Latest Multiple myeloma Stories
In the first clinical trial to demonstrate an effective treatment for constant, disabling cough among people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that taking thalidomide significantly reduced the cough and improved quality of life. Results of their study are scheduled to be published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Sept. 18 in an article titled "Thalidomide for the Treatment of Cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary...
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (API) announced today that Geraldine Henwood, an experienced biopharmaceutical executive, joined the Company's management team in the consultative capacity of Chief Development Officer, Iomab-B. Ms. Henwood will spearhead efforts on further development of its clinical stage Iomab-B drug candidate. Iomab-B is a monoclonal antibody construct in-licensed by API from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) today announced the awarding of 20 grants representing a total investment of $12 million to tackle four areas of high unmet medical need in the blood cancers. In response to requests for proposals from researchers in these four critical areas, LLS is awarding these grants under its Translational Research Program, an initiative designed to help accelerate the movement of promising...
CLEVELAND, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arteriocyte, a leading clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular based therapies to treat human diseases, announced today the successful award of another grant by the National Institute of Health for the use of the NANEX(TM) platform in Hematopoietic Reconstitution Using Ex Vivo Expanded Umbilical Cord Blood CD34+ Stem Cells. The funding will enable development of the company's NANEX(TM) platform for use in stem cell transplants,...
ATLANTA, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Franchise Group, the strategic brand management company, is pleased to announce their partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for fundraising efforts beginning on August 1st through September 30th. The company has set a goal of raising $200,000 during their partnership period. The Global Franchise Group family of brands includes Great American Cookies®, Marble Slab Creamery®, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery®,...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) announced today that Blood, the medical journal of the American Society of Hematology, has published results from the 003-A1 Phase 2b trial, a single-arm, multicenter clinical trial evaluating Kyprolis(TM) (carfilzomib) for Injection for the treatment of patients with advanced multiple myeloma, who had received a median of five prior anti-myeloma regimens. The lead author was Dr....
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of Kyprolis(TM) (carfilzomib) for Injection, a proteasome inhibitor, indicated for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior therapies, including bortezomib and an immunomodulatory agent, and have demonstrated disease progression on or within...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) announced today that the company has begun enrollment in the ENDEAVOR trial, a Phase 3 trial evaluating Kyprolis(TM) (proposed brand name for carfilzomib) in combination with dexamethasone, versus bortezomib (Velcade®) with dexamethasone in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. "The ENDEAVOR trial is the first head-to-head trial conducted with Kyprolis, and is an important step in...
QUEBEC CITY, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) (the "Company") today announced that its Japanese partner Yakult Honsha ("Yakult") (Tokyo: 2267) has initiated a Phase 1 trial in multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, with perifosine, the Company's oral Akt/PI3K inhibitor drug. Yakult, who are sponsoring and conducting this trial in Japan, reported that a first patient has been treated with perifosine. This is an open-label, two...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) determined by a vote of 11-0 [with 1 abstention] that, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior lines of therapy that included a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD), the benefit-risk assessment is...
