Pharmasset Reports Positive Preliminary Antiviral Data With PSI-7851 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
... C (HCV). PSI-7851 is a second generation
nucleotide polymerase inhibitor of HCV.
PSI-7851 ... safety data with PSI-7851, our second generation
nucleotide analog," said Michelle Berrey, MD, MPH, ... that we have achieved our goal of identifying a
nucleotide analog with good efficacy that can be ...
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Advances HCV Discovery Program to Clinic
... application. IDX184 is a once-daily, oral
nucleotide prodrug
polymerase inhibitor for the treatment of ... for the treatment of hepatitis C."
IDX184
nucleotide Prodrug Polymerase Inhibitor
IDX184 is a once-daily, oral
nucleotide prodrug candidate based on
Idenix's proprietary ...
Pharmasset Initiates First Time in Human Study of PSI-7851 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C (HCV)
... dose (SAD) study in healthy volunteers with PSI-7851, a second generation
nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Pharmasset filed ... milestone for Pharmasset. PSI-7851 is a wholly owned, second generation
nucleotide analog that was discovered by Pharmasset scientists" stated Dr. Michelle ...
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Initiates Proof-of-Concept Study of IDX184 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
... that it has initiated a proof-of-concept study of IDX184, a liver-targeted
nucleotide prodrug candidate for the treatment of HCV under an Investigational New ... and two to placebo.
About IDX184
IDX184 is a once-daily, oral
nucleotide prodrug candidate based on Idenix's proprietary liver-targeting ....
Isis Highlights Robust Drug Portfolio for Diabetes and Obesity at ADA Conference
... drug for a kidney target,
ISIS 388626 is also unique due to its 12
nucleotide length rather than the
more typical 18 - 21
nucleotide sequences that comprise Isis' other drugs.
This attribute simplifies ...
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
... programs, having presented data from preclinical studies of its lead
nucleotide prodrug candidate, IDX184, and potential clinical candidates from its ... the EASL presentations.) -- The lead clinical candidate from the
nucleotide prodrug program, IDX184, is on track for an investigational new ...
Preclinical Studies Show Potential Progress Toward Identifying Specific Tumor Types With Higher Likelihood of Demonstrating Response to Anti-Cancer Compounds Early in Clinical Development
... DNA damage measured by histone H2AX
phosphorylation independently of the
nucleotide excision repair pathways.
(Abstract #B77) Yves Pommier, M.D., Ph.D., ... 743. In addition, the study showed
brostallicin is less dependent on the
nucleotide excision repair (NER) gene
than ecteinascidin 743 and that cells selected ...
Researchers Develop New Procedure to Screen All 46 Human Chromosomes to Identify Abnormalities in Embryos
... 23 chromosome aneuploidy screening
in human blastomeres using single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)," provides
fertility specialists for the first time ... amplified, approximately 250,000
different areas of the DNA, called single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs,
or "snips") are individually examined and assigned a ...
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Successfully Completes Proof-of-Concept Study of IDX184 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
... data set from this study at a scientific meeting later this year.
About IDX184
IDX184 is a novel, liver-targeted 2'-methyl guanosine
nucleotide prodrug, which includes Idenix's proprietary liver-targeting technology. This technology enables the delivery of nucleoside monophosphate to the ...
University of Michigan Study Shows SEQUENOM's MassARRAY Technology Identifies HPV Infections Missed by Standard Hybridization Test
... a rapid, accurate, and cost efficient manner. SEQUENOM's MassARRAY system facilitates a number of nucleic acid analysis applications including single
nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping and allelotyping, copy number variation analysis, quantitative gene expression analysis, quantitative methylation ...
Cordex Signs European Development Partnership for ATPotent(TM) Sperm Motility Drug
... for the in vitro treatment of human and animal sperm, in which the active ingredient is adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP). ATP is a ubiquitous purine
nucleotide found in every cell of the human body where it plays a critical role in cellular metabolism and constitutes the source of energy for all bodily ...
Pharmasset to Present at Goldman Sachs and Needham Healthcare Conferences
... clinical trial in combination with Pegasys plus Copegus through a strategic collaboration with Roche; PSI-7851, an unpartnered, next generation HCV
nucleotide analog, which recently began Phase 1 clinical studies and Racivir, for the treatment of HIV that has completed a Phase 2 clinical trial.
...
Creighton Medical Laboratories First to Offer New Cancer Test
... genomics at Creighton Medical Laboratories. "We can detect genetic abnormalities that previously would have been missed."
The SNP (single
nucleotide polymorphism) array used by Creighton allows the detection of a very common genetic abnormality or lesion in cancer cells - called copy neutral ...
