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Ambrilia Biopharma Inc. (TSX: AMB) today reported positive 24-week extension Phase III ("Study 302") top line results for its proprietary prolonged-release formulation of octreotide C2L. Overall, the results support the safety of C2L over an additional period of 6 months. In addition, the efficacy as measured by the mean Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 ("IGF-1") and Growth Hormone ("GH") plasma levels is maintained at the same level throughout the study period. It further confirms that...

LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase III clinical trial of the Company's novel octreotide implant for acromegaly. This trial is designed to test the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the octreotide implant in patients with acromegaly. The implant utilizes the Company's patented HYDRON(R) Polymer Technology to deliver effective levels of octreotide for six months. Octreotide is a synthetic peptide...

By Asa, Sylvia L * Context.-The sellar region is the site of frequent pathology. The pituitary is affected by a large number of pathologic entities arising from the gland itself and from adjacent anatomical structures including brain, blood vessels, nerves, and meninges. The surgical pathology of this area requires the accurate characterization of primary adenohypophysial tumors, craniopharyngiomas, neurologic neoplasms, germ cell tumors, hematologic malignancies, and metastases as well as...

Tercica, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRCA) today announced the first results from the Increlex(R) Growth Forum Database (IGFD) Registry in two posters presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco. Increlex(R) (mecasermin (rDNA origin) injection) is currently approved in the United States for the treatment of severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency. "Data from the IGFD Registry showed that children treated with Increlex(R) at the higher end of the recommended-dose range (greater...