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May 21, 2001

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Genzyme General reports Q1 2001 update

High exposure to ISIS-2302 associated with significant clinical response in Crohn's disease

Efficacy and safety results from phase II BXT-51072 trial discussed at DDW

Endovasc's Liprostin bypasses phase I/II and enters phase III for critical limb ischemia

Statistically significant reductions in BP reported for enalapril/nitrendipine

U.S. Army to test CT-3 in vivo

DDW news: selective adenosine A2A activation as a novel approach to IBD

Reversal of cardiomyopathy demonstrated in phase II trial of Replagal

High two-year survival rates obtained in stage III melanoma patients immunized with TriGem

OP-1 Implant receives second major approval

Replication-competent virus for i.v. administration tested in cancer patients

Company Profile: BioAxone Therapeutic

Yasmin receives FDA approval

Nabi begins trial to evaluate booster dose of Nabi StaphVAX in immunocompromised patients

GTI-2040 safe and well tolerated in initial dose-escalating trial

FDA approves clinical testing of ErythroMax cell-based oxygen therapeutic

ASCO presentation documents safety of TLK-286 over wide dose range, efficacy in advanced cancer

Effexor gains new FDA labeling approval regarding relapse

Abarelix as a new hormonal therapy for safely inducing medical castration in prostate cancer

Tachykinin antagonist/GABA analogue combinations useful for psychiatric disorders

Merck presents amine derivatives with PDE5-inhibitory effects

Subtype-selective NMDA receptor blockers and uses disclosed by Roche

Novel inhibitors of alphav integrin receptors discovered by Amgen team

Imidazole-based cytokine inhibitors designed at Merck & Co.

Novel treatments for CNS disorders emerge from R&D at Fujisawa

Pharmaceutically active compounds from Applied Research target JNK pathway

Boston Life Sciences' O-1369 shows promise in primates with Parkinson's disease

InterMune and MoliChem initiate pulmonary disease collaboration

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