TriLink Launches CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs for Hot Start PCR
... to improved hot start PCR results. Using CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs allows precise control at the start of PCR thermal cycling by blocking DNA polymerase
nucleotide incorporation until heat activated. The temperature dependent control of DNA polymerase extension vastly reduces mis-priming, primer dimer formation ...
Ground-Breaking Combination of All-Oral Agents Demonstrates Potential as Hepatitis C Treatment Regimen
... of HIV in combination with other approved HIV drugs, has completed a Phase II clinical trial. PSI-7851, an unpartnered second generation HCV
nucleotide analogue recently entered Phase I studies. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.pharmasset.com
...
Roche and Pharmasset Initiate Phase IIb Clinical Trial of R7128, Most Advanced Nucleoside Polymerase Inhibitor in Development for Chronic Hepatitis C
... of HIV in combination with other approved HIV drugs, has completed a Phase II clinical trial. PSI-7851, an unpartnered second generation HCV
nucleotide analogue recently entered Phase I studies.
Pharmasset Forward-Looking Statements
Pharmasset "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private ...
Pharmasset Voluntarily Halts Clinical Studies with Clevudine in Hepatitis B Infected Patients
... treatment of HIV in combination with other approved HIV drugs, has completed a Phase 2 clinical trial. PSI-7851, an unpartnered second generation HCV
nucleotide analogue recently entered phase 1 studies.
Pegasys(R) and Copegus(R) are registered trademarks of Roche.
Contact
Richard E. T. ...
Interleukin Genetics Presents Research Linking Vertebral Fractures to Gene Variations in Asian Women With Osteoporosis
... found Korean women in the study were seventy percent more likely to get vertebral fracture if they carried a genetic variation, also called single
nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), in the IL-10 gene, while those who carried a SNP in the IL1-RN gene were fifty percent more predisposed to vertebral fracture. ...
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: New Gene-Searching Method Uncovers Possible New Targets for Crohn's Disease Drugs
... and detect the most significant gene variants associated with a given disease. Those variants, each a change in a single DNA base, are called single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
However, individual GWA studies often do not have the statistical power to detect subtle but important variants that are ...
Scientists Unmask Genetic Markers Associated With Psoriasis
... the first time by this study, and two more have since been confirmed by these researchers.
Research details
The team looked for single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or DNA changes, at 438,670 sites in 1,359 psoriasis cases and 1,400 healthy controls. Initial scans signaled differences in at ...
Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Four Industry Teams for Pre-Clinical Parkinson's Disease Research
... Progression and Therapeutics Interventions in Parkinson's Disease
Patrizia Fanara, Ph.D., KineMed, Inc.
Selective Inhibition of Cyclic
nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Type 7 (PDE7): A Novel and Efficacious Approach to Treating Parkinson's Disease
Vincent Allen Florio, Ph.D., Omeros Corporation ...
Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2008 Financial Results
... regimen for HCV, which we believe would be the
future of treatment. These efforts provide the groundwork for our next
generation of nucleoside and
nucleotide inhibitors, such as PSI-7851, that
hold the potential for us to explore fixed dosed combinations."
Financial Results
For the fiscal ...
St. Jude Identifies Genomic Causes of a Certain Type of Leukemia Relapse
... diagnosed and after they had relapsed. The investigators used millions of genetic markers -- characteristic genetic variations called single
nucleotide polymorphisms -- as guideposts to pinpoint genetic changes characteristic of relapsed cells. Using these genetic markers, the researchers analyzed ...
Pharmasset Reports Financial Results for Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
... and 3 treatment-experienced HCV patients.
-- Nominated PSI-7851 as a lead product candidate for the treatment of HCV. PSI-7851 is a proprietary
nucleotide analogue polymerase inhibitor of HCV that is being advanced into Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicology studies.
-- Announced receipt of ...
Exiqon Forms Research Collaboration With M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
... at the Kleberg Center for Molecular Markers," said
Rahul Mitra, Ph.D., associate director of the Kleberg Center.
About LNATM
LNAs are a class of
nucleotide analogues that bind very strongly to RNA
and DNA targets. By including LNAs in detection probes, it is possible to
design very specific high-affinity ...
Pharmasset Nominates PSI-7851 as a Lead Development Candidate for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
... of active drug in the liver. We anticipate completing the required
animal toxicity studies and filing an IND in the first quarter of 2009."
nucleotide analogs have shown the ability to deliver higher levels of
the active triphosphate form of the drug into infected cells. PSI-7851 has
demonstrated in ...
Video: The Journal, Human Genetics, Publishes Results Supporting Interleukin Genetics' Heart Health Test
... in the U.S. and Canada under the Gensona(R) brand and marketed by
Alticor Inc. The Gensona(R) Heart Health Genetic Test employs a number of
single
nucleotide polymorphisms (genetic sequence variations called SNPs)
to identify specific genetic patterns in the Interleukin 1 genes. These
genetic patterns are ...
