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Boehringer’s first cancer drug gains NICE yes

March 17, 2014
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Cancer, NICE, NSCLC, afatinib, giotrif

NICE is recommending that Boehringer Ingelheim’s first oncology treatment Giotrif be funded by the NHS. The new final draft guidance …

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Amgen melanoma vaccine shrinks tumours

March 17, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, Yervoy, melanoma, t-vec

Amgen’s investigational cancer vaccine T-vec has managed to shrink the size of advanced melanoma tumours in a late-stage trial. The …

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Roche test for HPV recommended by FDA committee

March 13, 2014
Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, HPV, Roche, cervical, cobas

An FDA advisory committee has recommended that a DNA test developed by Roche be approved for use as a primary …

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Breaking into the oncology market

March 10, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Cancer, NSCLC, edwards, gilotrif, oncology

In many ways, the US approval of Boehringer’s Gilotrif for patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) last year …

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Roche lung cancer drug fails

March 3, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, MetMAb, NSCLC, Roche, Tarceva, avastin

An independent data monitoring committee has told Roche to halt a study of its experimental lung cancer drug MetMab due …

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NICE rejects Alimta

February 28, 2014
Sales and Marketing Alimta, Cancer, NHS, NICE, NSCLC, lilly, pemetrexed

Eli Lilly is coming to terms with rejection by NICE after the cost watchdog said it would not recommend Alimta …

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NICE restricts Yervoy use

February 25, 2014
Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, NHS, NICE, Yervoy, melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb has been dealt a blow by NICE after the UK cost watchdog recommended that the use of skin …

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A treatment room view

February 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, NICE, Roche, avastin, hinsely

A little more than a year ago, Lisa Hinsley’s prospects were not good. The mother of three had been diagnosed …

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Drug sellers charged for smuggling cancer drugs into US

February 18, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, US, smuggling

Two individuals in the US have been prosecuted for smuggling adulterated and misbranded prescription cancer treatments from Turkey and other …

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Genes in Space – you don’t need a lab coat to cure cancer

February 18, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, app, digital, games, genes in space

As the UK’s leading cancer research charity launches a new gaming app for smartphones, Pharmafile talks to CRUK about just …

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Novartis pays out for US biotech

February 17, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Novartis, Vaccine, costim pharmaceuticals

Novartis is looking to shore up its cancer immunotherapy pipeline with the purchase of oncology specialist CoStim Pharmaceuticals. The Cambridge, …

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Kadcyla launches in UK

February 13, 2014
Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Kadcyla, NHS, Roche, breast

 Roche’s Kadcyla, indicated to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer, has launched today in the UK.Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) which …

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AbbVie expands into Singapore

February 10, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Asia, Cancer, Singapore, oncology

AbbVie is expanding its manufacturing operation into Asia for the first time with a $320 million investment in a new …

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Cancer awareness campaign slated

February 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, adverts, pancreatic, research uk, testicular

 An ad campaign by Pancreatic Cancer Action has drawn criticism from other charities for ‘pitting’ different types of cancer against …

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Globe faces cancer ‘tidal wave’

February 5, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, WHO, globe, world cancer report

The World Health Organisation has warned of a ‘tidal wave’ of cancer cases which it says will sweep across the …

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