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March 10, 2011

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Eribulin prolongs survival of patients with breast cancer in EMBRACE trial

HIV vaccine MVA-B is safe and appears immunogenic in healthy subjects

Vadimezan exhibits therapeutic and prophylactic antiviral effects in preclinical study

Threshold Pharma identifies new 14-aminocamptothecins with potential as cancer therapeutics

Overexpression of fatty acid synthase correlates with high-risk GIST

Basilea Pharma patents new inhibitors of cAMP-specific 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 4

Anacor Pharma synthesizes new boron-containing antiprotozoal agents

Mitsubishi Tanabe and sanofi-aventis present new GSK-3 beta inhibitors

Phylogica and University of Cambridge to form spin-off Phenomica

New FGFR-2 activators reported by sanofi-aventis

Fresenius Biotech receives German approval to use ATG-Fresenius S in stem cell transplantation

Aeterna Zentaris and Yakult Honsha enter exclusive agreement for perifosine in Japan

Combination of Chk1 inhibitor and gemcitabine shows promise in model of colon cancer

Salix Pharma receives complete response letter for Xifaxan sNDA for non-constipation-predominant IBS

Xeplion is approved in Europe for schizophrenia

FDA removes clinical hold on AT-2220 for Pompe's disease

Global Health Ventures completes trials comparing lX-Excite to Viagra

Pfizer's axitinib receives European orphan drug status in renal cell carcinoma

Fibrocell Science and UCLA join to advance dermal fibroblast cell therapy

Biovest's BiovaxID receives E.U. orphan drug status in mantle cell lymphoma

GSK and HGS receive FDA approval for new lupus treatment Benlysta

Phase II trial of PD-0332991 in advanced NSCLC is under way

Auxilium Pharma reaches target enrollment in phase III Xiaflex trials in Peyronie's disease

Repligen's RG-2417 does not significantly improve symptoms of depression in phase IIb trial

Tyroxenex's X-82 enters phase I trial in advanced solid tumors

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