Latest Infliximab Stories

- New data demonstrate a critical relationship between antibodies to adalimumab (ATA) and clinical response in IBD patients - SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, announced today the eighteen abstracts relating to its proprietary diagnostic platform were presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2013. The abstracts (see full list below) highlight Prometheus' innovative technologies aimed at...

For the Treatment of Severe Ulcerative Colitis, Remicade Holds a Strong Lead Over Humira, According to a New Report from BioTrends Research Group EXTON, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for specialized biopharmaceutical issues, finds that Janssen/Merck/Mitsubishi Tanabe's Remicade is the market leader for the treatment of ulcerative colitis in the EU5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United...

Gastroenterologists in the U.S. and EU5 Agree that Improved Maintenance of Remission is One of the Greatest Unmet Needs, According to a New Report from Decision Resources BURLINGTON, Mass., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed U.S. and EU5 gastroenterologists agree that new moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) therapies that offer improved effect on...

Three new studies review use, comparative effectiveness and cost SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, biologic anti-inflammatory (BAI) specialty medications used to treat autoimmune inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriasis and Crohn's disease, have seen double-digit percentage price increases. The potential exists to treat many more patients than are currently receiving a BAI medication, according to new studies presented today by...

EXTON, Pa., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for specialized biopharmaceutical issues, finds that, although there have been no significant changes with regard to biologic treatment and Crohn's disease (CD) patients with active disease since 2012, surveyed gastroenterologist data indicate a significant 43 percent increase in biologic treatment among CD patients in remission since 2012, suggesting that...

DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- It is predicted that the global monoclonal antibody market scale will reach USD78 billion in 2012. Meanwhile, monoclonal antibody is also a key major source of blockbuster drugs. In 2011, the sales of six monoclonal antibody agents as Infliximab (Johnson & Johnson), Etanercept (Amgen), Bevacizumab (Roche), Rituximab (Roche), Adalimumab (Abbvie) and Trastuzumab (Roche) reached above USD5 billion around the globe, approximating 60% of...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Receptos, Inc., announced today that its selective sphingosine?1? phosphate 1 receptor (S1P1R) modulator, RPC1063, has been administered to the first patient in a Phase 2 study examining the clinical efficacy and safety of induction therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). Leading to the initiation of the RPC01-202 study, called TOUCHSTONE, Receptos successfully filed an Investigational New Drug (IND)...

Provide new insights on Infliximab use, disease characteristics, fistulizing Crohn's disease Three separate studies presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas help to advance understanding of the differences between African American and Caucasian patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and provide clinicians with new insight on how racial disparities involving disease characteristics, infliximab use, and...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, will present five abstracts at the American College of Gastroenterology 2012 Scientific Meeting taking place this week in Las Vegas, NV. These data add to the compelling body of evidence that supports standardized use of liquid phase assays in helping to identify potential causes for loss of treatment response among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients...

SUMMIT, N.J., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Protalex, Inc. (OTCBB: PRTX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its abstract on results from the recently completed PRTX-100 Phase 1b randomized, multiple-dose, dose-escalation study in South Africa of PRTX-100 has been accepted for oral presentation at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2012 Annual Meeting to be held in Washington D.C. November 9-14. Protalex is focused on the development of a class...