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Penn diabetes drug study shows promise

2015-07-12 03:42:37| Biotech - Topix.net

Imagine if you could carry a credit card-size record of all the three billion A's, T's, C's, and G's that make up the alphabet soup of your genome. A simple swipe of the card could inform your physician right away if a drug being considered will help you - or even hurt you.

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Diabetes drug helps people lose weight: study

2015-07-02 09:00:52| Biotech - Topix.net

Liraglutide, an injectable diabetes drug that US regulators approved last year for weight loss, helped obese people lose an average of 18 pounds , a yearlong study said. Most patients were able to keep the weight off for the duration of the 56-week study on the drug marketed as Saxenda by Novo Nordisk, according to the findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Study of Merck melanoma drug halted after survival prolonged

2015-03-24 18:27:10| Biotech - Topix.net

Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday a large study of its Keytruda melanoma treatment will be stopped early because an independent monitoring committee determined the drug succeeded in its goal of prolonging survival in previously untreated patients with advanced melanoma. REUTERS: Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday a large study of its Keytruda melanoma treatment will be stopped early because an independent monitoring committee determined the drug succeeded in its goal of prolonging survival in previously untreated patients with advanced melanoma.

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Pfizer pain drug Lyrica fails study in adolescents with fibromyalgia

2015-03-13 07:59:14| Biotech - Topix.net

Pfizer Inc's pain drug, Lyrica, failed a post-marketing study testing the treatment in adolescents with fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localized areas. Pfizer conducted the trial to meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements after Lyrica was approved for the condition.

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