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BioWorld

Oct. 29, 2012

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Synribo Clears FDA Hurdle, Gains Nod in CML Patients

Three years after a new drug application was first submitted for leukemia drug omacetaxine mepesuccinate, during which the product moved twice into different hands via M&A transactions, the FDA granted a long-awaited nod Friday. Read More

Gaining on the Pain: Adventrx To Start Phase III in Sickle Cell

The hot-potato history of the drug candidate that carries the strongest hope for sickle-cell disease (SCD) patients goes back more than two decades, but investors hope the buck will stop with Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Inc. – and plenty of bucks lie ahead, should ANX-188 win at last in upcoming Phase III trials. Read More

Antibody Goes from Delivery Guy to Targeted Therapy Star

Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine have shown that an antibody that was originally isolated from a mouse model of lupus may be useful as a targeted cancer therapy. Read More

Hydrocodone Combo Products Come Under FDA Microscope

In a two-day meeting that begins this morning, the FDA's Drug Safety and Risk Management (DSaRM) Advisory Committee (adcom) will examine the potential impact of rescheduling hydrocodone combination products – those mixed with other analgesics or as an antitussive – from Schedule III to II, similar to hydrocodone alone. Read More

Pharma Companies Overlook Patent Cliff, but Don't Fall Yet

Merck & Co. Inc., of Whitehouse Station, N.J., shrugged off the worst effects of the August 2012 loss of market exclusivity for its blockbuster drug Singulair (montelukast sodium) in the U.S. Read More

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Other News To Note

• Pharmaxis Ltd., of Sydney, Australia, said the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK issued a positive recommendation in its final appraisal determination for Bronchitol (mannitol dry powder for inhalation), approved to treat adult cystic fibrosis patients as an add-on therapy to best standard of care. Read More

Appointments and Advancements

• Medistem Inc., of San Diego, appointed Alan Lewis CEO. Read More

Clinic Roundup

• Galena Biopharma Inc., of Lake Oswego, Ore., said data from a Phase I/II study showed that NeuVax (nelipepimut-S or E75) decreased circulating tumor cells in 16 of 26 breast cancer patients during vaccine treatment. Read More

Earnings Roundup

• BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., of Novato, Calif., reported a GAAP net loss of $5.4 million, or $0.04 per share for the third quarter of 2012, compared to a GAAP net loss of $17.7 million, or 0.16 per share, for the third quarter of 2011. Read More

Bench Press: BioWorld Looks at Translational Medicine

Scientists from Stanford University have published data disputing the idea that disease relapse is due to cells with stem cell-like properties. Read More

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