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Chemistry World
June 12, 2014
Andy Extance |
Pharma vies to unleash immune system power on cancer Drug firms are investing heavily in clinical trials and collaborations as they seek to capitalize on the potential of cancer therapies that enlist or enhance our immune systems' ability to fight tumors.   |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2015
Andy Extance |
Pharma queues up for checkpoint inhibitor collaborations Amid fierce rivalries over the latest generation of cancer treatments, drug makers have been weaving a complex web of collaborations on combination therapies spanning much of the pharmaceutical industry. |
BusinessWeek
August 26, 2010
Tom Randall |
Cocktails Are Next For Cancer-Drug Makers Taking a cue from the cocktails of drugs that have made AIDS survivable, drugmakers are pursuing combination therapies against cancer. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Luke Timmerman |
Oncothyreon's Cancer Vaccine Back in the Saddle as Merck KGaA Re-Starts Clinical Trials The German-based Merck got clearance from the FDA and local ethics review boards to resume two of three large pivotal trials. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Brian Orelli |
ATTRACTing Clinical Trial Failure Let's not make it a habit, Novartis. Novartis is dropping development of lung-cancer treatment ASA404 after a second failed phase 3 trial. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
Clinical collaborations drive cancer immunotherapy A joint clinical trial agreement between Merck & Co and Pfizer is the latest in a rather tangled web of tie-ups between companies with cancer drugs that harness patients' immune systems. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Beyond Provenge -- The Next Hot Cancer Drug? The search for prostate cancer treatments is filled with prospects and littered with failures. Which companies have the best chance of success? |
Scientific American
November 2008
Jessica Wapner |
Cancer Vaccine: Looking Beyond Tumor Size Proponents see hope in changing cancer vaccines' bad reputation |
Managed Care
June 2007
Thomas Morrow |
Dendritic Cell Vaccine Hits FDA Roadblock Questions about study design and analysis prompted the FDA to postpone action on Provenge, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2014
Josh Baxt |
2015 Pipeline Report: Burning Bright The science of drug discovery is back on script and the stars are cued up for a new generation of breakthrough therapies. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Pettypiece & Gibson |
Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer Bristol-Myers' new melanoma drug may be a "game changer." |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2007
Brian Lawler |
Exelixis Presents The pharmaceutical presents data from 2 of its top drug candidates at ASCO. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2005
Charly Travers |
The Future of Cancer Vaccines Biotech companies developing cancer vaccines have been in investors' doghouses for a long time. Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease? |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Headline? Bad! Unexpected? No! For a company that only has one drug on the market, stopping a failing phase 3 clinical trial that's designed to expand the market of that drug is usually a major blow. But Onyx Pharmaceuticals was able to shrug it off. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Pfizer teams up with GSK in cancer drug trial Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline have agreed to run a joint clinical trial to test a combination of Pfizer's candidate molecule palbociclib with GSK's approved drug Mekinist (trametinib) for advanced or metastatic melanoma. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
June 1, 2007 |
Thoughtleader: Stephen Sherwin, Cell Genesys Cell Genesys has been able to raise enough capital to gamble on what it CEO believes could be the future's most promising therapies, including gene activation, immunotherapy, and oncolytic virus therapy. |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
AstraZeneca stocks respiratory and cancer pipelines AstraZeneca has agreed to buy Spanish firm Almirall's respiratory drug assets for $875 million up front, plus up to $1.2 billion in performance milestone payments. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
Brian Orelli |
ASCO Abstracts -- Pops and Drops! Ever since The American Society of Clinical Oncology began posting abstracts on-line -- and before that when they were sent to attendees -- investors have clamored to get a glimpse at the data. Here's your glimpse. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Genentech's Lucky Day Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals jump in today's trading session after favorable trial results for a cancer drug. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
David Nierengarten |
Cell Genesys Boosted Cell Genesys's shares jump a day late and a dollar higher. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
Langreth & Cortez |
When Two Cancer Drugs Are Better Than One Drugmakers are collaborating to test combinations of genetically targeted cancer drugs in hopes of boosting survival rates. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2008
