to improve bone metastases-free survival in men with high-risk prostate cancer was presented at the American Urological Association conference today for the first time.

18 May 2011

JCO publishes Micromet's blinatumomab Phase 2 trial data in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Micromet, Inc. today announced that data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of the Company's lead product candidate blinatumomab in patients with minimal residual disease positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia were published in the May 16th on-line edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

18 May 2011

Bayer HealthCare to present results on investigational oncology compounds at ASCO annual meeting

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that data evaluating several of its investigational oncology compounds will be presented in a scientific forum at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 3-7, in Chicago, IL.

18 May 2011

CITN selects Cytheris' CYT107 for initial clinical trials at network institutions

Cytheris SA and the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network, a new initiative in immunotherapy funded by the National Cancer Institute with its Central Operations and Statistical Center headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, today announced the selection of recombinant human interleukin-7, the investigational multifunctional cytokine under development by Cytheris, as one of the first immunotherapeutic agents proposed for initial clinical trials at network institutions.

18 May 2011

Drug Trial News

Metabolex commences arhalofenate Phase 2 clinical trial for treatment of hyperuricemia and gout

PolyMedix's PMX-30063 compound mitigates ulcerative mucositis in pre-clinical studies

RXi to present updated NeuVax Phase II trial data in breast cancer at ASCO 2011

Repligen receives approval from FDA to commence RG3039 Phase 1 trial in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Isis receives $5M milestone payment from GSK for initiating ISIS-TTRRx Phase 1 study

Omeros advances OMS103HP and OMS302 into Phase 3 clinical programs

AstraZeneca announces encouraging results from olaparib phase II study in serous ovarian cancer

TissueGene commences enrollment in TG-C Phase II trial for severe knee osteoarthritis

YM BioSciences announces updated interim results from CYT387 Phase I/II trial in myelofibrosis

Silence to present new Atu027 Phase I study data in advanced solid tumors at ASCO annual meeting

Pfizer's axitinib Phase 3 trial in advanced renal cell carcinoma meets primary endpoints

Nektar to present new NKTR-102 Phase 2 clinical data in multiple cancers at ASCO annual meeting

Mpex, Synteract partner for cystic fibrosis fundraising event

Biothera begins dosing in Imprime PGG and cetuximab combination Phase III trial for colorectal cancer

Pharma Two B plans to initiate P2B001 Phase II study in Parkinson's disease

New data on personalized approaches for skin, ovarian and lung cancer to be presented at ASCO meeting

New denosumab Phase III trial data in high-risk prostate cancer presented at AUA conference

JCO publishes Micromet's blinatumomab Phase 2 trial data in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Bayer HealthCare to present results on investigational oncology compounds at ASCO annual meeting

CITN selects Cytheris' CYT107 for initial clinical trials at network institutions

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