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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, And Pfizer Announce FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Investigational Immunotherapy Avelumab In Merkel Cell Carcinoma
2015-09-30 08:25:02| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the investigational cancer immunotherapy avelumab* for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer
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Sosei Subsidiary Heptares Awarded $5.5M Research & Development Grant From The US National Institute On Drug Abuse
2015-09-30 08:19:49| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles
Sosei Group Corporation is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Heptares Therapeutics (“Heptares”) has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), one of the US National Institutes of Health
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Eli Lilly, Incyte drug fares well in late-stage research
2015-09-29 16:11:28| Biotech - Topix.net
A potential rheumatoid arthritis treatment from Eli Lilly and Incyte fared better than another drug in late-stage testing, and the drugmakers are moving closer to seeking regulatory approval to sell it. Lilly said Tuesday that early results from a study that enrolled around 600 patients showed that its oral medication, baricitinib, proved superior to the established treatment methotrexate.
Democrats take aim at drug prices, prompting sharp drops in biotech stocks
2015-09-28 21:37:25| Biotech - Topix.net
All 18 Democratic members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Monday urged their chairman to subpoena Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc to force it to provide documents related to "massive" price increases for two of its heart drugs. ) shares fell more than 13 percent in afternoon trading amid a 6 percent decline for the biotech sector.
Novo shares jump ahead of its largest ever drug launch
2015-09-28 13:22:56| Biotech - Topix.net
Shares in Novo Nordisk rose as much as 5 percent on Monday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the diabetes drug Tresiba, allowing the Danish drugmaker to prepare its largest ever drug launch. A Novo Nordisk employee controls a machine at an insulin production line in a plant in Kalundborg November 4, 2013.
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