Cerulean Pharma Inc, a clinical-stage company developing nanoparticle-drug conjugates (NDCs), announced top-line results from the company's phase 2, randomized, multi-center clinical trial of its lead candidate, CRLX101, in combination with Avastin (bevacizumab) in the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.announced that the MAA for IndexXa™ (andexanet alfa; trade name in the United States is AndexXa™), a Factor Xa inhibitor antidote, has been submitted to the EMA, completed the validation period, and has been accepted for review. IndexXa is in development for patients treated with a Factor Xa inhibitor when reversal of anticoagulation is needed due to life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding and for patients requiring urgent or emergency surgery.