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Athersys completes patient enrollment in MultiStem Phase I study for leukemia

Athersys, Inc. today announced that it has completed patient enrollment of the single dose arm of a clinical study involving administration of MultiStem to patients being treated for leukemia or other blood born cancers.

7 Jan 2011

Nippon Kayaku begins apaziquone Phase 1 bladder cancer study in Japan

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, announced today that the first patient has been dosed in Japan in a Nippon Kayaku sponsored Phase 1 study of apaziquone in bladder cancer.

7 Jan 2011

Esperion Therapeutics commences ETC-1002 Phase 2 clinical study for cardio-metabolic diseases

Esperion Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company working to discover, develop and commercialize treatments for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical study for ETC-1002, the company's lead product candidate.

7 Jan 2011

Positive topline results from RDEA594 Phase 2b study in patients with gout, allopurinol

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. announced positive, preliminary, top-line results from its Phase 2b study of RDEA594 in combination with the current standard of care for the treatment of gout, allopurinol.

7 Jan 2011

CeNeRx commences TriRima Phase II trial for treatment resistant depression

CeNeRx BioPharma, today reported that it has initiated a Phase II trial of its new formulation of TriRima, the company's novel antidepressant in development as monotherapy for treatment resistant depression.

7 Jan 2011

Altheus Therapeutics announces completion of Zoenasa phase I trial for ulcerative colitis

Altheus Therapeutics, announced that it has completed a two dose, double-blind, active-controlled Phase I clinical trial of the safety and tolerability of Zoenasa Rectal Suspension in adult patients with left-sided, or distal, ulcerative colitis.

6 Jan 2011

Acceleron recieves $1.5 million MDA grant for ACE-031 clinical study in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Acceleron Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that modulate the growth of cells and tissues including muscle, bone, fat, red blood cells and the vasculature, today announced it has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to support clinical studies of ACE-031 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a disabling neuromuscular disease in which patients experience a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength.

6 Jan 2011

MacroGenics commences MGAH22 Phase I trail for patients with HER2-positive cancer

MacroGenics, a privately held biotechnology company that develops immunotherapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that it had administered drug to the first cohort of patients in a Phase I clinical trial of MGAH22.

6 Jan 2011

Choosing between EGFR therapeutic options in metastatic colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in men and women in the USA, with a new diagnosis made every 3.5 minutes and an associated death every 9 minutes.

6 Jan 2011

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals announces clinical trial, mechanistic study results of LX4211

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced data from a recently completed clinical trial and mechanistic study of a solid oral dose formulation for LX4211, a dual inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporters 1 and 2 (SGLT1 and SGLT2).

6 Jan 2011

Profectus BioSciences commences GENEVAX IL-12 phase 1 study for HIV

Profectus BioSciences, a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against infectious diseases and cancers, and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group announced today the initiation of a phase 1 study of Profectus' multi-antigen HIV plasmid DNA vaccine administered with various doses of GENEVAX™ interleukin-12 pDNA adjuvant and delivered using the electroporation based TriGrid™delivery system developed by Ichor Medical Systems.

6 Jan 2011

Sanofi-aventis announces publication of positive BSI-201 phase II results for breast cancer

Sanofi-aventis and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BiPar Sciences, today announced that The New England Journal of Medicine published the final phase II data for the investigational drug iniparib demonstrating significant clinical benefit in women with metastatic triple negative breast cancer when iniparib was administered in combination with chemotherapy agents gemcitabine/carboplatin.

6 Jan 2011

Positive topline results from ZGN-433 Phase 1b study in obesity patients

Zafgen, a pharmaceutical company pioneering novel obesity therapeutics to help the body regain and sustain a lean, healthy state by targeting imbalances in fat metabolism, today announced positive topline results from its Phase 1b study of ZGN-433, a methionine aminopeptidase 2 inhibitor, for the treatment of severe obesity.

6 Jan 2011

Insite Vision announces completion of patient enrollment in ISV-303 Phase 1/2 trial for post surgical ocular pain, inflammation

InSite Vision Incorporated, a company developing novel ophthalmic therapeutics, today announced that patient enrollment was recently completed in the company's Phase 1/2 clinical trial of ISV-303, a novel compound being developed to reduce the pain and inflammation associated with ocular surgery.

6 Jan 2011

DARA BioSciences provides additional details of DB959 Phase I study for Type 2 Diabetes

DARA BioSciences, provided additional details from the recently completed Phase I clinical study for DB959, its PPAR delta/gamma agonist, an oral drug in development for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.

6 Jan 2011

Carbylan completes enrollment in COR1.0 feasibility trial of Hydros and Hydros TA in knee osteoarthritis

Carbylan BioSurgery, Inc. announced today the completion of patient enrollment in their double-blinded, multi-center COR1.0 feasibility trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of two products - Hydros and Hydros TA Joint Therapies - in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Hydros and Hydros TA are next generation viscosupplement and viscosupplement/steroid combination products.

5 Jan 2011

SuperGen initiates enrollment in first human trial of SGI-110 in MDS and AML

SuperGen, Inc. today announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its first in human study of SGI-110, a second-generation hypomethylating agent, in patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

5 Jan 2011

Alnylam presents ALN-VSP Phase I trial results for liver cancer

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today presented new clinical data from its ALN-VSP Phase I liver cancer trial in a presentation at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Results from molecular analysis of human biopsy samples showed achievement of pharmacologically relevant siRNA drug levels in tissues.

5 Jan 2011

Vaccinex receives FDA clearance to initiate VX15/2503 Phase 1 clinical trial in advanced solid tumors

Vaccinex, Inc. announced today that it has received clearance from FDA and will initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic antibody candidate VX15/2503 in cancer patients with advanced solid tumors.

5 Jan 2011

Spectrum submits FUSILEV sNDA for treatment of colorectal cancer

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced it submitted a supplemental New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Ready-to-Use formulation of FUSILEV (levoleucovorin) for Injection.

5 Jan 2011

Drug Trial News

Athersys completes patient enrollment in MultiStem Phase I study for leukemia

Nippon Kayaku begins apaziquone Phase 1 bladder cancer study in Japan

Esperion Therapeutics commences ETC-1002 Phase 2 clinical study for cardio-metabolic diseases

Positive topline results from RDEA594 Phase 2b study in patients with gout, allopurinol

CeNeRx commences TriRima Phase II trial for treatment resistant depression

Altheus Therapeutics announces completion of Zoenasa phase I trial for ulcerative colitis

Acceleron recieves $1.5 million MDA grant for ACE-031 clinical study in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

MacroGenics commences MGAH22 Phase I trail for patients with HER2-positive cancer

Choosing between EGFR therapeutic options in metastatic colorectal cancer

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals announces clinical trial, mechanistic study results of LX4211

Profectus BioSciences commences GENEVAX IL-12 phase 1 study for HIV

Sanofi-aventis announces publication of positive BSI-201 phase II results for breast cancer

Positive topline results from ZGN-433 Phase 1b study in obesity patients

Insite Vision announces completion of patient enrollment in ISV-303 Phase 1/2 trial for post surgical ocular pain, inflammation

DARA BioSciences provides additional details of DB959 Phase I study for Type 2 Diabetes

Carbylan completes enrollment in COR1.0 feasibility trial of Hydros and Hydros TA in knee osteoarthritis

SuperGen initiates enrollment in first human trial of SGI-110 in MDS and AML

Alnylam presents ALN-VSP Phase I trial results for liver cancer

Vaccinex receives FDA clearance to initiate VX15/2503 Phase 1 clinical trial in advanced solid tumors

Spectrum submits FUSILEV sNDA for treatment of colorectal cancer

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