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How ‘deep reading’ of the scientific literature will benefit pharma

September 3, 2015
Research and Development Big Data, Cancer, Data Mining, R&D, literature search, oncology

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s $45 million ‘Big Mechanism’ initiative has an ambitious aim.It promises to “leapfrog …

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AstraZeneca and Peregrine in immuno-oncology collaboration

August 24, 2015
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, MEDI4736, Peregrine, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, bavituximab, durvalumab, immunoncology, immunotherapy, oncology, tumours

AstraZeneca and Peregrine Pharmaceuticals will collaborate on a clinical trial to test two of the companies’ cancer treatments. The Phase …

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Merck in immuno-oncology collaboration with major cancer research centre

August 14, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Merck, keytruda, oncology

Merck is teaming up with the University of Texas to evaluate Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda, in combination with other treatmentsA team …

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MedImmune and Inovio collaborate on cancer vaccine

August 11, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, HPV, Inovio, MedImmune, cancer vaccines, cervical cancer, oncology

MedImmune has entered into a license agreement and collaboration with Inovio, a biotechnology company developing DNA-based immunotherapies for cancer and …

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Amgen bets on immunotherapy future

June 15, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, immunotherapy, oncology, oncolytic, tom lillie

When we speak to Tom Lillie he’s brimming with excitement about the future for Amgen in oncology and the future …

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Lilly and AstraZeneca collaborate on cancer trials

May 29, 2015
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Eli Lilly, MedImmune, immuno-oncology, immunotherapy, lilly, oncology, phase I

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly are teaming up to run a clinical trial of two of the companies’ anti-cancer drugs. The …

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Industry awaits key immunotherapy results at ASCO

May 20, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, oncology, pharma

This year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference has a strong focus on immunotherapy, as pharma ramps up its …

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Baxter buys cancer portfolio for $900 million

May 13, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Oncaspar, Sigma-Tau Finanziaria, baxter, oncology

Baxter is buying leukaemia treatment Oncaspar from Italian firm Sigma-Tau Finanziaria for $900 million as the US firm looks to …

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Worldwide cancer spending tops $100 billion

May 5, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, IMS Health, keytruda, oncology

Over $100 billion was spent on cancer medicines across the world last year as a new generation of drugs begins …

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Roche buoyed by cancer drug sales

April 22, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actemra, Cancer, Esbriet, Esbriet., MabThera, Q1, Rituxan, RoActemra, Roche, Xolair, avastin, oncology

Pharma’s biggest cancer drugs maker Roche has reported strong sales growth on the back of its oncology portfolio for its …

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Two oncology successes for Pfizer

April 22, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Inotuzumab ozogamicin, NSCLC, Pfizer, Xalkori, oncology

Pfizer has received two boosts in oncology as Xalkori gets a new breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA, and its …

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Merck KGaA and Pfizer alliance begins lung cancer study

April 21, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck KGaA, Pfizer, avelumab, keytruda, oncology, opdivo

Merck KGaA and Pfizer have enrolled and treated the first patient in a late-stage study of their anti-PD1 cancer immunotherapy …

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AstraZeneca bags another FDA orphan status in cancer

April 17, 2015
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, FDA, GlaxoSmithKline, mekinist, melanoma, oncology, selumetinib, trametinib

The FDA has granted AstraZeneca’s cancer medicine selumetinib orphan drug designation for the treatment of uveal melanoma. The company will …

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Sun Pharma and Technion form oncology research pact

April 16, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Sun Pharma, institute of technology, oncology, technion

Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries is teaming up with the Israel Institute of Technology Technion to develop new oncology drugs. This …

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AstraZeneca partners with PatientsLikeMe

April 14, 2015
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Lupus, PatientsLikeMe, Roche, diabetes, oncology, respiratory disease

AstraZeneca has signed a five-year agreement with PatientsLikeMe to give the pharma firm access to the latter’s global network of …

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