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Lilly Announces Enzastaurin Phase III Study Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint In Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
5/10/2013
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today Phase III clinical trial results from enzastaurin's PRELUDE study, which explored the molecule as a monotherapy in the prevention of relapse in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Announces Completion Of Phase 1 Portion Of GCS-100 Clinical Trial In Chronic Kidney Disease
5/6/2013
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (
OTCBB : LJPC) ("La Jolla" and "Company"), a leader in the development of therapeutics targeting galectin proteins, announced today that it has treated the last patient in the Phase 1 (Part A) portion of the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of GCS-100 in patients with chronic kidney disease ("CKD"). -
Catabasis Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of CAT-2003 For Treatment Of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
3/26/2013
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Inc., today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 study to investigate the safety and tolerability of CAT-2003 in healthy volunteers and in adults with mildly elevated lipids. CAT-2003 is a conjugate of niacin and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 fatty acid, covalently linked using the company's proprietary SMART Linker technology to create a new chemical entity and is being developed for patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
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Piramal Enterprises’ Diagnostic Division Launches QDx Instacheck
3/19/2013
Piramal Enterprises’ diagnostic division recently announced the launch of “QDx Instacheck” Right-here-Right-now.
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Sanofi And Regeneron Report Positive Proof-of-Concept Data For Dupilumab
3/4/2013
PARIS and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that pooled data from two Phase 1b trials with dupilumab (REGN668/SAR231893), an investigational, high-affinity, subcutaneously administered, fully-human antibody targeting the alpha subunit of the interleukin 4 receptor (IL-4R alpha), were presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Miami.
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CeQur Announces Positive Results From Study Evaluating Simple Insulin Delivery Device Among People With Type 2 Diabetes
2/28/2013
CeQur SA, a company focused on the development and commercialization of simple insulin delivery devices, announced that initial data from a study of the company's PaQ® Insulin Delivery Device were presented today at the 6th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) in Paris, France.
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Concert Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase 2 CTP-499 Clinical Trial
2/19/2013
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment of patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating CTP-499 for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease. CTP-499 is intended to slow progression of kidney damage in diabetic kidney disease and be additive to the current standard of care, which is treatment with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and/or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). Concert expects to report top-line results from the Phase 2 study during the second-half of 2013.
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FDA Agreement On Mesoblast's Use Of Singapore Manufacturing Facility For Clinical Trial Production Of Proprietary Mesenchymal Precursor Cells
2/12/2013
Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) (OTC ADR:MBLTY) today announced that United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in agreement for Mesoblast to supply its proprietary Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (MPCs) for clinical trials in the United States under Investigational New Drug (IND) protocols, from Lonza's contract manufacturing facility in Singapore, in addition to its United States facility.
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Gains In Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices Offset By Lower Pricing
2/6/2013
The rising incidence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, an ageing population and the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmia, heart failure and atrial fibrillation, have expanded the patient pool for cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices in both Europe and the United States.
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DiaMedica Successfully Completes DM-199 cGMP Manufacturing And Pre-Clinical Toxicology Safety Studies
1/29/2013
DiaMedica (TSX VENTURE:DMA) has successfully completed cGMP manufacturing of DM-199 to be utilized in upcoming clinical trials.