Brian Lawler |
All Is Not Lost for AstraZeneca's Iressa AstraZeneca's Iressa gets a little pep back. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Brian Lawler |
Slight Setback for Onyx Onyx shares fell on disappointing news, but there are other opportunities for the one-drug wonder. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010
Amy Maxmen |
Driving the Immune System to Attack Cancer A researcher's longtime efforts to drive T cells to attack tumors hits pay dirt. |
Managed Care
March 2007
Martin Sipkoff |
Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Lilly Shows Us How It's Done The company announces that the Food and Drug Administration had expanded the approval of its cancer drug, Alimta, to include maintenance therapy for nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Invest in This Space at Your Own Risk Lung cancer is a tough foe for drugmakers. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Brian Orelli |
4 Immunotherapies to Watch Just don't go all-in. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2010
Brian Orelli |
ASCO Pops and Drops Themes and company news from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Gets a Double After a couple of disappointing trials for Pfizer's Sutent, investors get some good news about the drug. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Make Money, Fight Disease: The ASCO Preview The big cancer meeting is upon us. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2007
Brian Orelli |
The Phase 2 Blues Drug developer Cytokinetics disappoints investors with failed clinical trials. |
Chemistry World
April 17, 2008
Nuala Mora |
World's first therapeutic cancer vaccine approved In move that will be a fillip to cancer vaccine developers, US biotech Antigenics has won Russian approval to market Oncophage to treat kidney cancer. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em Sutent fails. Again. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Coughing Is Bad for Amgen's Health Safety concerns halt drug trial, but all is not lost. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
If It Works for Breast Cancer... Studies are under way to see if promising strategies used against breast cancer can be used to fight other killers, such as lung, colon, and prostate cancer. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Charly Travers |
The Future of Cancer Therapy Biotech firm Exelixis is blazing a trail for long-term success. Should investors take notice? |
Chemistry World
July 15, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Testing Times for New Liver Drug AstraZeneca is set to start clinical trials of a liver cancer drug developed for Chinese patients. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Big Pharma Tackles Lung Cancer; Biotech Helping, Too A big underserved market. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Charly Travers |
4 Promising Biotech IPOs Several recently gone-public biotechs boast surprisingly interesting drug pipelines. From drugs for hepatitis to hopeful cancer treatments, watch out for these four biotech debutantes. If trials go smoothly, they may be the next up-and-coming stocks in the industry. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Michael Leibert |
Whither Pfizer? Bad news follows the upbeat message delivered at Pfizer's R&D briefing. But with strong cash flows, a healthy dividend yield, unparalleled scale, and a discounted share price, Pfizer's risk/reward profile might look attractive to investors. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Genentech's Lessons For Big Pharma The biotech company focuses on science -- not marketing, acquisitions, or patents. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2004
Charly Travers |
More Trouble at Big Pharma AstraZeneca's lung cancer drug is not as effective as once hoped. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Acquisitions Mark Pharmaceutical Industry Japan's Eisai's newest acquisition continues the trend of pharmaceuticals buying up biotechs. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Onyx's Double Dose of Trouble Poor clinical trial data and a lack of profits hit the drugmaker hard. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Will a New Use Help Schering-Plough's Near-Blockbuster Drug? Delaying relapses probably won't be enough to get its Pegintron approved as a treatment for melanoma. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2011
Dickmeyer & Rosenbeck |
From Rut to Racetrack Can the pharmaceutical industry deliver on its objective to make cancer a curable, chronic condition? |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2011
Brian Orelli |
What to Look for From Keryx and Aeterna Zentaris in 2012 The future is uncertain for these pharmaceutical companies. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2004
Charly Travers |
Biotech's 5-Baggers: Part 3 Year after year, the hottest biotech companies with investors are those with drugs in development for the treatment of cancer. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2007
Mike Havrilla |
Scintillating Synta Patient investors should peek at this pharma's promising pipeline. |
