Diamyd Medical AB (STO:DIAMB)(Pink Sheets:DMYDY) reports that the Company has decided to suspend dosing in a US Phase III study with the antigen-based therapy Diamyd® and to initiate closure of the study. Following consultation with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Diamyd Medical has...
ReShape Medical®, Inc. announces results of its U.S. Phase 1 investigational clinical study. This feasibility study of thirty subjects assessed the safety and effectiveness of the ReShape Duo™ in conjunction with lifestyle modification in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30-40. After six...
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced results from a second Phase 3 randomized, double blind study demonstrating that YERVOY™ (ipilimumab) prolonged the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma. The data were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and...
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced positive results from a 59 patient, placebo controlled, double-blind Phase II clinical trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) given as monotherapy to patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The study evaluated the effects of 10 mg and 50 mg of OCA...
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Vicus Therapeutics, LLC, announced the initiation of a Phase 2 trial evaluating VT-122, a novel investigational combination of etodolac and propranolol, and Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets, as a potential new treatment option for patients with advanced liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)...
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) announced the initiation of dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial of APD811, a novel oral drug candidate discovered by Arena that targets the prostacyclin receptor for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH. "An orally bioavailable...
Spherix Incorporated (Nasdaq: SPEX), an innovator in biotechnology for therapy in diabetes, metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis; and providers of technical and regulatory consulting services to food, supplement, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, announced that its Phase 2 diabetes...
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced interim results from the Phase 2 portion of a Phase 1b/2 open-label study which showed a high objective response rate (ORR) among patients with relapsed multiple myeloma who received elotuzumab plus lenalidomide and...
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) announced the presentation of new data that confirms forodesine's clinical activity in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at the 52nd Annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting & Exposition being held in Orlando, Florida...
Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced preliminary results from a phase 2 clinical study of ALKS 33, one of Alkermes' proprietary candidates for the treatment of reward disorders and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The 12-week study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy...
A newly published study in the Lancet suggested that a first-line treatment regimen including Zometa® (zoledronic acid) significantly improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients compared with a regimen that included oral...
Merck reported initial results from the Phase III study investigating the efficacy and safety of a treatment regimen including ISENTRESS® (raltegravir) Tablets once daily in treatment-naïve adult patients infected with HIV-1. ISENTRESS is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral...
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY) announced that the Children's Oncology Group (COG) intends to conduct a Phase I trial of REOLYSIN® in combination with cyclophosphamide in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors. The study will be conducted in...
Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, announced successful clinical results from a phase II study of its T-cell vaccine targeting house dust mite allergy. The study met each of the safety and efficacy endpoints, with the optimal treatment regimen achieving a...
Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq: ONTY) today reported updated results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of PX-866, an irreversible small molecule phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI-3K) inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors. The results were presented by Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D., of the...
Pevion Biotech AG today announced positive preliminary results from a Phase I study of PEV7, the first vaccine against recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC). Also known as chronic recurrent thrush, RVVC is a highly debilitating condition, which affects an estimated 3-6% of women worldwide...
NephRx Corporation announced that it has initiated a Phase I clinical trial of its lead compound NX001 and has successfully dosed the first subject in the study. NX001, a kidney growth factor peptide that has demonstrated good safety and promising efficacy in two animal models of acute renal...