Peregrine Pharma (PPHM) recently announced that the US. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved on the design for their Phase III registration trial for its oncology drug, Bavituximab.
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Motley Fool: Oncolytics – Cancer Killing Virus enters Phase II Metastatic Melanoma Trial
A unique drug is on the right pathway to success, as Oncolytics Biotechnology (ONCY) is pushing Reolysin through the pipeline. David Williamson from Motley Fool reported that this cancer medication is based off a common virus, incidentally referred to as the new “Cancer-Killing Virus.”
Biocentury: AVEO’s FDA Woes for Renal Cell Carcinoma Drug stops Astella’s Funding
AVEO Pharmaceuticals’ (AVEO) New Drug Application (NDA) with the FDA for their newly developed once a day oral medication to fight advanced renal cell carcinoma – known as Tivozanib – has hit a snag.Upon review, the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13-1 against approval due to safety concerns.
Bioinformatics Special Report, Part I: Where Does Biotechnology Data Come From?
Bioinformatics is the field of science involved with using computational methods to convert raw biological data into meaningful biological paradigms. Part I of this article will discuss how bioinformatics data is generated. It will focus on the methods used to collect this data, and the companies that support this collection.
Release: Actium Biosystems Appoints Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Dr. Jessie L.-S. Au to its Scientific Advisory Board
Actium Cancer Treatment (ACT) platform’s controlled heat (hyperthermia) has the potential to substantially increase the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation First application: non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
Atossa Genetics’ Portfolio Can Detect Breast Cancer. But Can These Products Eradicate It?
Atossa Genetics believes it can prevent breast cancer by 2020 — and in the meantime, capture a unique market opportunity — with their novel cellular and molecular diagnostic risk assessment products for early detection. Yet in a burgeoning diagnostics space, and rapid advancement in cancer therapeutics, will this company find a niche?
DelMar IPO Obscurity Could Offer Investors Favorable Entry
DelMar Pharmaceuticals (DMPI.OB) started 2013 with a revealing corporate update on January 8th. In the update, president and CEO Jeffrey Bacha outlined his goals with an exciting year ahead for the company and its employees. Mr. Bacha focused primarily on the company’s lead product candidate, VAL-083, a small molecule (chemotherapy) agent that DelMar is developing in a dose escalation trial for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Release: Idrasil, Cannabis in a Pill Founder to Exhibit at the Rx for Wealth Symposium April 27 in Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, April 23, 2013 – Steele C. Smith, III and Medical Director Mark S. Wagner M.D. to exhibit at the Rx for Wealth Network Symposium this Weekend April 27th at the Huntington Beach Hilton.
