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Sanofi lung cancer drug fails in late-stage trial

March 11, 2011
Research and Development Cancer, NSCLC, Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis, aflibercept, non-small cell lung cancer

Sanofi-Aventis’ lung cancer drug aflibercept has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a phase III trial. The late-stage VITAL …

NICE stands firm on Tarceva

March 11, 2011
Cancer, NICE, Roche, Tarceva, erlotinib

NICE has not recommended Roche’s lung cancer drug Tarceva because its effectiveness as a maintenance therapy remains unclear. NICE is …

Eisai prepares ground for Halaven’s European launch

March 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cancer, EMBRACE, Eisai, Halaven, advanced breast cancer, breast cancer, eribulin

Eisai has published further details of a phase III trial of its first-in-class chemotherapy drug Halaven ahead of its hoped-for …

Roche's Avastin (bevacizumab)

Avastin’s breast cancer use to continue in Europe

March 2, 2011
Sales and Marketing CHMP, Cancer, European Commission, Roche, avastin, bevacizumab, breast cancer, docetaxel, paclitaxel

Roche’s Avastin will remain on the market as a treatment for breast cancer, but only in combination with paclitaxel, the …

Glioblastoma vaccine enters phase II

February 24, 2011
Research and Development Cancer, GBM, ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, oncology

The first patient has been enrolled in a phase II trial of ICT-107, a cancer vaccine candidate for the treatment …

Lung cancer cells

No magic bullet, but a growing arsenal against lung cancer

February 23, 2011
Research and Development ASA404, Cancer, Iressa, NSCLC, Tarceva, afatinib, crizotinib, figitumumab, lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer

A man in his 70s is waiting for his appointment with the oncologist after being referred there by his family …

Roche's Avastin (bevacizumab)

NICE yes for Votrient, no to Avastin

February 23, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cancer, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Kidney cancer, NICE, Roche, avastin, bevacizumab, breast cancer

NICE has recommended GlaxoSmithKline’s kidney cancer drug Votrient on the same day it gave a final negative decision to Roche’s …

Astellas to commercialise new kidney cancer drug in Europe

February 21, 2011
Sales and Marketing Astellas, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Kidney cancer, rcc, renal cell carcinoma, tivozanib

Astellas and Aveo Pharmaceuticals are to commercialise Aveo’s investigational kidney cancer drug tivozanib in Europe and the US. Aveo is …

Advanced melanoma

Melanoma: intense competition to be the next milestone treatment

February 9, 2011
Research and Development BRAF V600 mutation, Cancer, Tasigna, cancer research, melanoma, tremelimumab

A flurry of new data has emerged in the recent months from an industry-wide pipeline of cancer drugs which could …

Early diagnosis key to UK cancer ambition

February 8, 2011
Cancer, NHS, NICE

A series of quality standards on cancer care is to be drawn up by NICE as part of a new …

Roche eyes ovarian cancer expansion for Avastin

February 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, avastin, bevacizumab, ovarian cancer

Roche has submitted an EU marketing authorisation for Avastin for the treatment of ovarian cancer and plans to file the …

Late-stage blow to AstraZeneca’s prostate cancer drug

February 7, 2011
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, prostate cancer, zibotentan

A late-stage trial of AstraZeneca’s oral prostate cancer drug zibotentan has been halted after it failed to meet its primary …

Merck Serono cancer disease awareness campaign

Digital Pharma: Merck Serono launches campaign for cancer carers

February 4, 2011
Medical Communications Cancer, Digital Pharma blog, Merck Serono, disease awareness campaigns, lung cancer

Merck Serono has launched an educational lung cancer website for the ‘people behind the patients’ in Europe. Unveiled to coincide …

Sanofi buys into cancer antibody research

January 26, 2011
Research and Development Cancer, Oxford Biotherapeutics, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, antibody drug conjugate, cancer research

Sanofi-Aventis has bought a global licence to develop and commercialise one of Oxford BioTherapeutics’ (OBT) oncology programmes. For an undisclosed …

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GSK skin cancer drugs moves into phase III

January 25, 2011
Research and Development BRAF V600 mutation, Cancer, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, GSK, GSK1120212, GSK2118436, GSK968, GlaxoSmithKline, melanoma, skin cancer

GlaxoSmithKline has begun late-stage trials of two new drugs for advanced or metastatic melanoma patients. GSK2118436 and GSK1120212 are being …

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