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Genentech announces positive outcomes from Lucentis Phase III trial against DME

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that two-year results from a pivotal Phase III trial showed patients with diabetic macular edema who received Lucentis experienced rapid and sustained improvement in vision compared to those who received a placebo injection.

11 Mar 2011

Sildenafil helps improve exercise performance in children with congenital heart disease

Sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, has another possible use—helping children and young adults with congenital heart disease to better tolerate exercise.

11 Mar 2011

Positive preliminary results from Sinovac EV71 vaccine phase I trial in adults

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today the unblinding of the Phase I clinical trial results for the adult population for its proprietary inactivated vaccine against human enterovirus 71, which causes hand, foot, and mouth disease.

10 Mar 2011

Positive results from exenatide phase 2 study in patients with type 2 diabetes

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company and Alkermes, Inc. today announced positive results from a phase 2 study evaluating the effects of a once-monthly injectable suspension formulation of exenatide on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

10 Mar 2011

Biothera announces acquisition of AS1402 anti-cancer monoclonal antibody from Antisoma

Biothera announced today that it has acquired the anti-cancer monoclonal antibody AS1402 from Antisoma for undisclosed terms.

10 Mar 2011

Idera reports $6.0 million net loss for fourth quarter 2010

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

10 Mar 2011

Positive results from Creabilis CT327 Phase IIa study in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Creabilis SA, a clinical stage European biotechnology company addressing unmet medical needs in dermatology, today announced positive results from its Phase IIa study of its lead product CT327 in psoriasis vulgaris.

10 Mar 2011

Santarus commences SAN-300 Phase I clinical study to treat inflammatory diseases

Santarus, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has initiated a Phase I clinical study with SAN-300, its anti-VLA-1 antibody.

10 Mar 2011

CTI announces final pixantrone clinical trial design for treatment of DLBCL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the final clinical trial design of a randomized pivotal trial of pixantrone for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Division of Hematologic Products.

10 Mar 2011

FDA accepts Tris' Extended Release Carbinoxamine Oral Suspension NDA for allergies in kids

Tris Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops innovative drug delivery technologies, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Extended Release Carbinoxamine Oral Suspension NDA for the treatment of allergies in kids two years and older. If approved, Tris Pharma's Extended Release Suspension will provide an alternative to the currently available immediate release formulations.

10 Mar 2011

Stemline's SL-401 receives FDA Orphan Drug designation for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that SL-401, the Company's lead compound, has received Orphan Drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

10 Mar 2011

TARIS commences LiRIS Phase 1B clinical study in interstitial cystitis

TARIS Biomedical, a specialty pharmaceutical company pioneering the development of innovative, targeted therapies using drug delivery to treat bladder diseases with high unmet medical need, announced that it has initiated a Phase 1B clinical study in patients with interstitial cystitis (IC). The study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of TARIS' innovative product candidate LiRIS® in patients suffering from moderate-to-severe IC.

10 Mar 2011

NeuroDerm commences ND0611 Phase I/II trial to treat Parkinson's disease

NeuroDerm, Ltd. announced today the enrollment of the first group of patients in its Phase I/II clinical trial of ND0611, a new patch for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

9 Mar 2011

Auxilium completes patient enrollment in XIAFLEX phase III trial against Peyronie's disease

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has reached the target enrollment for the double-blind placebo-controlled phase III program of XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie's disease.

9 Mar 2011

ERYtech Pharma completes patient enrollment in GRASPA Phase II trial against ALL

ERYtech Pharma announces the early completion of the enrollment and safety follow-up a Phase II clinical trial for GRASPA. This open-labeled trial introduced GRASPA in a first-line treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in patients older than 55 years.

9 Mar 2011

Vertex to present telaprevir and VX-222 study results against hepatitis C at EASL annual meeting

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that 15 abstracts on the company's medicines in development for hepatitis C, including its protease inhibitor, telaprevir, and polymerase inhibitor, VX-222, were accepted for presentation at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver in Berlin, Germany, March 30 to April 3, 2011.

9 Mar 2011

Vermillion's CA125 positive preliminary data against ovarian tumors presented at WCSGO

Vermillion, a molecular diagnostics company, today announced the presentation of positive preliminary data from its collaboration with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to identify biomarkers that improve on the specificity of CA125 for the identification of malignant ovarian tumors.

9 Mar 2011

Wound Repair and Regeneration publishes positive findings from CXM's Matrix Phase 2b clinical study

Cardium Therapeutics today announced the publication of positive findings from the Company's Matrix Phase 2b clinical study.

9 Mar 2011

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that several new data analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, will be presented at The International Liver CongressTM / 46th European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting.

9 Mar 2011

FDA approves Ipsen's application for Extended Dosing Interval of Somatuline Depot for acromegaly

Ipsen announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ipsen's Prior Approval Supplement application for the Extended Dosing Interval of Somatuline® Depot for patients suffering from acromegaly.

9 Mar 2011

Drug Trial News

Genentech announces positive outcomes from Lucentis Phase III trial against DME

Sildenafil helps improve exercise performance in children with congenital heart disease

Positive preliminary results from Sinovac EV71 vaccine phase I trial in adults

Positive results from exenatide phase 2 study in patients with type 2 diabetes

Biothera announces acquisition of AS1402 anti-cancer monoclonal antibody from Antisoma

Idera reports $6.0 million net loss for fourth quarter 2010

Positive results from Creabilis CT327 Phase IIa study in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Santarus commences SAN-300 Phase I clinical study to treat inflammatory diseases

CTI announces final pixantrone clinical trial design for treatment of DLBCL

FDA accepts Tris' Extended Release Carbinoxamine Oral Suspension NDA for allergies in kids

Stemline's SL-401 receives FDA Orphan Drug designation for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

TARIS commences LiRIS Phase 1B clinical study in interstitial cystitis

NeuroDerm commences ND0611 Phase I/II trial to treat Parkinson's disease

Auxilium completes patient enrollment in XIAFLEX phase III trial against Peyronie's disease

ERYtech Pharma completes patient enrollment in GRASPA Phase II trial against ALL

Vertex to present telaprevir and VX-222 study results against hepatitis C at EASL annual meeting

Vermillion's CA125 positive preliminary data against ovarian tumors presented at WCSGO

Wound Repair and Regeneration publishes positive findings from CXM's Matrix Phase 2b clinical study

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

FDA approves Ipsen's application for Extended Dosing Interval of Somatuline Depot for acromegaly

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