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RTA 402 Shown to Protect Animals Against Toxicities of Standard Cancer Treatments

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 29, 2007 - ReataPharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of newpreclinical data showing their lead anti-cancer agent, theSynthetic Triterpenoid RTA 402, is effective at protecting againstcommon toxicities caused by traditional cancer treatments. Thisdata was presented at the annual meeting of the MultinationalAssociation of Supportive Care i...

Largest Cervical Cancer Vaccine Efficacy Trial Shows Cervarix Provides Excellent Protection Against Lesions Caused by Most Common Cancer-Causing Virus Types

Results also show significant additional protection againstinfection with virus types beyond 16 and 18 with the GSK cervicalcancer candidate vaccine PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Resultsfrom an interim analysis of a Phase III study show thatCERVARIX(R), the GlaxoSmithKline cervical cancer candidate vaccine,provides up to 100 percent protection against advanced prec...

In Vitro and In Vivo Data Show Alfacell's Onocanse is Active Against Naive and Chemoresistant Neuroblastoma Cells

Pre-Clinical Results Demonstrate Potential of ONCONASE forTreatment of Neuroblastoma BLOOMFIELD, N.J., June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Alfacell Corporation today announced that new data show ONCONASE,the company's lead drug candidate, is active against naive andchemoresistant neuroblastoma cells. The pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo data published in CancerLetters (2007; Vo...

New Flu Vaccine from PepTcell Could Provide Immunity Against All Strains of Influenza Virus

HIGH WYCOMBE, UK 18th June 2007-Previously undisclosedpre-clinical data showing how a new flu vaccine has the potentialto protect against all strains of influenza, including pandemic andannual, was presented today by PepTcell, at the 2007 Options forthe Control of Influenza VI (Options) Conference, in Toronto,Canada. The pre-cli...

New Flu Vaccine From PepTcell Could Provide Immunity Against All Strains of Influenza Virus

Data Presented at Leading Influenza Conference HIGH WYCOMBE, England, June 18, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Previouslyundisclosed pre-clinical data showing how a new flu vaccine has thepotential to protect against all strains of influenza, includingpandemic and annual, was presented today by PepTcell, at the 2007Options for the Control of Influenza VI (Options) Conference, inToronto, Canada....

New Research Demonstrates Broad Efficacy of Azixa (MPC-6827) Against Multiple Tumor Types and in Drug Resistant Cell Lines

Study Results Published in Cancer Research TARRYTOWN, N.Y., June 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EpiCeptCorporation today announced the results of scientific studies that(1) demonstrate that Azixa(TM) (MPC-6827) is effective in treatingmultiple types of human tumors in animal models, (2) reveal amechanism by which MPC-6827 exerts its effects, and (3) show thatMPC-6827 is not affected b...

Savient Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance of Two Gout-Related Abstracts for Poster Presentation at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2007 Annual Congress

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 6, 2007 - SavientPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) announced today that twoabstracts exploring Phase 2 Puricase(R) (PEG-uricase) data andquality of life in treatment-failure gout patients will bepresented at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2007Annual Congress taking place June 13 - 16th in Barcelona, Spain.Puricase is a PEGylated...

Novavax Pandemic Flu Vaccine Provided Protection Against a Lethal Challenge of Live Virus, Pre-Clinical Data Show

Study Presented at Second International Conference on AvianInfluenza at France's Pasteur Institute PARIS, June 01, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Very low doses ofNovavax Inc.'s pandemic influenza vaccine provided protectionagainst a lethal challenge of live H5N1 viruses, according topre-clinical data presented here today at the Second InternationalConference on Avian Influenza in Humans....

CEL-SCI'S CEL-1000 Shown to Significantly Enhance Immune Response Against Avian Flu Antigen in Animals

VIENNA, Va., May 23, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCICORPORATION announces that CEL-1000 increased the immune responseagainst H5 avian influenza antigen in combination with MAS-1, awater-in-oil adjuvant delivery system. These findings werepresented on May 23, 2007 by Dr. Daniel Zimmerman, Senior VicePresident of Research, Cellular Immunology at CEL-SCI at theAmerican Society of Mic...

Innovative Cancer Drug MabThera Again Shown To Improve Survival Rates In Patients With Lymphoma

Adding MabThera to first line chemotherapy significantlyincreases patients_ overall survival BASEL, Switzerland (21 May, 2007) _ In a study publishedyesterday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, MabThera (rituximab)plus chemotherapy (MCP*) was shown to significantly improvesurvival in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) compared tochemotherapy alone.1 Follicular lymphoma is the...

AGI Dermatics Presents Comparative Data That Indicates OCTN-1 Skin Cells Have the Ability to Recognize, Transport and Utilize L-ergothioneine (EGT) As A Protector Against Oxidative Damage

Clinical Poster Presented at Society for Investigative Dermatology FREEPORT, N.Y., May 16, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- AGI Dermaticsrecently announced new comparative clinical data that indicatesthat OCTN-1 skin cells have the ability to recognize, transport andutilize L-ergothioneine (EGT) as a protector against oxidativedamage, and importantly, that (EGT) acts as a more powerful andefficient a...

NanoViricides Drugs Found To Be Highly Effective Against Most Recent Strain of the H5N1 Avian Flu Virus

WEST HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2007 - NanoViricides,Inc. (Pink Sheets: NNVC) presented results of recent animal studiesagainst rabies and BSL3 in vitro studies against a Clade 2 H5N1(avian influenza) virus at the 23rd Annual Symposium of the PanAmerican Society for Clinical Virology in Tampa, FL, on Wednesday,May 2. (Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV):Clinical Vi...

