Category: Blood / Hematology

Genta Incorporated (OTCBB: GNTA.OB) announced that the Company has filed an appeal of the recent negative decision by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Oncology Drug Products (OODP) regarding the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for Genta’s lead oncology product, Genasense® (oblimersen sodium) Injection. The NDA proposed the use of Genasense in combination […]

VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products, today announced positive results from the DM-230 study, a 56-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, efficacy and safety study of Qnexaâ„¢, an investigational drug, for the glycemic management of obese type 2 diabetics.

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Celgene International Sarl (Nasdaq: CELG) today announced that its next IMiDs compound, pomalidomide, has shown promising activity with manageable safety and tolerability for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) and myelofibrosis. The data were presented at the 50th Annual American Society of Hematology meeting in San Francisco, CA.

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Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced today that an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) has completed a pre-specified safety review of data from the ongoing phase IIb trial of lintuzumab (SGN-33) in combination with low-dose cytarabine chemotherapy for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). After review of the collected data, the IDMC did not […]

In a new tactic in the fight against cancer, Cornell University researcher Michael King has developed what he calls a lethal “lint brush” for the blood — a tiny, implantable device that captures and kills cancer cells in the bloodstream before they spread through the body.

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Celgene International Sàrl (Nasdaq: CELG) today announced that its next IMiDs compound, pomalidomide, has shown promising activity with manageable safety and tolerability for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) and myelofibrosis. The data were presented at the 50th Annual American Society of Hematology meeting in San Francisco, CA.

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ERYtech Pharma, the specialty pharmaceuticals company developing red cell-based medicinal products, announces the results of its phase II clinical trial. GRASPALL 2005-1 was presented orally on the 8th December 2008 at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Francisco (USA).

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People hospitalized for complications related to sickle cell disease are more likely to die if they lack health insurance or if the facility sees few patients with the disorder, according to a report presented Saturday at the American Society of Hematology annual conference, Bloomberg reports.

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The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) today announced that data from eight clinical trials in its portfolio as well as findings from the MMRC Multiple Myeloma Genomics Initiative were presented at the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) 50th Annual Meeting and Exposition held Dec. 6-9, 2008, in San Francisco, Calif.

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Celgene International Sarl (NASDAQ: CELG) reported that results of a Phase I study combining REVLIMID and VIDAZA in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) found that the combination of these two therapies is well tolerated and has high activity. The data were reported during the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

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