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Preclinical Data on HCV Programs at The Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
... for the Study of the Liver (EASL) being
held this week in Milan, Italy.
Second-Generation Nucleoside Polymerase Inhibitor Program
IDX184 is a
nucleotide prodrug derived from Idenix's proprietary liver-
targeting technology. Results from in vitro and in vivo preclinical studies
confirm that this ...
Karmanos Cancer Institute Research Supports Role of Inflammation to Determine Lung Cancer Risk, Particularly in African-American Women
... to Karmanos Principal
Investigator Alison L. Van Dyke, MD/PhD Candidate, Class of 2011. Genetic
variation was evaluated by looking at single
nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPs) in cytokine genes.
Population-based cases included 95 African-American and 365 Caucasian
women, aged 18-74. Each had been ...
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Hepatitis C Pipeline at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
... Second-Generation Nucleoside Polymerase Inhibitor Program
Idenix's preclinical HCV nucleoside polymerase inhibitor program
comprises two novel
nucleotide prodrugs, IDX184 and IDX102. This program is
based on Idenix's proprietary liver-targeting technology, which delivers
high levels of nucleoside ...
American Fertility Association Calls for Expanded Research to Advance New Technology to Screen Embryos for Genetic Abnormalities
... to patients as quickly as possible." The procedure, known as "Accurate 23 chromosome aneuploidy screening in
human blastomeres using single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)," makes it
possible for the first time to fully evaluate the genetic make up of human
embryos quickly and accurately enough to ...
Versatility of 454 Sequencing(TM) Demonstrated in Three Publications in Science Last Week
... reads, including paired reads, characteristic of
454 Sequencing. Previous studies of human genomic variation tended to look at changes
called single
nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), variations that involve just
one nucleotide. However, the study, "Paired-End Mapping Reveals Extensive
Genomic Structural ...
Major Gene Study Uncovers Secrets of Leukemia
... more than 350,000 markers called single nucleotide
polymorphisms. Single
nucleotide polymorphisms are individual
variations in the DNA that are spaced across the human chromosomes.
Single
nucleotide polymorphisms function as flags for researchers,
allowing them to detect ...
Data from Preclinical Studies of Gilead Nucleotide Compound GS 9219
to be Presented at AACR
... today announced that the company will
present data on a novel
nucleotide analog, GS 9219, which has shown
evidence of anti-cancer activity in ... in the United States.
About GS 9219
GS 9219 is a prodrug of the
nucleotide analog PMEG
(9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl)guanine). It is selectively ...
Researchers Discover a Common Variation in a Gene Segment that
Increases the Risk for Prostate Cancer
... DNA in cells, and contains an estimated 700 to 1,100
genes.
The region the CGEMS study identified on chromosome 8 is marked
by a number of single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including
rs6983267. SNPs are the most common type of gene variant in which a
single unit of DNA may vary from one person to ...
Somanta Announces the Presentation of Alchemix Data at The American
Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
... Research Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
The poster presentation is entitled "Cytotoxicity of novel
alkylating anthraquinones in cells with DNA
nucleotide Excision
Repair and DNA Mismatch Repair defects," and focuses on
structure-activity studies on the company's novel technology for
targeting and ...
Phase III Study Evaluating Gilead's Viread for the Treatment of
Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Meets Primary Endpoint
... (IOCB) in Prague and Dr. Erik DeClercq, Rega
Institute for Medical Research, Katholic University in Leuven,
Belgium.
About Hepsera
Hepsera, a
nucleotide analogue for the treatment of chronic
hepatitis B, works by inhibiting HBV DNA polymerase, an enzyme
involved in the replication of the virus in the ...
Second Phase III Study Evaluating Gilead's Viread for the Treatment
of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Meets Primary Endpoint
... (IOCB) in Prague and Dr. Erik DeClercq, Rega
Institute for Medical Research, Katholic University in Leuven,
Belgium.
About Hepsera
Hepsera, a
nucleotide analogue for the treatment of chronic
hepatitis B, works by inhibiting HBV DNA polymerase, an enzyme
involved in the replication of the virus in the ...
Second Phase III Study Evaluating Gilead's Viread for the Treatment
of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Meets Primary Endpoint
... (IOCB) in Prague and Dr. Erik DeClercq, Rega
Institute for Medical Research, Katholic University in Leuven,
Belgium.
About Hepsera
Hepsera, a
nucleotide analogue for the treatment of chronic
hepatitis B, works by inhibiting HBV DNA polymerase, an enzyme
involved in the replication of the virus in the ...