Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa(R)
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Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) today announced detailed results from a Phase 3, head-to-head trial evaluating denosumab versus Zometa(R) (zoledronic acid) in the treatment of bone metastases in 2,046 patients with advanced breast cancer that met its primary and secondary endpoints and demonstrated superior efficacy compared to Zometa.
Pfizer and Wyeth to Divest Certain Animal Health Assets to Boehringer Ingelheim
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Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) announced that they have entered into an agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim to divest certain animal health assets in connection with the regulatory approval process associated with Pfizer's pending acquisition of Wyeth.
Bayer Announces New Data on Oncology Portfolio To Be Presented at the ECCO-ESMO Congress 2009
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Bayer Schering Pharma announced that data from more than 30 clinical trials evaluating three products in the company's oncology portfolio - Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets, regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) and Alpharadin™ - will be presented at the joint 15th European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and 34th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Multidisciplinary Congress, September 20-24, 2009 in
Berlin, Germany.
Bayer Announces New Data on Oncology Portfolio To Be Presented at the ECCO-ESMO Congress
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Bayer Schering Pharma announced that data from more than 30 clinical trials evaluating three products in the company's oncology portfolio - Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets, regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) and Alpharadin™ - will be presented at the joint 15th European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and 34th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Multidisciplinary Congress, September 20-24, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
U.S. FDA Licenses Sanofi Pasteur's Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
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Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for licensure of its Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine.
Novartis investigational bronchodilator QAB149 compared to tiotropium
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Novartis has announced results from Phase III trials showing QAB149 (indacaterol), an investigational once-daily bronchodilator for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), significantly improves lung function[3] and provides a significant reduction in breathlessness[1] compared to tiotropium, a current treatment option.
Appeals Court Affirms Patent Infringement Rulings Against Roche's peg-EPO Product
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Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) has announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Massachusetts District Court's decision that Roche's peg-EPO product, Mircera, infringes four Amgen patents ('868, '698, '933 and '422) relating to recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) and processes for making it.
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