AstraZeneca, along with its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, will showcase the growing potential of its broad portfolio of cancer medicines through 46 scientific presentations, at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7-11 October 2016.
Zymeworks Inc., and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that they have entered into a cross-licensing and collaboration agreement to develop proprietary cancer immuno-oncology products
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor & Welfare (MHLW) has approved Juxtapid for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).
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Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that it has initiated a Phase 3 pivotal study of CS-3150 (esaxerenone (r-INN)), its non-steroidal, selective novel mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, for patients in Japan with essential hypertension.
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that safety and preliminary efficacy phase 1 data evaluating DS-8201a, a novel HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate, will be presented during a late-breaking poster discussion session during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress from October 7 -11 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Medtronic plc announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its MiniMed® 670G system - the first Hybrid Closed Loop insulin delivery system approved anywhere in the world. Featuring the company's most advanced algorithm - SmartGuard(TM) HCL - the system is the latest innovation in Medtronic's phased approach toward developing a fully automated, closed loop system.
Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of StealthStation® Cranial Software as an aid for deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement. The software is fully integrated with Medtronic's latest O-arm® Imaging System, providing clinicians with a complete procedural solution for the planning and placement of DBS leads. The announcement was made at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) in San Diego.
Soricimed Biopharma Inc. announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to peptide SOR-C13 for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. This follows the same designation for ovarian cancer.
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Amgen announced top-line results of the Phase 3 CLARION trial, which evaluated an investigational regimen of KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib), melphalan and prednisone (KMP) versus Velcade® (bortezomib), melphalan and prednisone (VMP) for 54 weeks in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were ineligible for hematopoietic stem-cell transplant. The trial did not meet the primary endpoint of superiority in progression-free survival (PFS) (median PFS 22.3 months for KMP versus 22.1 months for VMP, HR = 0.91, 95 percent CI, 0.75 - 1.10). While the data for overall survival, a secondary endpoint, are not yet mature, the observed hazard ratio (KMP versus VMP) was 1.21 (95 percent CI, 0.90 - 1.64). Neither result was statistically significant.
Amgen and UCB announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) for romosozumab, an investigational monoclonal antibody for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at increased risk of fracture.
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