ANX-201 Drug Combination Demonstrates Synergistic Activity Against Human and Bird Flu Viruses

ADVENTRX Presents Results at International Conference on AntiviralResearch SAN DIEGO, May 03, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVENTRXPharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical research anddevelopment company focused on commercializing proprietary productcandidates for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases,announced today that it presented results demonstrating synergisticactiv...

LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals Presents Data Showing Heterosubtypic Protection Against Influenza Challenge With Virus-Like Particle Immunization

BOZEMAN, Mont., May 01, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- LigoCytePharmaceuticals presented preclinical data today showing thatimmunization with their influenza virus-like particles (VLPs)induced heterosubtypic protection in a virus challenge study. Thecompany's data were presented by Dr. Joel Haynes, LigoCyte's seniordirector of vaccine development, at the Tenth Annual Conference onVaccine Research...

Cethromycin Shown Effective Against Anthrax in Study

Advanced Life Sciences Achieves Key Endpoint in Primate Study CHICAGO, May 02, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. today announced that its novel respiratoryantibiotic, Cethromycin, was shown to be effective in preventinginhalation anthrax infection. This conclusion was reached from aprimate study where a 30-day course of oral Cethromycin was 100%protective...

CEL-SCI's Cel-1000 Shown to Significantly Enhance Immune Response Against Hepatitis B Antigen in Animals

VIENNA, Va., May 01, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCICORPORATION announces that CEL-1000 alone increased the immuneresponse against hepatitis B antigen, and that the combination ofCEL-1000 with MAS-1, a proprietary water-in-oil adjuvant deliverysystem owned by Mercia Pharma, induced highly significant increasesin specific anti-HBV (hepatitis B virus) antibodies. These findingswere...

Cervarix, GSK Cervical Cancer Candidate Vaccine, Demonstrates 100 Percent Protection Against Precancerous Lesions Caused By Cancer-Causing Human Papillomavirus Types 16 & 18 for More Than Five Years

New study results also show evidence of additional protectionagainst infection with other cancer-causing virus types LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TheGlaxoSmithKline cervical cancer candidate vaccine, CERVARIX(R),demonstrated 100 percent efficacy in preventing precancerouslesions due to cancer-causing human papillomavirus types 16 and 18for up to 5.5 years in an ex...

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Research Collaborators Demonstrate Reovirus/Gemcitabine Combination Has Synergistic Effect Against Human Colon Cancer Cell Lines

CALGARY, April 17, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - OncolyticsBiotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") announces that a poster by Dr. MaureenE. Lane et al. of , New York, entitled "In Vivo Synergy betweenOncolytic Reovirus and Gemcitabine in Ras-Mutated Human HCT116Xenografts" is scheduled to be presented today at the AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in LosAngeles, CA. The m...

Abbott Researchers Focus on New Cutting-Edge Approaches in the Fight Against Cancer

Scientists to Present Data on Innovative Oncology Compounds at theAmerican Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fordecades, scientists have looked for new therapies that targetcancer. Researchers now know that cancer cells have several uniquecharacteristics -- they require new blood vessels to deliver oxygenand nutrient...

ANA380 Exhibits Activity In Vitro Against Multiple Clinically Relevant Hepatitis B Virus Mutants

Poster Presentation at EASL on April 13, 2007, 2007 SAN DIEGO, and SEOUL, South Korea, April 13/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and LG LifeSciences, Ltd., presented data from an in vitro study showing thatANA380 (LB80380) retains potency against multiple mutant strains ofhepatitis B virus (HBV) which are resistant to lamivudine,adefovir, entecavir or telbivudine, dur...

Cleveland BioLabs Protectan CBLB502 Demonstrates Strong Survival Benefits as Mitigator Against Radiation-Induced Damage in Study

Chief Scientist to Present Results at 2007 American Association forCancer Research Annual Meeting CLEVELAND, April 09, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ClevelandBioLabs, Inc. , announced today the results of its study ofProtectan CBLB502's efficacy as a mitigator of bothgastrointestinal (GI) and hematopoietic (bone marrow/bloodproduction) radiation-induced damage in non-human primates. The...

New Data Confirm That Use of Levemir Can Limit Weight Gain

COPENHAGEN, April 3, 2007-Newly published results in theInternational Journal of Clinical Practice(1) from the large-scale,observational ‘PREDICTIVE™ study’*, confirm thatLevemir® for the majority of people effectively treats diabeteswithout causing weight gain.(1) The PREDICTIVE™ study is examining patient outcomes whenLevemir® – a long-acting...

Data on Telavancin and Micafungin Hold Promise of New Therapeutic Options in Fight Against Serious Infectious Disease

- Studies Reinforce Astellas Commitment to Overcoming CriticalShortage of New Antimicrobial Agents MUNICH, Germany, April 02, 2007 /PRNewswire/ --Study resultspresented at the 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiologyand Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) show that the antibiotictelavancin, and the antifungal micafungin, both have the potentialto meet a significant unmet need in th...

Viral Enzyme Recruited in Fight Against Ear Infection

St. Jude Study Success in Using Virus Enzyme to Treat Mouse Modelof Acute Otitis Media Suggests that Nasal Spray Could Be Used toPrevent Both Ear Infection and Pneumonia in People with Influenza MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 22, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents might oneday give their children a weekly treatment with a nasal spray ofvirus enzymes to prevent them from getting a severe middle earinfect...

Scottish Scientists Test ‘Secret Weapon’ Against Tumours

LONDON, March 8, 2007--Cancer Research UK scientists in Glasgowhave devised a new method of attacking cancer cells. They reportthe findings in the Journal of Clinical Investigation* today(Thursday). A team of scientists from the Beatson Institute for CancerResearch gave mice a chemical that caused cancer cells to commitsuicide, significantly slowing the growth of the tumours they w...
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