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Breast cancer drug may help patients with stomach cancer 1:14 PM 5/31/2009
USA Today - USA
Herceptin breast cancer drug also appears to help some patients with stomach cancer. ...

Drugs Kill Cancer by Halting Tumor's Ability to Heal Itself 12:04 PM 5/31/2009
Bloomberg - USA
Sanofi-Aventis' BSI-201 shrank tumors and slowed new growth in a study of 116 patients with triple-negative breast cancer. ...

Astra drug keeps lung cancer from worsening-study 10:48 AM 5/30/2009
Reuters - USA
AstraZeneca PLC's Zactima failed two earlier trials but was shown in a pivotal study to extend the amount of time patients survived without their lung cancer worsening. ...

Lilly drug helps lung cancer patients live longer 10:47 AM 5/30/2009
Reuters - USA
The use of Eli Lilly and Co's Alimta following successful chemotherapy treatment helped patients with advanced lung cancer live significantly longer. ...

Bayer's contested kidney cancer drug shows promise -study 10:46 AM 5/30/2009
Reuters - USA
A compound related to Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceuticals' potential blockbuster Nexavar has showed promise against kidney cancer in a Phase II study. ...

Synta says drug worked in some melanoma patients 10:45 AM 5/30/2009
Reuters - USA
Synta Pharmaceuticals halted trials of an experimental cancer drug elesclomol and chemotherapy in February after an association with a higher death rate. The trial showed that a subgroup of skin cancer patients benefited. ...

Merck KGaA's says cancer vaccine safe in study 10:44 AM 5/30/2009
Reuters - USA
Merck KGaA's experimental cancer vaccine Stimuvax proved safe to use in a long-term Phase II study on lung cancer patients. ...

Elan may sell stake to Bristol Myers -- WSJ 6:55 PM 5/29/2009
MarketWatch - USA
Elan Corp is in talks to sell a minority stake to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Elan requires a partner with cash to help it market new drugs. ...

Genzyme gets nod for Mozobil approval in Europe 4:20 PM 5/29/2009
Forbes - NY,USA
Genzyme Corp said an expert panel recommended European approval for the drug Mozobil for stem cell transplants in patients with the blood cancers non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma. ...

Drug Made From Cottonseed May Slow Brain Cancer 2:12 PM 5/29/2009
Bloomberg - USA
The drug AT-101 was used in trials involving 56 patients suffering from glioblastoma multiforme. Tumors had begun to grow again after undergoing treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. ...

FDA Panel Backs Glaxo's Leukemia Drug Arzerra 1:32 PM 5/29/2009
Wall Street Journal - USA
A US FDA panel backed GlaxoSmithKline's proposed leukemia treatment Arzerra for patients who have failed treatment with other therapies. ...

Catalyst Pharmaceutical drug flunks clinical trial 8:18 AM 5/29/2009
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners said that its CPP-109 drug treatment did not help a statistically significant number of drug addicts stay cocaine-free. ...

Takeda says won't bid for Solvay pharma unit 4:10 AM 5/29/2009
Reuters - USA
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co was a likely bidder, but said it would not try for Solvay SA's pharmaceutical unit. ...

Patent Office Again Reviews Merck Drug 2:20 AM 5/29/2009
Wall Street Journal - USA
The US Patent and Trademark Office has ordered a re-examination of a key patent for Merck & Co's blockbuster Singulair (montelukast) allergy and asthma drug. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries challenged the patent in an effort to sell a generic before patent protection expires in 2012. ...

J&J files for arbitration over Schering deal 5:27 AM 5/28/2009
Forbes - NY,USA
Johnson & Johnson has filed a demand for arbitration to terminate an agreement between its Centocor Ortho Biotech unit and Schering-Plough Corp. ...

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