Tag: trial
Infinity stops cancer trial as drug fails to show
by on Jan.28, 2012, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – Infinity Pharmaceuticals said it stopped a mid-stage trial of its experimental pancreatic cancer drug following an interim analysis that showed it would not meet its main goal. Data from the preliminary analysis showed that patients re…
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Drug boosts ‘good’ cholesterol in mid-stage trial
by on Nov.15, 2011, under Health and Fitness
An experimental drug shows promise for raising HDL, or good cholesterol, which helps remove fats from the bloodstream.
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Merck’s anti-clotting drug flops in key trial
by on Nov.13, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A blood thinner being developed by Merck has flopped in a major study aimed at preventing heart attacks, strokes and other problems in people who had suffered a heart attack or severe chest pain from clogged arteries.
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Actelion: court grants new trial vs Asahi
by on Oct.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Actelion Ltd said on Monday a California court has granted its bid for a new trial in its licensing dispute with Asahi Kasei unless the Japanese drugmaker consents to reduce its damages claim.
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Anadys hep C drug shows promise in mid-stage trial
by on Oct.13, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc said a mid-stage trial showed that over three-fourths of untreated hepatitis C patients receiving a combination of its drug setrobuvir and the standard of care had undetectable virus levels at week 12.
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Novavax vaccine shows promise in early trial
by on Oct.03, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Novavax Inc said an early-stage trial showed that its experimental vaccine for a virus causing respiratory infections was well tolerated and induced immune reactions similar to natural immunity.
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Pioneering UK stem cell trial passes safety test
by on Sep.01, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A pioneering clinical trial to inject stem cells into the brains of patients disabled by stroke has been cleared to progress to the next stage after the treatment raised no safety concerns in the first three candidates.
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Gilead's HIV pill shows positive results in trial
by on Aug.16, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Gilead Sciences Inc said its four-medicine HIV pill, known as the Quad, worked as well as the company's widely used Atripla three-drug tablet in a late-stage trial.
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Groups convince FDA to ease Alzheimer's trial rules
by on Jul.12, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Academic and industry experts said on Tuesday they have convinced U.S. regulators to ease safety restrictions imposed on clinical trials of Alzheimer's drugs, a move that could improve the chances that a drug being developed jointly by Pfizer …
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GSK, J&J to trial next-generation malaria vaccine
by on Jun.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Even as the world's first malaria vaccine gets closer to the market, two leading drug firms have joined forces to test a next-generation shot against the mosquito-borne disease that kills 800,000 people a year.
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