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EMA agrees to Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Biogen Idec's pediatric rFIXFc trial in hemophilia

Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum today announced that the European Medicines Agency's Pediatric Committee has adopted an opinion agreeing to the pediatric investigational plan for the companies' long-lasting, fully-recombinant Factor IX Fc fusion protein.

9 May 2011

Inovio reports VGX-3100 Phase I study data in cervical dysplasia and cancer

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, has reported data demonstrating long-term durability of immune responses induced by VGX-3100, its investigational DNA vaccine for treating cervical dysplasia and cancer caused by human papillomavirus.

9 May 2011

Diamyd Medical announces European Phase III study results in type 1 diabetes

Diamyd Medical reports that results from its European Phase III study with the antigen-based therapy Diamyd did not meet the primary efficacy endpoint of preserving beta cell function at 15 months, as measured by meal stimulated C-peptide, in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients.

9 May 2011

Cempra to present solithromycin Phase 1 study data at ECCMID/ICC meeting

Cempra Pharmaceuticals, a developer of differentiated antibiotics, today announced an oral presentation showing that intravenous (IV) solithromycin demonstrates excellent tolerability and a favorable pharmacokinetic profile at IV doses up to 800 mg.

7 May 2011

Millennium presents VELCADE Phase III trial data in multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today reported the presentation of results of a randomized Phase III trial that investigated the effect of consolidation with single-agent VELCADE for Injection in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients after autologous stem cell transplant.

7 May 2011

ImmunoCellular reports updated ICT-107 Phase I trial data in glioblastoma multiforme

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, today announced updated long-term data from a Phase I clinical trial of ICT-107, the Company's lead cancer vaccine candidate for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer.

6 May 2011

Millennium presents three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today reported results from three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma. Two of the studies examined the use of VELCADE for Injection; the third study presents clinical data on MLN9708, the first investigational oral proteasome inhibitor.

6 May 2011

Pacira to present EXPAREL data in postsurgical pain at two medical meetings

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that clinical and preclinical data highlighting the safety and efficacy of EXPAREL™ will be presented at two medical meetings.

6 May 2011

Omeros' PDE7 program expands addiction franchise

Omeros Corporation today announced that its phosphodiesterase 7 inhibitors demonstrated robust efficacy in animal models of nicotine addiction.

6 May 2011

MMRF, APGD collaborate to develop OSI-906 for relapsed multiple myeloma treatment

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a joint collaboration for the clinical development of OSI-906 in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.

6 May 2011

Furiex Pharmaceuticals to present two JNJ-Q2 antibiotic abstracts at ECCMID/ ICC congress

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that two abstracts featuring its antibiotic candidate JNJ-Q2 will be presented at the 2011 joint meeting of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the International Congress of Chemotherapy.

6 May 2011

Promedior's PRM-151 clinical data in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to be presented at ATS 2011

Promedior, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies to treat fibrotic and inflammatory diseases, today announced that data from a clinical study of PRM-151 will be presented at the 2011 American Thoracic Society International Conference, being held May 13-18, 2011 in Denver, CO.

5 May 2011

Over 1000 patients enrolled in world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial

KAEL-GemVax, a leading oncology biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it had been officially notified by the independent Data Monitoring Committee that over 1000 patients have been enrolled in the TeloVac Study, making it the world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial.

5 May 2011

Clinical study: Celecoxib drug may treat breast cancer

The anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib may be a useful additional treatment for people with breast cancer, Dutch researchers report at the IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference in Brussels.

5 May 2011

CEL-SCI receives Polish government approval to commence Multikine Phase III clinical trial in head, neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has received approval to begin enrollment of patients in its Phase III clinical trial of Multikine® from the Polish Minister of Health. This approval marks a very important milestone, namely that all nine countries in the study have now given official government approval. Five of about 48 clinical centers for this global trial will be located in Poland.

5 May 2011

Selexys begins patient enrollment in SelG1 Phase I study for sickle cell disease

Selexys Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has initiated enrollment in a Phase I clinical study of its lead compound, SelG1, a humanized anti-P-selectin antibody.

5 May 2011

FibroGen announces proof-of-principle for FG-4592 Phase 2 study in hemodialysis patients

FibroGen, Inc., today announced proof-of-principle for oral anemia therapy FG-4592, a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, in end-stage renal disease patients receiving hemodialysis.

4 May 2011

PolyMedix Phase 1B/2 clinical study data presented at ATVB meeting

PolyMedix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat life-threatening infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders, announced that clinical data with PMX-60056 were presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Meeting in Chicago on April 28, 2011.

4 May 2011

SARcode reports encouraging data from SAR 1118 Phase 2 dry eye trial

SARcode Corporation presented data today for their lead investigational molecule, SAR 1118. In a Phase 2 dry eye trial, subjects receiving SAR 1118 demonstrated a reduction in corneal staining, increased tear production, and improved visual-related function as compared to placebo. These data were part of the scientific program of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

4 May 2011

pSivida presents data of ILUVIEN Phase 3 trial in Diabetic Macular Edema at ARVO 2011

pSivida Corp., a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced the presentation of new data from the completed 36-month FAME Study of ILUVIEN for the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema at the 2011 ARVO Annual Meeting.

4 May 2011

Drug Trial News

EMA agrees to Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Biogen Idec's pediatric rFIXFc trial in hemophilia

Inovio reports VGX-3100 Phase I study data in cervical dysplasia and cancer

Diamyd Medical announces European Phase III study results in type 1 diabetes

Cempra to present solithromycin Phase 1 study data at ECCMID/ICC meeting

Millennium presents VELCADE Phase III trial data in multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

ImmunoCellular reports updated ICT-107 Phase I trial data in glioblastoma multiforme

Millennium presents three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Pacira to present EXPAREL data in postsurgical pain at two medical meetings

Omeros' PDE7 program expands addiction franchise

MMRF, APGD collaborate to develop OSI-906 for relapsed multiple myeloma treatment

Furiex Pharmaceuticals to present two JNJ-Q2 antibiotic abstracts at ECCMID/ ICC congress

Promedior's PRM-151 clinical data in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to be presented at ATS 2011

Over 1000 patients enrolled in world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial

Clinical study: Celecoxib drug may treat breast cancer

CEL-SCI receives Polish government approval to commence Multikine Phase III clinical trial in head, neck cancer

Selexys begins patient enrollment in SelG1 Phase I study for sickle cell disease

FibroGen announces proof-of-principle for FG-4592 Phase 2 study in hemodialysis patients

PolyMedix Phase 1B/2 clinical study data presented at ATVB meeting

SARcode reports encouraging data from SAR 1118 Phase 2 dry eye trial

pSivida presents data of ILUVIEN Phase 3 trial in Diabetic Macular Edema at ARVO 2011

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