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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced today that data from XGEVA® (denosumab) and Vectibix® (panitumumab) studies will be presented at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress, Sept. 23 - 27, 2011, in Stockholm, Sweden. "The data being presented at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress reflect Amgen's ongoing commitment to advancing the understanding of cancer and developing novel therapies to treat it," said...
GERMANTOWN, Maryland and HILDEN, Germany, August 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Diagnostic-therapeutic combination aims to improve standard of care for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - Molecular test for KRAS gene mutations holds potential to help determine whether there is a subset of patients who are more likely to benefit from Pfizer's investigational anticancer compound - Collaboration in lung cancer...
GERMANTOWN, Maryland and HILDEN, Germany, August 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ? - Food and Drug Administration will review therascreen(R) KRAS RGQ PCR Kit for use with Erbitux(R) (cetuximab), a metastatic colorectal cancer therapy - PMA follows a recent submission for use with another EGFR inhibitor drug, also in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer - QIAGEN achieves milestones in Personalized Healthcare with...
QUEBEC CITY, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX:Â AEZ) (the "Company") today announced the completion of patient recruitment for the ongoing Phase 3 trial with perifosine in refractory advanced colorectal cancer. The trial, involving over 430 patients, is being conducted pursuant to a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and with Fast Track Designation. It is sponsored by Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.,...
NEW YORK, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) today announced completion of patient enrollment in its Phase 3 registration trial of KRX-0401 (perifosine) for the treatment of refractory, advanced colorectal cancer. This Phase 3 trial, with over 430 randomized patients, is being conducted pursuant to a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and with Fast-Track Designation. Perifosine is a novel, potentially...
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a gene-based test to distinguish harmless from precancerous pancreatic cysts. The test may eventually help some patients avoid needless surgery to remove the harmless variety. A report on the development is published in the July 20 issue of Science Translational Medicine.The investigators estimate that fluid-filled cysts are identified in more than a million patients each year, most of whom have undergone CT or MRI scans to evaluate non-specific...
CALGARY, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) ("Oncolytics") today announced that a presentation covering interim preliminary results from a Phase 2 clinical trial using intravenous administration of REOLYSIN(® )in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with Kras or EGFR-activated tumours was made today at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending that Vectibix® (panitumumab) be approved for use in the European Union (EU) in first-line in combination with FOLFOX and in second-line in combination with FOLFIRI in patients who have received first-line fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy (excluding...
CALGARY, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX:ONC), (NASDAQ:ONCY) ("Oncolytics") today announced that an abstract covering interim preliminary results from a Phase 2 clinical trial using intravenous administration of REOLYSIN(® )in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with Kras or EGFR-activated tumours is available on the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that data from studies involving nine Amgen products will be presented at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, June 3 - 7, 2011 in Chicago. These studies include data from the XGEVA® (denosumab), Vectibix® (panitumumab), ganitumab (AMG 479) and AMG 386 programs. "Amgen researchers around the globe are passionate about developing new and innovative therapies for...
